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About The Loup City northwestern. (Loup City, Neb.) 189?-1917 | View Entire Issue (April 6, 1911)
he Romance sf&® Census, PROE BERNARD J. CIGRAND F co*v*>e*r. />• f. er ac. chasviaa. * «. b 'i" „ V • steal*-M J the i u.'« d States as a nation of world wide .— J itesi Was team* n|hiM ter man* ora tors, poets and artists in day; I JjHTl 'nUtfii»lag aMaosa Iim* from the quill of Philip Freneau- » I UerSaraOu* of tadnprai-n —- merit especial notice now that a 1 see. 1st' Freedom s esiabilsbed reign, cities and men ■ *^es J \ umeruus as sands upon the ocean shore. And empires rising where the sun descends! The Ohio soon shall glide by many a town Of note ’ and wbe. e the Mississippi s stream lie forests traded now runs sweeping on. Nanuas snaii grow, and states not less in fame Than Greece and Rome of old " kfort tat urnoa of • as pruhaMy cmiriscd t> the of *he au'hurs generation as 1 iroac th* "stuff that d Bat to y-rtt*m«'• inspired he teratoid ware .-iaarly oat If the poet acre the mar (clous da.i? Irons our fed sot oel) every sord 'mi' d»ecover That de* i»ts pmw aarprieo to th« TV teat natinaal erasas • o taken dur.tr hV'.fSTSii s ada.iHtistrauoa 1a ITS* 'effersot thra aorratury uf state and under «W direr' •tea 'he naaS't a a* Bade, ripreoed d:a»pputal samaf a her. The 9aai Sfpsras——acre • h«aa h<m tte ktvvd 14. IT9I. he arota to hdba t crslrksr' as folkitas 1 lactose you a copy <ff oar rwasus. shirk «t ter as R Is an tea te fcinrfc .nk is louhded aa arfaal ret _ra* a hat V la red .nk tele* ampi Pfofaj hat sery aear the truth Vak lac very sthafl ifiottt « fur shirk 1 I__ crsv&u orr/cc, o. c we I.Swe to note bom tej tr*»V we m*r oMr mi •» ore tint* torn mil JeflrrMO personal!? at fMptadWMr of corrartisc and with -«d nk ..*d« OTOO* aO Icutrt as soil at tup Hr*a* Sees othti Lumber* a* he ««rmei wtwt He then. in hit oft tal Informed the world (brooch or foremen repre»ec'aT >««* tool the toderal aoont aaa mcorrer?. hoi *Hk tue addition* and amends Wdm the oar nod dor rani al count aaa completed JeCerton a as presl hot. and a idler ort'tea hj him ia Idhl marts.it the ''.dies it* aaoeruona Ton win perceive thst the lscresne tnd (sa paa*»—17M IMd -proceeding Is pcwrtflrL ra»to. prumlaes rapid Growth and 'he prospect It holds ip to as. od whh a rvro to the is juries it ■mg enable as is do dbers Is some fu •or» dsr bd to he sett leanest of the oiisdx roandry will remsminc vs talent wy be assumed •Call, b -t prorod bee bo declared __i populetloo would —it* twmari' at tbe aatwe ratio.I caae. nor ia there 'bin* as aa exact * nrrewae la 1U3 “la aft) years abore il(Ci tbe I sited States aluae will con-an flfty ■ Mfiiiaa ef twheb.tan-* ■ ■a* ‘be yayabiKo te IWl war flg «*•# at 32.214,117. abowlag ’hai JeSer —mfm reliance oa a definite ratio ia croaoe led him abow: 1t.dttg.WM too btgb la nil we fled Jrfiereoa writ leg •• 'alien to Mr Maury »*ll*tt*a ta forty rears at d «a Satyr years eighty millions' Th!a •«"«»d be !«!£ plus *», making It In ITl as MttOtt.ttg* - Cat that date tbe enumeration re ia MJMjr. or about M •—.<*,«. j Jr fiereoa * estimate Jefferson *t*fai atwdeot of natural la la tbe ha—aa family, bat hte . marriage do for a aatloa ' If that great atatesmaa ra a fair calrulatkja, it Is safe to any that h would be a hope lets ** lor anyone to indulge in predic tions of eha> tbe population will be ■fily >ewrs brace, eerurdiag to geo ■Wrtr ratio Abraham Lincoln was a*o»hor chief ttcruUr* * k<> endear <*ed to setae tbe population puzzle I-the Jedenaa. be attempted to Indi cate tbe esart figure* but acquitted M—aaM with more «refill ha 'be prob lean ad buasaa fim'uatioaa Ubr-o'n at one tig— practical! y proposed ar. am—daaeet t* tbe uuaetiiutkm of tbe r*bd Him tea. *41 a *1— to etraart . and paying the a reasonable gar- j tbe star— had pea—d into tbe pudges ! m* af *be fedartl government they > - Sera ltd and «be dreadful ’baa be brought I* a close tror.ag to fur '.ef *li» pro)*.: art oof — foretell tbe g—t •m — pupeiaftoa of the federal union »■ the ensus periods of 1900-1910 preueat censusi. 1920 end 1930. The erg men' he sent To congress in 1S62 read as follows: Tte aggregate sum necessary for < cmpensa'ed emancipation, of course, would be large But It would require no ready a»h. nor bonds even, any fa»Ter Than the emancipation progress e» This might not and probably would no* iuae before the end of the 37 7* nrs at that time we shall probably have a hundred millions to share the burden. :nc’ead of 'hirty-one millions as no*. And not only so. but the in crease of population may be expected to continue for a long time after that period as rapidly as before, because our territory will not have become full" He Then proceeded to analyxe the problem of population Increase, and d* • iued that the population of the 1 *ni»ed States grows at the decennial ratio of 34.€0 per cent. He submitted the following table to verify his deduc tions Increase Populate >n Per ct. . U9.tr . . *.306.937 36.03 . 7.239.814 36 45 .9.63®. 131 33 13 .12.K6.U3) 33 49 . 17.0W.453 32 67 ..23.191.876 35 87 .J1.4C.799 35 58 He then added "It is seen that the ratio of in -rease at no one of these periods is either two per cent, below or two per cent above *h« iverage. thus showing how inflex ible and consequently how reliable be law of Increase in our case (eoun trj . :s. Assuming that it will con t'rue. It gives the following results: ___ Population. . 42.33.341 IT 56.967,216 ** .. 76.877.812 •*' M3.M8.4U :***.138.918 536 :!£' 186.9S4.S35 ''s'' 351.680.914 According to Lincoln the census of 1910 should net 138.918.526 people, but. like Jefferson. "Old Abe” was millions t -*. high in his estimate. The latest < bsut returns from Washington, sub J«t to further correction, places the •* 91.972.266. which would show Lincoln's calculation to have overshot the mark by 46.946.260 However, it Is only fair to remem ber that Lincoln’s estimates were based on the possibility of the war < omuig to a sudden termination after the people bad learned of his inten 'i**us regarding the slave purchase. But the death struggle went forward relentlessly, and nothing was done toward carrying out the life-saving and humane policy advocated by the -tea* president. Therefore the above •b-Tease from his estimates must be i koaed to his credit, since hundreds of thousands of the male population ®‘t» wiled outright on the battle field. end others died later as a result of their wojinds. or disease contracted tk ougL the privations they suffered. It vas the flower of youth that was offered as sacrifice to the war-god by both north and south, and it is an in teresting surmise as to what extent the contamination of the fraticldal unfe decreased the population. A su power is a theme i gone by; but the ritten prior to the national census is CARD PUHCWMG/*ACH///£ tRSfO Jfl CG/Y'SDiS 314RPAU pcrflcial estimate would easily make the loss at ten million, placing the lopulation of 1910 at 101,972.266—or about 38.000,000 less than Lincoln's actual count. The next and last president to show ! definite Interest in the population problem was William McKinley. His remarks on the subject are historical, since he was the first of our chief ex ecutives to estimate the equation of population on the basis of the mean ing of the signature of the nation, or the great seal of the United States. In 1899. just prior to the census of 1900. President McKinley was the guest of Chicago. He was called upon to respond to the toast. "The Great Seal of the United States," and spoke in part, as follows: "On the reverse side of the great seal of the United States authorized bv congress June 20, 1782, and adopt ed as the seal of the United States of America after its formation under the federal constitution, is a pyramid, signifying strength and duration.' Having described the meanings of the additional emblem, the president continued: “In peace we have been signally blessed, and our progress has gone on unchecked and ever increasing :n the intervening years. In boundless wealth of soil and mine and timber nature has favored us. while all races . of men of every nationality and cli mate have contributed their good blood to make the nation what it is. From 3.920,214 In 1790, our population ; has grown to upward of 62,000,000 in lS9o, and our estimated population to day made by the governors of the states is 87,803,231. "We hare grown from 13 states to j 45. We have annexed every variety of teirltory. from the coral reefs and ■-oco&nut groves of Key West to »Ue icy regions of northern Alaska." After dwelling on the immensity of the population and Us future destiny, he concluded: ‘ After 123 years the pyramid stands unbroken. It has had some severe shocks, but It remains immovnble. It had endured the storms of war. cnly to be stronger. It stands firmer and g'ves greater promise of duration than when the fathers made It the symbol of their faith.” President McKinley was correct in t stating that the founders of our na tion adopted the design of an uufln ; Ished pyramid, over which was placed the eye of Providence, and beneath It the date 1776, with a later motto set- j ting forth the Idea of a “new order of things." But he omitted to mention tLat the reverse or pyramid side of the great seal was never engraved, and never employed as a part of the signature of the nation. Such is the case, however, and therefore the unfin ished pyramid Is an unknown factor In heraldic Americana. The forefathers Intended this device to mean that not any generation of Americans would see the apex or crest of imputation—that It would go on to eternity, and the cope-stones of our population's strength and repub lican triumphs be placed by divine and not human hands. It was a grand symbolic conception, but eagerness to possess a seal, and slowness in hav ing it executed, changed our national signature from a seal enpendant to a seal enplacard, thus robbing later gen erations of a splendid emblem of pow er and numerical greatness. Nothing illustrates the magnificent march of western civilization better than the discussion in congress imme | diately following the census of 1830, and the said discussion also portrays the progress In transportation, as well as the western spread of population. At that date a Mr. Smyth of Virginia. while addressing the house of repre sentatives regarding the advisability of lending aid to or showing in'erest in the r:gion west of the Stony moun tains—as the "Rockies" were then called—made the following assertions: "This federation of states can never be safely extended beyond the Stony mountains. I can conceive that mutual interest in the Mississippi valley may. because of common river facilities, help bind the people to the union; but beyond the mountains—I can see a few states formed just west and bor dering on the Mississippi—but iurther west the federation system :nus' not be attempted." In the senate Mr. Dickerson of New Jersey also entered a vigorous protest in these words: "The distance that a member of congress from the state of Oregon tall west of the Rocky mountains was then known as Oregon 1 would be obliged to travel in coming to the seat of gov ernment and returning home would be 3,200 miles. If he should travel at the rate of thirty miles a day it would require 30$ days; allowing for Sun days forty-four, and it would amount to 350 days. This would allow the member a fortnight to rest himself at Washington before he should com mence his journey home. It would be more expeditious, however, to come by water around Cape Horn, or to pass through Behring straits round the north coast of this continent to Baffin's bay. thence through Davis' straits to the Atlantic, and so on to Washington. It is true that this pass age is not yet discovered, except on our maps, but it will be. as soon as Oregon becomes a state." The concluding words of Mr. Dicker son’s address were, of course, spoken in sarcastic vein. At the time of this unique argument the geographic cen ter of the United States was at a point near Pittsburg, while the center of population was at a point nineteen miles southwest of Moorfleld. West Virginia. In eighty years the geo graphic center has been moved west ward to a point northwest of the cen ter of Kansas, while the center of pop ulation is at Nashville. Brown county, Indiana. Strange indeed are the changes which have taken place since 1830. and remarkable the transforma-, tlon from the census of 1790—when the geographic center was near Wash ington city's present location, and the center of population marked as twen ty-three miles east, not west, of the city of Baltimore. Odd as it may seem, the movement of the center of population follows close to the old "Mason and Dixon's i'ne," the boundary between Pennsyl vania and Maryland, which was estab lished as early as 1763. This line was practically the imaginary division be tween the slave and free states. John Randolph said. "This Mason and Dixon's line is the partition be tween those who make slavery profit able. and those who could not make it profitable," and ever afterward the line was referred to as the bounds of the slave and anti-slave states. The cen ters of population have traveled near ly parallel with it. an apt illustration of how closely balanced -were the con tending forces In the federal and anti federal sentiments of 1861. From 1790 to 1800 the center moved westward forty-one miles, landing it abont Washington, which was prac tically the geographical center also. In 1810 the center shifted to forty miles northwest of the national capi tal; in 1820 it had moved fifty miles, locating sixteen miles north of Wood stock, Virginia, in 1830, traveling thirty-nine miles, we find It nineteen miles southwest of Moorfleid, West Virginia; while in 1840, a Jump of fifty five miles places it sixteen miles south of Clarksburg, W. Va. In 1850, a move of fifty-five miles sets it twen ty-three miles southeast of Parkers burg. W. Va. A remarkable Journey of elghty-two miles in 1860 placed it twenty miles south of Chillicothe, Ohio; but the terrible Intervention of the life-destroying Civil war is seen in 1870, when it moved only forty-two miles, landing at forty-eight miles northwest of Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1880 the center shifted to a point eight miles west of Cincinnati, after travel ing fifty-eight miles, in 1890 it had gone west forty-eight miles, arriving twenty miles east of Columbus, Indi ana; in 1900 it went but fifteen miles, landing at Wlggs. Indiana; and the of ficial records of 1910 show the center of population located nt Nashville, Brown county, Indiana. In order to determine exactly how strong the nation is at present, and to get at an approximate estimate of our assembled under the Stars and Stripes, the government is now laboring with EDWARD DAM DUMDO. D/RECFOR OF THE CEfkSL/S indefatigable zeal to count and systematise the census of 1910. An army of experts is ea gerly toiling to bring forth the figures in which not only Ameri cans. but the world at large. is interested. Upon the result de pends more than the average reader real lies. It is impossible for anyone to de termine tbe influence the census fig urea will have upon the educational, political and religious interests of the people. These numerals will affect ! every state, county, city, town, village and hamlet in the union. The site of the United States senate, as well as many state senates, will be Immedi ately enlarged, and in a few cases di minished. The national house of rep resentatives and state assemblies will i also share in this change. Even states will be bounded differently, and the in ternal outlines of tbe present map of our country will undergo most drastic alterations. Governors of certain states are anxiously anticipating sub divisions of their respective domains. Each fears the setting up of another state government on the east. west, north or south of his present undis puted territory. The slxe of our army, the strength of our navy, will be shaped into accord with the findings of the household of Uncle Sam. Millions of books are being held over in the press until 6uch time as the exact and official information of • this census is made public. Absolute I !y nothing which tbe government does seems to have so far reaching a power, and exerts such an Influence on the destinies of the nation as the taking ; of the census; and nothing Is accept ed with such calm indifference by the people concerned in its findings Like the Passion Play, it is in evidence ; every ten years; and not unlike the business inventory which takes place i every year, it establishes untold I changes, causes many unforeseen alter ations. and brings to the surface val : uable details of both retrogression and I progression. Trivial and profound themes alike receive earnest attention. Even the oft recurring argument that the Capi tol of the I'nited States fs not central ly located will be thoroughly threshed out in many columns of space ere the official report of the census is sent broadcast through our land. DECISION LEFT WITH JUDGE International Tribunal la Compared With Unsatisfactory Case of Hyp notism in Murder Trial. P. J. Corcoran of the western avia tion circuit said at a recent banquet in Salt 1-ake: “The international tribunal has de cided against us in the Grahame White claim. Well, that international trib unal is always unsatisfactory, anyway. It is" almost as bad as the hypnotist in the murder trial. •'In the days when hypnotism fig ured in every murder trial, a famous hypnotist offered to hypnotize the prisoner and get a confession out of him. This offer was accepted. "Accordingly, after a thrilling scene in the courtroom, the accused man fell back stiffly in a trance, the hypno tist ceased the weird movements of bis white bands, and there was a tense pause. •' Well.’ said the judge in a low voice, "you've hypnotized him, hav en’t you? What are you waiting for?" “ ‘I am waiting.' the hypnotist an swered. ’till you tell me whether I'm to make him confess that he did it or make him confess that he didn't.’ ” An Eye for Composition. An artist in Chicago tells of a wom an in that town. who. with her maid, went to purchase a still-life picture for her dining room. She' selected a can vas on which were painted a bunch of flowers, a pie cut in two. and a roll, and was about to pay $25 for It, when lier maid approached to whisper in her ear. "Excuse me. ma'am." said the serv ant. "but you are making a bad bar gain. I saw a picture very much like this sold the other day for $15.” “And was it as good as this?" “Better, ma'am. There was a good deal more pie in it.”—I-ipplncott's. Would Compel Housework. Frau Woerner is the German suf fragist who would make a course in housework compulsory for every Ger man girl, just as military training is compulsory for the boys. She Is try ing to Interest the men in the project by telling them that they will reap the benefit, as all the German house wives will soon be good cooks. Quit Whining. Do you whine? Do you find fault with everything and everybody? Then make an effort to quit it. You are not only harming others, but what is worse for a selfish person of your stamp, you are harming yourself — Atchison Globe. Will Build Russian Canal LJ original project was to have a canal 31 feet deep, so as to allow the passage oi large warships, but the government rejected this on the ground that suffl clent water couid not be found to feed such n canal The total length of the canal from Riga to Kherson is 2010 versts, a verst messming 3.501 feet Of this 485 vents woeld follow the hod of the West Dwtna Cron Riga to the village of Breshenkovlchl. From there the canal would follow a new route for 95 versts, joining the Dnieper at the town of Koplus. For the remaining 1,520 versts the Dnieper would be utilized, except at the rapids, where a new canal would have vo be excavated. The Dnieper would require dredging at many points. The Dwlna would have to be made into a canal for its entire length and would require 15 locks. The water would be drawn from the Berest na by a canal 155 versts long. The cost of the canal Is estimated at $150.000.000. The plan Is to raise ! money by bonds on the foreign market, but to exclude foreigners from holding any of the share capital. The govern ment Is to be asked for a guarantee, and only Russian labor, material and machinery are to be used. The pro moters rely on a gross annual revenue of $16.930.000.—London Correspond ence New York Sun. Egg Soup. Egg soap is moot nourishing, sad those who do not chre to eat eggs cooked In any of the usual ways may | benefit by having them in soup: Three , eggs, three pints of stock, one table spoonful of flour, pepper and salt Mix the flour to a smooth paste; add it to the stock, leaving it to boil for a quarter of an hour. Beat up the eggs and mix them gradually with a little stock, ’then add them to the soup, stirring carefully for a few min utes. but taking care that the soup does not boll, as this would curdle It Serve with little sippets at fried brood. CONVENIENT BUILDING FOR STABLING FOURTEEN HORSES Illustration and Practical Plans Detailed for Constructing Structure That Will Cost About $1,000— Is Well Lighted. Ground Floor Plan of Barn. The plan shown In the accompany ing figure is for a bam 36x60 feet. It will accommodate 14 horses By In creasing the length twelve feet it will accommodate eighteen head. It has two feed rooms, a safe and conven ient place for harness, two box stalls and twelve open stalls. The barn may be sided with 16-foot stock boards with battens or with shtplap By making the eaves higher than 16 feet there will be more room for hay, but a barn of the dimensions given will contain all the hay required, as it will hold about forty toes. In stead of chutes or the regular man gers to feed hay there Is a feedway three feet wide, with perpendicular sides three feet high from the floor of the stalls, and it is floored on a level with the top of the sill. A feedway like this is better than mangers or cauies. as it allows a man to pass along the entire length of the barn in front of the horses when feeding; there is absolutely no waste of hay. as the horses stand with their heads over the hay while eating and do not pull it out and drop it under their feet, and the chaff is not constantly falling down in their eyes, as when a manger is used that feeds from above. The feed rconas are situated on each side of the driveway and are each di vided into two compartments and an entry so as to allow variety of teed to be kept and to be easy of access. The barn should be lighted with ten windows on each 6ide, two to each box. stall, two to each feed room and one in front of each single stall. Com mon barn sash should be used, having six SxlO-lnch panes to each sash, a single sash to each window, with the longest way of the sash up and down. They should he put In on top of the girt, about four feet from the bottom of the sill, and should be arranged to open by sliding To one side. Feed rooms should be sided with hard pine flooring with the smooth side next to the stalls and driveway. Instead of a harness room hooks can be put up along the sides of the feed rooms next to the driveway, which will be found to answer as well as a regu lar harness room and more conven ient. as it will be more accessible. The box stalls should be sided per pendicular. inside and out, from floor to ceiling, wtth hard pine floor ing. except the front, which can be sided up four feet high and left open, unless a stallion Is to be kept, in ' which case the front may be finished j out to the ceiling with half-inch rods j set four inches apart in the top of the partition or the regular box 6t&ll wire work may be used. No manger should be used in the box stalls, the hay be ing fed on the floor. None will be wasted unless more Is fed than the animal should have. The floor of the hay mow should be not less than nine feet from the floor of the barn, though ten feet or even twelve feet would be better for sani tary reasons. The mow should be floored solid, eicep; over the feedways. which should be left open to throw feed down. The roof should have from one-third to one-haif-ineh pitch, and should be self-supporting, so as to do away with all cross ties In the mow. The driveway can be floored with two-inch plank and clay floors used in the stalls, but that and many mlnor details must be governed by the individual tas'e and requirement^ of the builder This tarn was built for about $1.000—Farm Buildings Success With the Chicks. The most important thing in start ing young chicks is to refrain from feeding them a single atom of food for at least 36 hours. Nature has filled their little stomachs before they left the 6hell. and if they are stuffed as soon as they appear many will die. Give them plenty of water and after 36 hours feed them lightly on fine rolled oats or coarse cornmeal. then, just as soon as they show strength and vigor, let them run on the ten der. short grass for a little while every day. Watch for lice from the start and If any are found on the heads or un der the wings touch the spots lightly with lard or vaseline. Having started right by following the above direc tions. success depends upon the fidel ity with which you manage the flock until they become full-fledged or are ready to be sent to market. Protection of Birds. Protection of our insecteating birds, whose destruction causes con siderable crop loss to the country every year, will be made a campaign Issue throughout the nation. Backed by the grangers, orchardists. ranch men. and planters In every section of the land, the National Association of Audubon societies is preparing to obtain from representatives of every state in the L'nion definite declara tions as to their stand on the con servation of the bird resources of our country. Improving Stock. Take a few of your best layers out of the main house and keep them in a place by themselyes with the best male bird you can get. The eggs from these hens will be your stock for the chicks that are to be. Get up a little higher this year. Succession in Peas. ~ Many gardeners make one planting of peas and then stop. They should be planted at Intervals of two weeks from early April until June, and then one can have them in succession for quite a while. ATTITUDES ARE UNDESIRABLE In the first, the toes are turned out. says the Orange Judd Firmer. The middle picture shows inkneed atti tude. and the third shows in-turned toes. Whether standing or traveling. the appearance is unpleasant and miti gate against values. Good seed is an essential to th« maximum of success in farming. FEEDING THE YOUNG CHICKS Modern Feeds and Appliances Hare Reduced Burden of Chicle. Culture hy Half and Made It Profitable. Get some good commercial chick feed and if possible some old process oatmeal, says the Poultry Journal. Give one feed dally of the oatmeal In the fitter of clover or chaff and three feeds of the chick feed, in all five feeds daily for the first ten days, then four times a day for the next two weeks and three times a day there after until they are put out on free range. Feed lightly, but often, is the motto for young chicks. Give green food tn some form, chopped cabbage, lettuce leaves or green grass cut fine. Animal food of some kind must be provided or the chicks will be found trying to eat each other np. Those who have or can secure skim milk will find nothing better than curd made from sour skim milk, mixed to a crumbly state with cornmeal and given on the board once a day. Other wise dry milk, ~ albumen id?—finely ground beef scrap can be given. After the first day in the brooder fresh wa ter should be given and renewed often. Use a good drinking fountain that will keep the water from gettina fcul. Skim milk In a sour or clob bered state Is good for fowls or chick ens to drink, but do not give toe much. Every other day is sufficient Too much will cause bowel looseness Fine cracked corn and whole wheal can be fed in place of chick feed after four weeks old. but the latter is fat the best to use for young chicks, as it is always convenient and readv Though a little more expensive the real difference in cost amounts to comparatively nothing, as young chicks cannot consume enough to make the difference appreciable The old Idea that chicks require a cull X nary department is fully exploded Do ' not waste time and patience of the good housewife In baking johnnycake or other “specialtie.." Modern chick foods and »PPliences have reduced the burden of chick culture by