 The fermentation and putrefaction of organized substances in the free atmosphere, are noxious processes; beneath the surface of the ground they are salutary operations. " In this case, the food of plants is prepared where it can be used ; and that which...  Monthly Review; Or New Literary Journal - Seite 1391814Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1864 - 594 Seiten
...by the father of agricultural chemistry, Sir H. Davy, when treating of this kind of manure, that " that which would offend the senses and injure the...exposed, is converted by gradual processes into forms of beanty and usefulness ; the fetid gas is rendered a * That it is a predilection, we may remark, can... | |
 | 1864 - 588 Seiten
...by the father of agricultural chemistry, Sir H. Davy, when treating of this kind of manure, that " that which would offend the senses and injure the health if exposed, is converted by gradual pro- .• cesses into forms of beauty and usefulness ; the fetid gas is rendered a * That it is a predilection,... | |
 | David Knight - 1998 - 236 Seiten
...atmosphere are noxious processes; beneath the surface of the ground they are salutary operations . . . and that which would offend the senses and injure...converted by gradual processes into forms of beauty and of usefulness.34 This relationship between death and decay on the one hand, and life on the other, is... | |
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