God frequently improves men by shaking them up and running them through
scouring-machines of misfortune, like the wheat mentioned in this
extract:
The grain reaches Port Arthur in carloads, and is examined by
a grain-inspector in the service of the Dominion Government.
If found to be suffering from smut, it is separated into three
grades, according to the amount of smut adhering to it. That
which is least dirty is scoured and brushed until all vestige of
smut is removed, while the dirtier grain is thoroughly washed
and dried before being cleaned. The scouring-machine turns
and tosses the wheat so vigorously that every grain becomes
highly polished, and is said to be in a better condition for
milling than ordinary wheat, since it has lost part of its outer
integument, which would have to be removed. (Text.)--ARTHUR
INKERSLEY, _The American Inventor_.
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=Discipline, Military=--See OBEDIENCE.
=Disclosure=--See UTTERANCE.