To make a man, with everything complete.
Longer, it is true, than growing cabbages
Or currant bushes, or a cow,—
Or a fair-sized hog;
But not so very long, and there’s always time.
When breeding’s good we get them fast enough....
Merely a matter of waiting till they grow....
Some food and clothes must be supplied—
And shelter—and all that—
But it’s surprising (in fact, without statistics,