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 better condition for milling than ordinary wheat, since it has lost part of its outer integument, which would have to be removed. Arthur Inkersley, The American Inventor.
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