The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-04-30

sc violent are the paliiohs Of anger and re
| venge in the human breaa, that il is not won
derful that men fhoud perfccute their real or
imaginary enemies with cruelty aud maevo-
ience bit that there hould exit in nature
being who can receive pleafure from giving
pain, would be totally incredible, if we Were
not convinced, by melancholy experience, that
there are not only many, bu. that this upac-
coantable difpoGton is in fone manner inhe-
rent iii the nature of man ; for as lie cannot be
taught by example, nor led to it by template
on, or prompted to it by intere;t, it NUT &c
derived from his native contribution and is
remarkable confirmation of what revelation 10
frequently inculcates-that he brings into tie
worc with him an original dcp:avi:y, the eff
feas of fallen and degenerate fate in proof
| OF which we need only o6ferve, that the nearer
! he approaches to a fate of nature, the more
predominant this difpoGtion appears, and the
, more violedtiy 1T operates. We fee children
laughing at the mieries which .hey inflict on c
very unfortunate animal which comes within
their power: ali iavages are ingenious in con-
IRVING, and happy IN executing the NOT
quite tcrtures and the co.GTon people uf
al' countries are delighted with nothing 10 much
as bui-ba'tlngS, prtze.hehtnss, executions, and
all ipettacles OF cruelty and horror. Though
civilization may in fome degree abate this ma
tive ferocity, 1t can never quite extirplte it !;
the mott poliihed are not aiharied to be pleaf-
cd with fceneo of little leis barbarity, and, to
| the ditgr3ce az hvrTian nature, to dignuy them
with the name of tports. They arm cocks with
artificial weapons, which nature had kindly dc.
| nled to their malevoicnce, and with ihoutt Of
| apPaute s. triumph fee them plunge them into
each others hearts: they view with delight tine
| trembling deer and dcfencelefs hare, flying for
hours III the utmott agonies of terror and def
pair, and at lait, inking under fatigue, devoui-
ed by their mercileis purifiers they fee with
10Y the beautiful pheaiant and harmless par
fridge drop trcsa their fight, welterne IA Their
blood, or perhaps pering with wounds and
hunger, under the coser OF fonrc friendly thick
ct to which they have in vain retr, ted Tor fate
ty; they triumph over the unfntpeGtnc fiIh,
whom they have decoyed by an inli,ious pre-
tence of feeding, ana drag him Gom his native
element by hook fixcd to and tearing out his
! entrais; aud to add 30 all this, they ipare nci-
their labour nor crpence to prcicrye ard propa-
gate theie innoccnt animals, for no other end
but to multiply the objetts OF their perfecution
What name ihould we teftow on a fupcrior
being, Whole whole endeavours were employ
ed, and Whole whole pedftIre contifed in ter
rityinS, en4narlng, torrnentipg, aud defroying
mankind ? whole hyperion faculties were ex-
erted in fomentins auimoiities amonrlt ;hcm,
IN contr'Vin3 engines of dettruGion, ard Incl
ting then: 10 ufe them III mainline aud r,urde-,
employed in afiftins the raracious, dece;vins
the finPle, and oppre.hny the innocent who
without proyocation or advantage, n,ould con-
t'nTe fro;A day to da., void IF all pity md re-
merle, th;is to torment mankind for divcrilor
and a. the fame time endeavour with the Ut
mott care to prcicrve their lives, and to propa-
gate thcirIpccies, in order to increafe the NUN,
Ger OF victims devoted to his naleyolence, and
De delighted III proportion to The miferies which
lie occdlio1ed l fay. what name detefabIe
enough could we find .or iiIch being Yet,
if we i,npsrtially coniider the cafe, and our in
| ternedlatG iituation, we NUT acknowledge
that, with regard to inferior animals, iuit fuch
being is ipcrtiman.
BLEACHING BY yAroUR.-M. Cadet de
Vaux, French manufacturers, has difcovered a
method Of bleaching by vapoUr, which is CEN
fdered very important improvement. The
operation is dirccted II tie following terms.
6 The whoil Of the linen inouid he changed
or ltirred about in water when changed, and
drained dry, it muf be wetted cold with I've
compounded of carbonate of foda (alt of foda
chryttaliIed) and FINAL quantity OF foap.
When the linen is well ioaked in this lye, let
IT be placed in the bucking tub--the fire, when
lighted. ihould keep boiling few piats of
clear water, and the little lie remaining fhould
be drained dry in the copper or kettle-'When
this liquid is evaporated, the operation will be
finiihed the whole in the fpace of two or
three hours. Then the linen may be taken out
| and wafhed in cold fpring or river water. In
this waihing, but fnall quantity of foap will
be neceifary, and that only to difcover certain
l2otS that may have efcaped the action of the
I've.
SIN one experimentimade by M. de Vaux, the
weight Of the linehcontained in the copper was
$50 pounds. The fire was kept up for three
hours, which was found to be fufficient. A
coniumption was made of 2s pounds of wood.
The linen was then taken to the river and wall,-
ed, but no foap was found requfte as the lye
had efficiently penetrated. The linen, after
being placed :. very little tirne in the fun to dry
was taken up of confumn,ate whitenets.'
From a late London Paper.