Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-07-07

Mr.. PouLsoN-A few days since I sent
YOU some extracts from the Chymical Cat
echisnn, which you were c~bliging enough
10 give a place. / now .scnd you q few
more the inser,ing Of which will crafty sc.
veral Of ysur readers.
!. on the Study Of Lhymisfyy.
g Il is no uuusnal thing for the votarises
ofchymis,ry TO call tia fascinating science
That il is the most useful Of ali .~scisnces
cannot be denied; nor CAD there be the
least doubt ,ha. II has a strong tendency to
euchars those who devote heir ailersion TO
IL. II seryes as powerful stimulus 70 yoa n.
by occupying their time so satisfactorily TO
themselves, and rendering all low and un-
worthy pursuits truly deEessabls. Bot a.
midst the great variety OF subjects which
this science embraces, the changss which
the metals sndsrgo by their absorption Of
oxygen are perhaps more emin-ntly calcn.
lated than any other oils departments, TO
give . relish for chyn,ical pursuits and to
engage the Young mind inihe ansemitted
examination ofihe works OF creation.
" The philosophic youth,
To NATURES voice attends, from month, to
month,
And day to day, through the revolving year ;
Admitting, sees her in her every shape;
Feels all her sweet emotions at his heart;
While TRUTH, diyincly breaking on lis mind,
Elates his being, and unfolds his powers"
THOMSON.
On The formation Of the Earth.
]" Some have imagined that the earth
would have had more beauty, and would
have been much more convenient. if the
whole had bseua plain SUFFICE /; and others
have gone so far as to adduce the noun
famous parts Of the world as a proef Of the
impsrfecuon. of the works Of na.ur ; but
independent of the beautiful uariety which
they give TO the surface of The globe, they
are The sole cause Of all our springs, and
the origin Of rivers. wrhout which we,
have adif6culsy in conceising how animal
and vegetable life could have been preserv.
ed.
" Like the good maa who, elevated by
his rank, virtues and talents stands erec,in
conscious integrity, and dispeuses bles,i ngs
Of every kind around him-they raise their
towering heads towards heaven, todraw
from thence the fruc,Iyipg waters; and
~hen purified by suffering them 20 perco-
lave through their siIlcsaus beds, they pour
them forth 10 a thousand streams 30 terti-
lie and bless every region of the earth.
@I see the rivers in their INFANT beds /!
Deep, deep, i hear them, lab ring 20 get free!
j see the leaning strata, artfnl ra1g'd;
The gaping assures to receive the ralns,
TIC melting SHOWS, and overlapping fogs.
Stfew'd BIBgLous above, I see the sea sands,
The pebbly gravel next, the layers then,
OF mingled moulds, Of more retentiYe eartls,
That,while the stealing moisture they transmit,
Retard It's motion, and forbid its waste"
THOMSON.
when We consider that the crystal
spring and The m~eapderiug river owe their
origin e1firely TO these emineucss, dispcrs.
ed over the carth's surface, what iDpert-
ance do they acquire in u estimation !!
and what reason have We 70 admire the
wisdom Of that Being who had an eye 10
every exigency, and IN the if.fnity Of his
power has amply providedfo them all!
From MeN z. Commercial Adusrtssr.
CALuMNY RRTuTED.-In most OF the
democratic papers of our country, the fs.
deraliass have been accused ofbeing the
advocates and admirers Of Burr and Of
treason. The Aurora refining upon The
proaigate efrontery of oihers, has pros
nopucsd FedsraAsx aud 71sasen words Of