The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register. (Wilmington, Del.) 1824-1825, 1824-12-23
Far he WTlm;ng'onian.
MORE "yksHABLE EFFECTS"

II was my happy lot to cali the pubhc attch-
ton TO the very able communication Of the "Ni!-
miagton Farmer which appeared in your paper
OF the Cd inst 1t is true, only "g.anccd DER
his field Of E.bours, almost in the twinkling Of an
cyc''-it is also true, that did it "quite super
fcialy" Far be it from me to pretend to dive
10 The bottom ofhis prefoua,d philosophy-to show
how Unnecessarily it follows that if the moon, by
its gravity, hath any effect whatever upon tho
Aumaa system, its influence and impressions up
on the Whole giobe, must be great in proportion"
Il is not for "ToNY GuBBINs" to demonstrate,
that the moon, by its gravity, have any effect
upon the body and blood" of the sensitive crea-
TIRE nan, it must haze ten thousand times as
much upon the dull and scnSelesS matter Of which
our giobe is composed! Far be it from me to pre-
sumo to fathom the impenetablc mysteries Of
the Indian SUMMER that smoky, mild, and
agreeable pivot, upon which cold and heat, au-
tuna and winter, is imperceptby vibrating ike
the needle Of a compass kept from its true north
and south direction, owing to some local attac-
ton! ] did not even know that i0cat attraction
caused the vibrations of the needle, until was
informed of the fact by "thc farmer" Far it
from me, to pretend to understand what IS meant
BY the tubes of the five senses OF men and wo-
mem! Not all the sswit' of "'i'oNy GtEu1ss,"
nor all the science of "thc Academy ut Mrclc0n,"
can enable inc to comprehend such profound
matter! only pretend to be the humble adinirer
of that wondcl i'll philosophy, Which
"Sets the foolish reader wondering
cat the genius of the tines
| Greatness of mind is distinguished by its con-
tempt Of those laws, introduced by common con-
sent, whether relating to grammar, photography,
or composition. The "Wilmington Farmer
scorns all human letters, and soaring aloft, wings
his flight above all the rules of criticism, and
shines forth III the literary armament, star Of
the first magnitude; while the common herd OF
Philosophers, Grammaians, and Authors, either
twinkle before him with feeble light, or are en-
trcly "lost in his blaze!
\ With respect to his contempt OF tho rules OF
Grammar, / will notice few particulars to prove
the superiority of his genius! And LIST. lie says
the moons influence upon the dry land waters,
tides, winds, and weather, are very great" Thus
we are told "the moons influence are very great,
seeing the coniunctioDs Of the sun and moon are
capable Of producing amiabe effects this is
truly "aemirable''! And ID. "This silent solcmnty
Is not all the roigning pcculiarties of the scene"
Here is a specimen of his accurate observation,
,lnrivallcd by the "two Doctors lierschell and
Clarke''! One peculiarly is not many peculiar-
ties; or, as explained by ''thc Farmer" the "s-
lent socmnity''i is not that something in the air
that inelfablc, INDISPENSABLE, unimaginable, yet
Deyceptible something, which cannot be account
cd for, but by attlibutng our feelings to the
influence of the moon on the body and blood!
| Again, Sd. "The Indian Summer, ESQ callcd,)
though somewhat smoky, otherwise mild and
agreeable, is probably tile picot upon which coh
and hcat, autumn and scintv, is inperceptibly
vibrating" Here we see that four distinct things,
to wit, coM and heat, autumn and acintc,, is Vi
brating on n smoky, mild, agreeable pivot, like
the needle of tile compass! And 4th. Our mag
unanimous j" Farmer tells us, that " on eSalnin-
ing after the reasonublencss of the cause of this
smoky pirot, from the influence of the moon, he
finds that her last quarter and change were in the
afternoon, and that the change happened over
the Poetic Ocean, her latitude and declaration
u,as far southland therefore he does not calcu-
late on long continuance of this delightful wea
ther'!
Somuch for ourauthor magnanimity, refusing
to wear the shackles which certain Glass Of Des-
pots, called Grammarians, would impose upon
genius. have often wondered that men OF pow
erful minds, and brilliant talents, could tamely
submit to the laws of pcdantc set of dealers in
nouns and pronouns--and now to see the evil
mington Farmer" rising like Giant from his
slumber, and bidding defiance to Sheridan, Muir
ray, Comfy, Goold, and all their minions, could
not help exclaming, in the joy fmy heart, Well
done Hodge! break down these tyrants, and
leave us, "the people of Wilmington in the state
of Delaware to the enjoyment of that happy
freedom, arising from "the moons influence on
our bodies and blood"!!
| But the "amiable effects" of our authors ge-
MUS, are not confined to his first communication!
Like the stars in the Galaxy, they lie thicky
scattered through his last essay His first SEN
tencc partakes of the sublime! He "informs us,
that the word amiabh turns out to spell ddmira-
be-" and he hopes the act Of his lovely little