Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-04-08
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- - last number Of the Pallsdium hsG
.faees;on asSessed BY m article from "a
I - reform" which though short and
~oanfseioue, contains some sediments
Sr ef eosnment. IN the motto which he
aeaei and placed q the head Of his ar-
~ - I'd text which perhaps contains
fs:e ;as two lines - wide field for study
S ~eetauplatioo, ~ could be embraced by
- sumbsr Of words in any other ar
nese winch our language admits. The
H fsNsture's Laws" has indeed engross-
attestion Of more Of the great men Of
~ ~ past ages, than perhaps OF all other
~aieess put together; i has been the theme
I4 Philosopher, the Poet, and the H'stori-
- 80 the earliest records Of our planet, and
n no have ever aspired to greatness IN
- n the departments Of human knowledge
~ sad their devotiOns increasingly a: na-
- urine.
~ there they have sought for that inspi-
- which may with truth be called the
e.l q knowledge, and in proportion as they
80 caught the breathing images as they
-. has been their success in attainingl
$500 men that station Of excellence. to
a;S their laudable ambition, pointed al
Se1nmmencement Of their career. All who
~ eenuainted with the progress Of the fine
-. particularly painting and sculpture,
sa,st b aware that real excellence consists {
lone in the perfect art Of copying nature. IN I
G;v,ae 10 natural forms all the attributes "f
=. save that Of the mysterious principle its
40: endowing them apparently with the
lotions Of passion and affection SO that
IarouGh successive ages may be pcrpetuated
- ssmilatudes Of the great and good, hav- /,
= upon diem the stamp Of their once real OK
iIessce. No,onIy has one department Of the
voehs OF nature been carefully studied; mean 8
- exterior. which has been the field for the |;
~ and Painter, but the searching ken of
- Philosopher has pried into her most hid
- workings and from thence dcduccd truths
: enrich science, and benefit our race.
She has been followed through every ram
ifcatjon Of her extended domains, in the
upsched desert, the bowling forest, and the
1jlivated field. The lofty mountain summit
- been forced to yield up tribute to mans :,
unruiriny spirit, and the tathom'css ocean -
1 deep bowels Of our globe have given
= rewards wherever they have been ex- ;,
lsssd by the spirit Of searching industry. .
Nature. animate and inanimatc has alike \
oe,eed the contcmpiative minds OF men in
verv age. and she has in inanv cases been
ossused for those secrets which are now our VI
uides 10 % enlightened study Of the princi- G.
les cfthe living machine. True there are 10
Dns principles yet unknown that regulate an
y living economy. but these may in time to-
lid TO the spirit cf enquiry which is now
broad. ] would now caDdidiy enquire Of a
5ieud to reform wh,, or what particular -.
anfsr Sp,vA e,oon fsvss in flrsI
hours we have just been nllud,ng to! Who W
We given to the world science, wholly un- I'"t
lOwu till within \ few years, and now as
aked among che most beautiful, and with 0o
IRE Importance 10 our race, then almost ga
y other in the Whole range Of the sciences. 1.-The
mean Physiology, ar the science Of lifelI
Ne - equally candid in returning an an
81, be must resp,nd that these have been
seated Physicians, 1T least large major
q them have been. and re still the most -.
Dsgetic lahouSers in those fields where the s 81
has been great, and the honor Of discov- W.
= truth, their only recOmpence. On
would ask .friend to reform" and all 9TH
Who possess candid and ingenious minds :. h,
~ pursuasion, who have been the men ,;x..
1 have given 10 oil we know Of the -,
Iical or Botanical characters Of those r,
sis which nature has with a lavish nv
y bestowed for ornament and use, up inc
every section Of our country! Who '"fs
y been the untiring ANALYSTS Of their vir- HIS
. 70 great extent? have these not been Ger
mbers Of the Medical proiession! Let VII
records of the profession speak for them ,,,;,
res, and they are open to all who will take
trouble to examine them. II is SAID that e"l
= are plants for the cure Of all diseases, me"
se entire exclusion Of the products Of the pour
ere! kingdom, rs though nature had not of BIZ
sens .Me :" the m'ne' and on the plains pie n
o u" oo'" arc for .
those concerned in the production Of
lral are a. beautiful and full of order "a sl"rs
} that give existence to the race Of ye-e. ing Il
. or of men. What then is this great public
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