Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-05-03

! Ei""!d 10 my ast0nIshcd neighbOr arc call
cd' IN scientific language, mEusoriu, be-
cause they are found in water after certain
substances have been infused therein ucrito
or indlsccrnibles, and amorpha, or wilhou,
iorh'. According 10 SpallanZani the germs
or eggs OF these infnitismals Of creation
are contained in the air, SD that they are
doubtless received into our stomach. i'm the
Di"od ana other sccrctiOns Of man; the tar
tar OF his teeth is full of thcml-al vegeta-
nic substances TEEN with thcm-in sand.
mes wells; on mountains, plains, every
whcrc are they found. Their minutcncss
u ihca!cuiablc, hundreds of thousands NAV
oe seen III a drop of water, and these atoms
nave Il mouth and several stonachs. 'rhc,,
arc wonderfully diversified in their orsani.
Za'Ion as well as their figure. Some look
like bell, Others like Il funnel, and others
like nothing else in creation, which we I,,vc
ever seen. Some have tails and others arc
destitute of that appcn!age; some have
one, Two, three, four eyes, whilst others
nave none; some have :; mouth and sin
! mach, hut no other orificc. Some cyhib;,
tiie rtIil!nentS oi Il nervous system, which
| ca"not shc perceived in others. They urc
'i"' mere animal plants or zoopllytcs, for
thcy have powers Of "conotion and voup-
tary action. They move about their ocean
ur"P ol water like other animals of the great
deep; they dcXicrous!y avoid each o,brr in
'hci! rotary Syratlons; move fast and slow
al pleasure; change their place suddenly
and stop instantancously, and exhibit n,nny
other signs of voi,ion.
The minute spccks Of creation have not
eindcd the scrutiniZins observations of ,hc
'laturnists. Several distinguished men have
made them objects Of study. but Ehrcnburo
"' Germany, spent ten years in the invcsti-
Shtioh OF them, and has written learned
treatises on their history. lie has divided
tieh I'M" various classes, genera and spc-
cics. lie speaks of them as minu,elv (;us1
as though he handled their limbs, as Il com.
paral're anatomist would of tho gigantic
bones of Il mastodnn.
licic are animals smaller than any thing
ever seen. yet with complete orsanizarion'
with lie, motion, appetite and means n
satisfy 1t; diSch,ion, nutrition. and powcrs
of reproduction. Many will not believe it.
but here are the inctsrcxaminc for your.
selves. Since the creation, they riotcd in
our blood, entered with our food, planted
colonies between our teeth, lived every
where, but unknown. until the microscopc
81 eadfeKfEsd ae sa D. 7sf sfra S5sze
omn'" pfenG sunt Joris. And yc, it is likely
that even these indsccrnible creatures have
parasites prcying Oh them. and that there
arc races which escape human observation
rs far beyond inin,ories, as the later are be-
yond an clepllan. The mind is now over
whelmrd IN contemplating the extent of
ANIMAL CREATION. and is led to adore the
wisdom and power of Almighty God in
creating an'i su,' nS this wonderful uni
verse.
God made nothing in vain. and wha, end
q" these hfuSoricS answer! Would mankind
su'icr II they were cNicrininated! doubtless
'hcy perform an important Office in The
economy OF nature, or they would not be so
universally diiluscd. They may serve as
drpur"tors and contribute to preserve a
healthy action in the substances in which
they are found.
The Providence of God is a,lorable-its
wonders are past finding out-Ilis works
praise HIM, for i'll his wisdom he made
,bcla all.