The native American., 1840-02-29

sugar by steam, tn en- the human mind will be
refined by the same vapoury process. klch men
of the present day have their coaches and swift
horses-then all sorts Of animals will be out
nse race horses, greyhonnds and antelopes, will
b. two hundred years behind the age. being com
plet.ly Iun out-every man will have his family
iocomoti, e; in truth he need but swallow drop
Of hot water, set his machinery going, and he
will distance, all hollow any planet in its rrvo-
luton round the sun. Children will be little
peeIrrs, running the round Of earth by the rqua
tor before breakia or between schools, by wa!
Of pastime and il the little roarer can't beat a
streak Of lightning, he will be called cripple.
tavern of smokers, now, and all mankind III the
. Age of Steam may be compared-a hearty
laugh at a good joke, may be- illustrated by the
increasing paIpitalion OF high pressure valve
and burst Of Indignation BY a tremendous ex-
posion. If my vision may be relied OH as lu-
iure Certainty, we shall be all screws, valves.
pstn.ls aud boilers; and the most selfish will TN.
ld~avof. to get the greatest quantity Of steam 10
ovrrrn and upset his more quiet neighhors.
The genius and productions Of mankind will not
be able to keep pace more than a shot legged
STRIPPING with his robust grandfather. The race
now is composed Of an extraordinary set OF midi
viduals-then each man will be obliged to look
up to himself as dwarf does to giant, or llkr
those planets that overrate their motion and shoe.
from their sphere, so man must run after himself,
dragging the lowest part of him along like the
dragglrtail Of an old fashioned lady
In the present day, there are many humbug'
among men who profess much while they accom-
pish nothing; but our race will be steamed into
common honesty, and we may be able to effect
everything without endeavoring to accomplish
any thing. The steam doc,-rlng system will have
EXPLODED, and each inhabtant of earth Will br
his own steam boat and steam-doctor. Poverty
and wealth, all aristocratc notions OF birth, TO-
grther with talent, merit and honor, will be mra-
snred barometricaIy the then compounds OF man
being atmospheric, and the poor in steam will be
generously fed by the aims house commissioners,
who are to administer hot water p,p.-lce will
not be known. Nature will be SO astonished at
the increasing rapidity of her own children's
greatness, that she will have forgotten the pro
cess OF congelation. Steam mag convert the fln'd
to the solid Steam will play the devil with eve
rything. Steam to certain uncertain sort OF
chance litigation, ought now to be applied IN It's
highest pressure then the laws delay will be
swift Justice administered by steam engines, and
poor criminals steamed to death for all their va
rious tricks and mischief. Great men will have
country seats in HerscheIl. You and I, my friend,
(f we live SO long can 60 there with greatest
ease as a morning call. Morus multicauIis, pump
kins and onions will be forgotten nothing but
farm and flower gardens Of the most exquisite
kind of steam will be seen on the face of nature
In Spring, we must look for the buildings Of this
invaluable treasure; in Fail for the scar and vel
low leaf of evaporation. Man, instead OF leav'
ing the world as now, will then only evaporae
he will be no better than tea kettle full OF hot
water over a slow fire, that gradually sings itsei
empty, and then is heard no more, No panegy-
RIGS can be written--no marble slabs, proving
th.t the lining or the dead lie, will be lain over
the departed. for no, remnant of the creature a
left to inter; tea kettle requiem may be SUNG
after the departure Of some great steamster-tht
generality OF the locomotives will have enough t
do to keep their own steam up. If any man Is
avaricious and expects to see the dawn of TIT
Twenty Third Century, let him begin now te
bottle up hot water. For my part, am scarce
with the very idea Of the raging element. ant
having sent fool ahead to pioneer the way,
learn wisdom from his -xperience-being little
more nationally inclined TICK.