New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-01-07
mp wh'rIed ulolt,
Fly DER the backside of the world far of,
Into Limbo large and broad, since called
The Paradise Of Fools to few unknown"


The strong, deeply-roo,ed principle. which is al
the foundation ofths love Tor the marvcs of fiction
in the lecturers opinion, has y noLler origin than
mans base passions. tits given Us hyu wise Gre.
ator for higher purposes bu ii wasted upon fictl-
rious writings. it is perverted, and rendered Is
source of nnhappinesS and gull. Prot, Hitchcock
then ie call Ike attention. OF Iii. audience
few Of the facts Disclosed bv nrarrn science
III the several departments OF knowledge in which
he SAID, would be found wider and nrl.I,r field
Astounding in FAR more delicious frat, and sparkling.
With tar more brilliant se,iS ,han he calm ~
hction bad ever hrongil IL liz III. Blu, in this at
Tempt he sad he SCARCELY knew where begin
lie felt ike a gardener conducting a quest tllroug
his finely cultivated and skuy adorned gardens
hurrying on ,hroush alleys aud arbors--stoppins
only to look al the.rul, and pluck here and Their,
flower. Ec migh find enough in ANY single. SCI
rnce To far exceed, the limits OF single lecture
and he should only attempt 10 hin, at a cw of the
facts disclosed by each.
He began with the science of rnind-whic}.
abounds IN the most interesting and important
truths There is reason believe that no idea
once entertained can ever be lost. 1t .lay seem
10 be gone, siace cannot recall it at will bat
facts show that on yrequmcs some change of cir
=cumsances again to restore IT lo life. 4 servant girl
some twentytour years old. who could neither read
nor write, upon the sudden attack OF u fever com
neneed repeating passages OF Latin Greek and
Hebrew: and it was atierward found tina, in he,
early days she had been in the habit of hearing ,
clergyman repeat these passages while walking il
the passage way OF the house al which she lived
The unbounded capacities of The human mind 70
knowledge were also alluded TO in this connection
What we acquire we never lose, and no limits [,
science have ever We, been found. No less wonder
full is mans capacity for happiness aad misery
the feelings Of to-day only quality him for Their
more intense experience tomorrow: equally fear
tul is the supremacy of conscience with It's voice
approving what is good and flashing with scorpio.
whips the vices of the soul. There is nothing i,
The boosted flights OF romance which will conpar,
with the wonders of the human mind
Mathematics Is another branch of science, which
though usually accounted dry, is yet one of til,
most fascinating in the realm of knowledge Th,
nature of its truths and demonstrations however
forbade lis introduction into popular lecture
RAISING by the various branches OF pneumatcs
hydros'atics Nc the lecturer next allns!ed to The
divlslbiiity 0, matter, the extent OF which mish
wei DC regarded as among the most wonderful o
modern Sc'cnuhc discoveries. Little 10 be sure
Is now said, OF the Infinite diyissiiiv OF matter
but ii is extremely probable that God FIRST formed
matter in solid particles, called atoms. which are
40 extremely small that they are never cssn;zahl,
by the senses. Gold may be spread 90 hi. tha
fourteen million leaves shall only make one incl
in thickness. Some species of fungus spring up il
a single night containing iorty-seven million cell.
Animacul,e have been discovered so small ,hs
millions of them are only equal in size ,- a graiy
of sand, and FIVE hundred millions may easil,
sport IN drop of water. Yet each has mouth
blood-vessels, circulating fluids. and all the appa
ratus of organic life. Chemical solution still far
Their demonstrates the extreme tivisibility Of mat
ter; atom Of lead may be shown to weigh les
than onethree huadred millionth, and OF sulphu
lass than ene-two ,rllionth par, OF grain. Tn
INFINITE tenuty OF light, its amazing velocity ane
the distance of The fixed stars, were also alluded
TO- ne sciences OF Optics and Astronomy-th,
weight OF the planets of the Sula. System-ano
the esc,stng perturbations OF the celestial bodie
were cited rs full of the most marvellous facts
The discoveries of NgwroS. LApLacy, LAGBASG,
ard BowplrcA, have gr,a,ly contributed 10 the
beauty aud subimity O! these sciences. The uni
yerssl diffusion OF heat, electricity and lisht--th,
nature OF Comets and the discoveries of Professor
BEssgL, with reference 10 the para!aN OF the stsl