The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-03-17
MIS- ELL ECU s,
The Hindu Brahmin.

The misery which kRowledge-useful as
it is-brings on mankind, is finely illustrated
by the following touching tale, which we
take from the last number OF Bentley's Mis- |
cellany. The story happened in the career |
of Mr.. Clarke, missionary, who, one day |
learned TO his great Joy, that Brahmn OF
the very first rank had arrived in he metro
polls. Determined to bring matters to an
Issue, Clarke wrote to him, and begged him
to meet him on a certain day, when he I'M
dertook to convince him (the Hindoo priest
of the errors of his faith. To this the Brah-
min consented, and at the time appointed
the Heather and the Christian champion
met to discuss, in the presence of several
Witnesses, the merits Of their respective
creeds.
As is usual in polemical discussions, the
controversy was opened by several incohse'
Iquential queries and answers. For half an
hour neither party had put forth startling
proposition; the willy Indian taking care to
confine himself to the defensive. Tired at
length by this scene, Clarke suddenly and
abruptly asked him,
sAre you forbidden to eat any thing in
which animal life exists?' Il am
Have you ever broken through this lawP
Never
| 'May you not unconsciously have been
} led into this crimep Impossible!
will you swear to iti' Most solemnly
/, do
|, DO you ever eat pomegranatesP 'Daily.
= Bring me some of the fruit, then, reloin-
: ed Clarke, turning to a servant. His orders
2 were complied with; the pOmegranates were
brought.
n 'Chooss one.' The Brahmin did so. 'Cut
+ lit in two.' With this direction he complied
4 place it here,' and Clarke assisted him tC
put it beneath microscope. Nov look a
:, it,
l. The Brahmin did so; but no sooner die
2, he apply his eye, than he started back will
IS alright. The fruit was perfectly alive will
s. animalcula. The puzzled Hindoo drew on
N the pomegranate (which, perhaps, my read
s. ers are not aware is more closely filled wit
S, insects than any other fruit,) looked at il
IS examined it, replaced it, and again behel
8. the myriads Of living creatures with whic
IN it was rife He felt it with his hand, t
y convince him that there was no trick in tn
- affair. Then suddenly drawing himself VI
n he slowly uttered Bus such hi 'Enoug
e lit is true.'
You acknowledge, then, that you hav
~ sinned unconsciousIy2 That every thin
= being filed with animalcule, invisible to Ii
Ior naked eye, you can neither eat nor drir
- without committing crimer
The abashed HindoO bowed.
= SHALL show you how full of similar i
sects every drop of water is?' 'No! hav
"a, seen enough
sst do you desire further prOofI' q have
~ favor to ask
a. 'What is it9 III can, will grant its
of 'GiVe me your microscope. / cannot b
, it; give it me-
md Clarke paused for moment, for he b
Dis. that morning paid ten guineas for it; an
led being poor man, he could i'll afford to D;
,alf with it. But, as the Indian was urgent,
hip most to entreaty, be at length, Especially
loo he thought the other would afford him
ain return some curiosity of equal value,) a
cts presented it to him.
on The Brahmin took it, gave one look
for triumph round the hall. and suddenly raisi
sd his arm, dashed it into a thousand atoms
the marble floor.
!. what do you mean BY thisP' exclaim
At Clarke, in undisguised establishment.