Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-09-27

and experiment, while the excitement
lasts. The brains of society are turned
topsy turvy by the immensely of the
importance of this greatest discovery
of all time, till another mysterious topic
seizes upon the public mind, and puts
the subject of Magnetism into per-
petual Mesmeric sleep.
In order to make good speculation,
and have their theories gulped down
by the people, the more irrational, in
credible and supernatural the pretence
the better; but however ready the
mass are to patronze humbug, and to
be led by the nose by the arrogant pre-
tender, it is some consolation to the
dilgent searcher after the truly useful
and valuable, whose Investigations are
annoyed by every false philosophy that
monopolizes the public mind for sea.
son, to know, that the passion for the
Indecent is superior TO the love of the
marvellous, ard that a dancing girl in
short clothes, who can turn herself three
times round on her great toe, is great
er object of attraction to the multitude,
than all the incredible theories that
ever spun out an abortive existence.
We have the Eccalobeon, Matching
chickens by steam, which would be
really useful were it not necessary to
have hens to lay the eggs. What use
for talking image with vocal chords
of India rubber, when, since the Gre
alton of Eve, woman's tongue never
failed her
I Indeed, of what use are many things
of which have spoken, and countless
others, except to fatten parasites on the
public purse /! They increase not the
domain OF knowledge; disseminate not
the principles of virtue or industry !;
create no value for the public advant-
age, and add nothing to the common
enjoyment of the race.
But were this all, no fault might be
found; but while vice and idleness,
and pretension, bask in the smiles and
approval of community, virtue and
modest merit in vain seek an honest
livelihood from the charities of the
world. The busy seamstress starves
over her ill-paid work, toiling bitterly
for few cents per day, while vice
spreads her golden wings OF alluremcni
; overin her path. The honest and hard
working laborer barely keeps even
with the world the minister Of the
Gospel wears threadbare coat the
man of science finds grudging sub
sistence the poet feeds on his imagi.
|, , nation the scholar, like the hermit
in his cell, stints the body to enrich
, the soul. These are the true benefac.
! tors of mankind-that coin drachmas
from their hearts blood--whose giant
, minds push on the worlds destinies-
) they keep the flame burning on the
altar of truth-thcy mint the wealth
of the world by their ceascless toll
they smooth the pillow of pain--they
pour balm on the worlds agonies-
they light heavens pathway with ce
lestial radiance.
, They sow but the harvest is not white
: for them. Because the molten golc
flows not from their brains pure ant
glowing, as from the smelling furnace
they bear the worlds sheer and cavi
, and rcproach. Like their Lord and
: Master, in their day and generation
they are rejected and despised the
, public look upon them-the true Phi
lanthropists-as unworthy Parasites
while
{" Pleased with rattle, iickled with a straw.
she showers down her laurel wreaths
and golden favors on the dancing girl
and the buffoo.--[N. Y. Packetn.