The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-15

periments made on them, found out the SCI |
cncc Of galvanic electricity, and Sir Hum |
phrcy Dayy has advanced this science and |
made it Of immense benefit TO the world.
70 enc could have failed through all time,
TO have noticed lightning, and the means OF
exciting the electric fluid was known long
before Franklin's time but it required his
scientific mind to prove that lightning and
the electric fluid were the same, and it re-
quired Morse to use this electric fluid to
convey intelligence with the speed Of light
ming, annihilating both time and space-to
make the magnetic telegraph the most i'm
pOrtant INK oHttsa Of the age.
Thus, every one must perceive that tire
quircs skill and knowledge Of science, TO
carry out into discovery or invention, and
TO make of practical Use the suggestions TO
discoveries which the mechanic in his daily
business receives.
Innumerable discoveries and inventions
have been made within the last portion OF
this century, which have added millions TO
the wealth and comfort Of the people Of this
country.
The invention by which the seed is sep
aratcd from the cotton, has irebicd the val
ne of land used for raising cotton.
The new inventions for spinning, weav-
ing and carding cotton, have reduced the
value of cotton cloth, from sixty cents TO
twelve per yard.
The use Of steam in propelling cars, and
the invention Of the magnetic telegraph, are
of immense benefit TO mankind.
BY the invention Of "A chemist. bleaching,
which formerly required weeks, is now done
i'll few days.
Lithography and stereotype printing, will
give great additional power 10 the press.
The invention of gas lights, (thiS perhaps
is not much IN demand here, as we have so
large a supply,) by which from laboratory,
a combuStiblc air may be sent under ground
all over city, and afford when il is desired,
strong pure light; and the application Of
steam to almost all kinds of labor. and TO all
purposes: these discoveries and inventions
before mentioned, and an immense number
Of other useful ones that have been made
within the latter part Of this century, are
producing an entire change, a revolution Of
all kinds Of business and pursuits.
| The result of these discoveries and I'M
proyemcnts, viii lead 70 an immense num-
Der of others, provided the practical men,
the mechanics, who are engaged III those
pursuits which offer so many experiments,
| tl,o;, - .,,t,.;o.,, i.rc,,Il.. az ,o;.rco IN
C,lI,,, ,,"1a;i,, od ,,,,,,,bo,loss s,,,,.
ceStiOns they meet with. lead them.
..Ol that vast SYSTEM says a distinguish
cd writer, (which we call nature, and OF
which none but its Author can comprehend
4 the whole, the laws and properties that have
Lnia r,Y, ,',r,s corncc,cd viii rr,nd srr.
80, 81 80, yn, ,,nJsco,,arod he an in.
Ji,.ni'iIn ai'bon,,h onmnSecrc chain Tacb
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";nn;f,an o,,a ,.,lno ! sto, IN tle
L ,s,n,''iod,ro 81 G,rr,an tr,,,L Iood;n, fu,e
;,,i.;.i,s1, ,';,J ~, - ,,,,,y ~ - ,,,n,
some HIGHER ratb in tbn p,,rsuit Of vLicl
new d;scovc,ies arc made. and thc cid ar,
Lro,,rL, into NV, and ureyncctcL courcv.
ions -
..Nbo, ,bor ore creat and bcuefcial dis.
covo,ic. in ,beir orioipg
! SWIM, il ,hc nrpcrss which has led I,
Them
, C.Tb.y orc ,ho yvor, Of rational mon on.
/ o,,,;n,, 1,,on tho materials cxi.tinp in M.
t,,re n,,J nbsor,irr tho laws and nroucrti,.
mo nhv.;roI v.nrld. Tho Creator of H.,
,r,ycrIe has >bcd ,s the m material. il !,
ali ornnnd Ms above ms and beneath ms. il
under tntf.
brcotbc. thc wo,ers If tho ocean. and or tbt
| fountains of tho oortb in ,hn yorious sinh
: ;ccts Of tho Lingdoms of nature. We can
NOT onion onr cycs NOR stretch nut ON
hands. nor take n sten. hut we see. an,
t handle. and tread unon th;nrs from which
, no most wonderful and usciul discoyeric
ard inrnrtiors have boon dodrccd.
1 Thrrc are many reasons WIZ thc mo
' cLonics cr ti,is cnuutrv If we had such
e scbroI f,r Iear,,irr Scirncc, and n worl. sho,
I ror cyrc,irncnt;n~. os Is recommended
: would 10 aIlo 70. and won,d make Jiscovc
! rics and ;nveutions in thcir arts.
j Tho mechanics of this country. are no
5 restrained in tbeir p.rsui,s rs in the oil
: ,yn,lL
In Paris. there can only he one hundre
= master nrjrters. oil the rest are compcllc
;, 70 hc ionrnrvmcn. and only n limited nun
j. ILrr IL ,hen, can find emrloymeut ON no
: count or mower nrrsses.
= In ali uo,,s If Errone. and narticularl
: Cernarv no mechanic can Get cmploy
mort in onv trade. unless ne belongs 10
n ccrta;r org,nizn,ion. and all business is :
!, crowded. That mechanics, even if they be
i lono IN tbat organization. cannot ret TO b
c mostsr worlmcn, eyrent they can Get III
c ,l,oo Of ,,r,., o,,e who hos dicd