New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-06
20 TIE lgNlue
Artists Of the Ideal Hnd the Real; "r, f"sts
and Inventors -RrYivai of an old mode of
carving.

OF Iua-lu iifu. me eHfidb' diFc'ati'r mas
been exclusively GIVEN u one class o. men get Il
d. equally applicable % another VIZ. Inventors.
What is Poetry but the art Of Invention And
what an Inventor but one who brings that into be
iag which had 100 previous existence Aud is
there not poetry in Things as well As Thoughts
in forms. motions aud results Why there IS no
species of mctucai composition and no fights 81
genius 100 them that have not eounterpaus u tan
s,b.s creations Authors OF verse aud Of mechau-
ical novelties are then. both chiidrenoi Inspiration
md ai.ier only BOO tHs media 81 Its manifestation.
Appointed % separate missions, one occupies re-
eioas OF the Ideal the other realms OF Realities
one lortra,s other GOES farther aud produces
that which ho maeiDcs. The former reveals his
conceptions iu worls-the latter casts them in iron
and brass or efnb0dies them in other material ac-
corius 90 their natures aud then places them, in-
stead Of their pictures before us Like his more
cthcria.izcd brother he INDUCES considerably in
light and fugitive pieces, but every now AMI then
r,uscs the world with specimens Of sublimity aud
romance, as the PrintnePress, Steam Motors
relerraphs. Water and Land Locomotives, ADD
other heroic poems in wood aud metal ayouch
And where s the soul 50 torpid that IS not warmed
into rapturcs by peruslnE lntH
Both have their seasons Of exaltaton and pros
tration-spiritusl intcrmittenis. Their genera.
feelings and fates are alike. As regards worldly
honor and wealth they are commonly on par
poor in possession and amazingly rich in expecta-
tom Allied so intimately in their pursuits and
destinics their hopes, Joys sympathes and sor-
rows. q mutual attachment might be expected %
bind them together but such has not always been
the case. The amateur Of tropes used 70 look
askant at him whose metaphors were springs and
pulleys but the feeling Is yielding to better one
The artist Of realities is not now deemed mean
and seryle, nor his profession snob.e and
scaudalous shat it, except where rulers reign
trc d,rtu0 for then people arc everslaves dc tacto.
There is mo- mistake about the pleasures OF m
yentor. They have JOYS that common minds
know little Of. They live in world and breathe
au atmosphere peculiarly their own. Each one
carries with him an exhiratius and magic elixir
that enables him 10 rise into higher cycles than
common morals move ia. Like those Of other
men. their bodies are seen in our shops and thor
oughlares bat their souls even then, often soar
ing elsewhere, aud sometimes become SO perfect
v distracted that one would think Death might
snatch the former away and leave the latter un-
conscious OF their departure, wandering about IN
quest Of them
4 virgin thought flashes them, or long.
attempted problem is solved, and they are IN a de
lirium of delight. Their pallid checks become
flushed with Joy, and their eyes expand IN costa
cv The new ideas or facts disclosed are now yer
ily apples of gold ia pictures of silver They are
about 10 receive their reward, and Hope, IN her
richest robes steps ia to reveal it. Waving her
wand she calls up mansions lawns and cquipa-
scs. bank books certificates Of stocks, rcnt-ros
and long list of other desirable misceiIanoa .--
Nor is the VISION always evancscent. Frequent
" At endurcs tan il come to pass or the sn.ine
visionairo himself pass away. la either case thc
enjoyment IS genuine anticipation as IS well
known. being not one whit less exquisite than tai
f'mcnt
Sometimes the lives OF Fitch aud Chattcrton
have become extingushed with the scenes, bat
only when they were unusually vivid aud abrupt
~ dissolved
Verbal poets occasionally find their finest Inn
agery overwhelmingly M the book-market-
The same thing occurs and not seldom noitherwith
inventors Many a one has uuwittngly given birth
Ia second one to the child OF another, cherished
it with paterna solcitude and honestly ushercd 1t
into the world as his ownl An unlucky contre-
temps truly: To undergo the labor OF mental yes
tation. suffer the throcs OF an accouchcmcnt ana
then have the darling torn from you by stranger
Yea. aud perhaps with the haunting remark that
all other eggs in your brain had been lad by his
maecots But that is bordering on a theme more
exciting than the Quarrcls OF Authors.l Ten TO
one If the unieeling claimant had any right to the
paternity but he deemed it a worthless brat and had
abandoned 1t. and moreover would never have
thought Of acknowledging the founding but tor It's
improved appearance and condition. Probably il
had not lived but for its ioster-parents care.
Nothing but a careful examination and rccxam-
nation of the registers before undertaking to own
and nurse such younglings, can enable any one to
avoid severe disappointment
Recently, a novel mode ol carving in wood by
first sinking the parts designed to be in rehei was
announced. Unfortunately for its authors some
unknown meddlins person tempered with 1t long
ago. when little could bc made cut OF II either for
himself or others There would have been no
harm in this had he done nothing more, but he i'm
pertinently filed caveat in the pubic's archives
the author stepfather with kidnapping, nor yet
apply for quo warranto or injunction. Here 5
his declaration;
Al Elceusai Receip, to make a dainty, srelgh Dat'
issSaf 10 hare knots rhere goa peGse-Cet streigh
niece OF wood Of the length you desire OF holly ash
service tee walnuttrec or pear tree lei II DC hee
from knots then plane into six or eight sides eood
deal bigger than your stat is 10 be. This done get
short punch Of iron and le: the small end be ned u
about the bgness that you intend your KNOBS Sha oe
where Won will have knobs punch holes with hammer
therein and so do on every side. Then pane II over
again TIL You have made the staff smooth that mere 81
no dots LEFT By the punch seen thereon NeN' Pu. y
into csldron Of boiling water for good space shI
when YOU take il out you shall see that It VII oe is
OF knobs for by heat OF the water the bruises aue
by the punch are swelled out again.
You may dle your punch Ike star or other "oIA
aesicnl aud il will show very pretty once -" a
partisan or captains leading stat done in TINS manner
and being put into dyer's caldron when ne o{eo
blacks and dried and rubbed well with linseed Oh y
showed shonel Ike ebony Rioh Cao'Ho Niat raIi
ev Of iuresfions unlocked and opcEea for nc reTtaF
y IgcnioHs Spir;S Sc 81 Collected 9ni g AifIis a
saldas UecSv Sc ~ John Utrs, loro Of Arf.f fai
| Conclusions Fra 81. L0H. l6>i.
| sae MoNonfs Prefsr- tn Mechanic Exarc.ses-LOndon