The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-09
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MAaNO-ELEcTRIcIT
What are the Inhabitants ofthe (pompous
styled) Celestial Empire about Can any one
tell me 7 Yes, all who have been amongthem
will excam: " Following in every respect the
ussges Of 2 900 years agone Theirplough the
same and the occupations ofthe people those
Of their sires through countless generations.
Can we reform them n Yes! How would
you effect il ? BIZ Electricity
Yes, would scatter the lightning all
through China. II would soon alter the peo-
pie. Liberty, which China man has no idea
Of, would be among its first productions, and
the iron rule Of Emperor, Viceroy, and Man
DARN, fuse under its powerful contact-the
productions Of the distant provinces be
brought speedily together and knowledge
travel the Empire over, on the lghtnngs
fash The idols Of China would be thrown
down and consumed before its burning truths,
and her millions of Bouzas and Priests be
added to the useful and working portions Of
society. Ignorance could not abide in any
region its light is shown in, and thought
and electricity, like to the high melted ra-
GERS, course that populous land together.
Science, when rendered subservient to
the wants Of nation, takes precedence Of
commerce And the Chinese now lack
knowledge Of it, which if they possessed
would make them what they should be, an
intelligent and right thinking people.
The tyranny which exists there at pre-
sent, is in great measure the result OF
distance, and the total want Of speed. All
her rulers are eye. servants OF the Emperor,
who no sooner out Of sight than they vio-
lated his will, and govern arbitrarily and
overreachingly-pl underng all about them
and accommodating immense fortunes out Of
the labors Of the land for their private uses
And framing such tales for their masters
ear, as shall Justify their proceedings Dis
lance lends enchanfmenf 10 the scene" with
vengeance in China. But introduce the
usefulnesses Of Electricity, and all the gla-
mour will vanish Trade, the great employ
ment of all, be facilitated, and agriculture
send its productions throughout the empire
safely and swiftly. The north and south,
east and west be blended in intercourse
and from the great Wall to the sea, nu-
merous people would become intimate with
each other, and feel one thrill of electcal
liberty, and burst with one accord the calling
letters in which ignorance has at present
bound them. Let my countrymen try Mag
no-Electricy in China their returns will
amount to more than the present cargoes
produce knowledge is power" and in
this matter shows itself most clearly
Should direct trade be opened with
China, from St. Francisco, California, then
will be the time to commence operations.
An enterprizing professor, with complete
set Of instruments or machines, would gain
both fortune and fame. The Chinese will
rapidly embrace so useful an adjunct-they
would apply it to all their present wants,
and use it to prevent the abuses now pelpe-
trated in wanton pleasure by their rulers.
The sick and distressed by disease would
find relief through its application, and the
weather., enjoyment in its exciting and
pleasant USE The Magno-E.lectric bath
will be common the moment mankind are
made aware of its excellences.
In China the environs Of towns are rem
dered disgusting from the number Of very
wretched objects, laboring under every spe-
Tics VI OHeHSlFc ulscdot tHSu iodtHSolnc
forms sicken the beholdef Cutaneous af-
iections seem to predominant, and you have
from leprosy to cancer in all their dreadful
varieties continually before your eyes.
The Chinese have no humanity for the
sick Oppression, on the part Of their gov
eminent, has made them selfish and careless
Of all beside. They are all Industrious, and
it requires their every effort to raise food
sufficient for their numerous population, -
Famines oltentimes depopulate whole dis
tricts, which, il they had railways OF mag |
netic roads, could be easily prevented but
at present their distance from relief, and the |
slowness Of travel, leaves them to perish
China, IN some parts, is very unhealthy
country, and, upon an average, more deaths
occur on board ship in Canton than in a
sickly season in the West Indies The lime
stone water is considered the cause. Now,
there is nothing under the sun will SO soon
relieve all irritation Of the bowels as Elec-
tricity and its medical use would be to
them and others truly blessing.
Go to the Chinese, and lei them see
The wondrous effects Of Electricity
Show how their commerce you can speed
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