The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-04-07

The aggregate Wcahi, ofthc World j. only
adequate, and never cdn hc more ihau nd
cqun,c, to surldy oil tic known Wants of
thy Human Race.
Til. proposition has been announced oil
several occusious, hul wi'lnut elaboration.
Tie word Want trquirr~ some defining, fuI
surely every desire shall t.ol ho csa.,d a0Nnni
Tor iuosi men desire wealth oun unlimited
amount, aud embracing lhis'dcslrc IA iIo ll-i
of legitimate wants, there t. not wealth -
uodgh iu tho world to supply llr smallest por
liuh Of lhe human family. Tint Is true
~ AMI. the supply of which vii suhservo the
jitlc cnd of CNisieuce-w hich will tend TO
bear mnn upwards to a higher planc ofbcing,
This is mn iuiuliliir'trE, ut wuui; aud the on.
is diiliculiy IL to determine, in all cases ~ hat
will thus promote uiir highest good; ,tirttrys
or this Is upparcni, We can loo certain OF ~
want.
There are two kinds of woulf:-lllosc of
which wc are scusihlr, and thusc which uny
Iir cnll,, latent CO.. insousillr. \ person mny
have want mud not lee aware of it--hs, Tor
instance, his physical system mHy be drrang-
ed, and need some MD IN recovering its reg
uhriiy of action, nUilthc patient lac ignorant
Off. 80 degraded being has want of
which lac Is totally understandable want Of
cultivation, rcfncmcni, cv..lepement. These
are none thc less wants for hr'ug latent, hny
more th1N Saturn Is ITUru tire trSu n trltt'et
with rings for not heing known ms sucti to
the Chntdeaus. We become sensible of our
WANTS ~ we obtain knowledge sufficient 10
undcrslhnd them. Strictly speaking, the
WANTS of tiau 'lo not incrense--tley are al
WAYS the sRiue--hut our know ledge of them
increases ns we horoiLi better acquainted
wilh,uursclvcs. Their intensity ,howcvcr.di-
s,,,,t.ltaIs fir instance
hre1Uturrv'ty ut the want ut rt''t-'tt'''-ts I'4
man ofthorough scholarship /, hot 20 great
rs To hlm whp has enjoyed no educational
advantages, The wants, therefore, Of those
for whom tie least has been done are of
much greater opportunity tlnn nrc ,hnsc of
persons Tor whom every thing necdiul Inns
bceu supplied. o. This rule will extend TO all
cases, both IN respect to mental and physical
wnnlS.lur Ms to him who has not enjoyed the
pdpHitagcs of mcutal dcvclopcnlcnt needs
much greater attention Than one who Ing; so
lie who has not been supplied with such food
ns the highest good of his physical system
demands, requires more care IN relation to
diet, ifthe object hc To repur ms far MS posi-
bic the effect occnSioped 10y past neglect
70 illustrate Grhcr Music is thought n
trtling accomplishment 10y sOmc;hut IL Is re-
garllcd as Indispensable 10 trnc education by
those who understand It's influence. |, is n
common remark on this subject that 51nnn's
wants increase according to his educatluu;
but the trnth is, ms we have seen, the
wants Of tho iguoraat urc not less IN
hut are more pressing nj their de-
maIids. The Ignorant uau does rot know
his wants, while the educated nan does. We
shall tAereiaEG hara nccasiun 10 ls1 Ile term.
"known waits ".-nnd the reader, FROM wllnf
lrtshrur snid, will Understandable Is signi-
fed lhrrchyr
What Is she ,riterion of vufuc2 Chn any
thing hc valuable unless it hc adopted to some
wum ofour nnrwc2 lfuot, what but want
can I've the standard of vnlne-tlc measure
of all the property Of the world? II, then,
nothing can Iro valuable unless it can ndnis-
ter to Soite need nf our melrtnl mud 'ltysirnl
and il nothing can he consider
ed wrnlth which has not rnIuc,U IoII1Ws tIlu
there rHn ttrvrr he more wealth IN the world
linn the wuuts of tln rOce domnnh. An IN
dividunl and perhnps Il nnlion jmay possess
mnre wealth tlnn is demanded lay the wants
of us po-sesSors; hut the world can never hc
thus sitnatcd-ncyrt reach this stnrc of HtpG.
cucc. Wcnny readily imagine a de icicncy