The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-09-21
For The Free Trader,
Divine visltaliouS.

4 recent number Of he Free Trader contained
an article which attacks with much severity. the
prevalent doctrine Of Special Providences; and
after citing examples in point, TO show the alb
surdity It not impietv of such belief and fortify-
ING the position with some very good reasoning
1t closes hy ascrbng such occurrences, rs are
usually regarded rs the effect of Provdeutial in
reference, 10 mere coincidence or in other words
TO chance.
i regard this conclusion ne but little better than
the doctrine attacked While | repudia,e n ca
PRECIOUS f,tali>m, named Special Providence. |
would not arrail,n the wisdom Of Omnipotcnce by
surprising the work of his hands to be left the
victim Of coincidence or the foot balls oi chance
worship at the shrine Of n more reasonable-a
more practical philosophy a philosophy which
teaches that lars. a. immutable and enduring as
"!le that made them" governs the universe All
nature coroborates such mn opinion The plane
tary system obcyS with mathematical precision
the laws which direct its motion The regular
returning seaSon-Gay and night-the growth.
decay, and reproduction of animal and vegetable
life-al attest the power and unchanging charac
ter OF Natures laws. Nor il man exempt from
their universal sway We all know that there
nra certain things, such as air nutrition exercise
1c, which are Necessary not only to deyelope-
ment Of ms faculties, but to his existence without
them he dies and with only partial supply he
suffers IN proportion proving concluSiyelv that de
Walton from, ~ violation Of the laws ofhis being
brings resulting penalty. And when wcsee the
manifest intention fnaturc thwarted--when we
see person in the prime Of life, surrounded by
an eXpectant family, descend to the tomb NAV
we not reasonably enquire for, and tru,hfuly in.
fer that there IS n cause And does not mankind
admit the necessity of the cause else WHY the
call for bills Of mortality physicians reports, CO.
roncrs inqucsts, aud quarantine regulations
When the stately OAK falls TO the ground and
there is no visible agent adequate to produce the
effect upon a sound tree we infer there ia decay
al the heart; and when a man falls under like
circumstances We may reasonably form like con
illusions and rs there Is always tangible cause
for the decay ofthc oak .here doubtless is cause
in the case OF person
When the female part Of our species, in ohe
dience TO an absurd fashion endeayored to make
their forms resemble the insect race they not on
IL brought disease upon themselves. hut entailed
1t with more or less intensity upon whole gene.
ration.
How often have we seen \ Young female the
unhappy victim of such absurd custom. The IA.
tai compress applied 10 her chest, preventing the
expansion oi the lung. and free action ofthe sto-
mach; excluded from the pure AIR Of heaven, lest
her skin should he tarni,hed-actiye athletic ex.
ercises forbidden by the tyranica behests of fash.
ion; she becomes dyspeptic and nervous and, con,
scqucntly, fashionable. But when she exchanged
the maiden for the matron-when AS wife and
mother she has full employment for all her ener.
gies she finds, too late, that her half developed
physical powers are inadequate to the demand
upon theni-she finds an early grave. What a
mysterious providence !" SAYS one What an IN.
lucky coincidence |" says another. But / would
say, violated law has claimed it, penalty. Nor
il, the male sex less prolific in arguments to the
same point They have all committed phvsica!
sin with high hand and we have long since
learned that the wicked do not live out half their
days So long rs men are rs eiTeminate and
luxurious ms they now are 50 long rs they loathe
the simple food of nature or refuse Ter pure
and heathfUl beverage unless adultCrntcd with
stimulating or narcotic poisonS So long will there
be sufficient cause for all the Soul disease that
makes the world hospital b.