Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-04-02

RLAND COUNTY. PA. SATURDAY April. 2, 1859.


vegetable form OF life. The ultimate form
of vegetation, is a celule. A cellule is the
type of the organization, Of the entire vege-
table world, celiule is organisation. These
ccllules myriads in number being acted up
on by stimuli, viz light, heat and moisture,
become vegetable organism, as such il
pushes radcle downward, and a plume
upward, varying in form, size, color and du-
ration, whilst it makes its stalk, branch, ten
drill, leaf flower and gem containing fiuit
They are all cellue organization for
Nutrition and reproduction only. They have
neither brain nerve Or muscle, and are there
fore without voluntary motion. Their creep
ings and other limitations Of voluntary mo-
tion are only the result of stimulated irriabil-
ity Such is The vegetable form OF life.
But affection, superstition aud religion, add
10 common consent, that there is a vegetable
form Of life. Pyihagoras considered The
common bean as the medium Of Metempsy
parts, are equally with the ibis important
elements in The Egyptian Hiroglyphics
Superstition, has likewise consecrated the
Homeridn holly, The palm tree of Lalona, the
Odinoak, the Roman fg-tree, The A,henian
olive, the mandrake of the Hebrews, The
campac, the iouba tree, aud the magic cam
aata.
First fruits were laid on Jerish dliers--ihc
rose OF Sharon and the lilly OF the valley, are
endeared emblems of chris,iaaity, the ANA
ranth is also The emblem OF Immortality, the
cyprus, the yew and the weeping willow, be-
speak, sadness, silence and the grave.
It is not the weak minded or ignorant, but
educated and cultivated minds, that are mos;
fond of their flowers Not only the backing
boy in Nicholas Nicholby, who on account
of his poverty, and deformity was denied The
companionship Of society, found substitute
in the Hyaciuh growing and blooming in
broken blackning bottle.
Byron was sad and detected, as a poet
without his muse, unless boque Of flowers
was upon his study table, Xerxes adored
the majestic sycamore, and carressed the
Plane tree, he slept enrap,uIed under lis
shade aud tenderly embraced its branches,
and when compelled to bid adieu TO his ver-
dant favorile, he dccked il with bracelets and
chains Of gold.
AT leas, then may we not safely say, they
are grotring creatures which haze life.
We pass 10 say bu, few words in refer
ence TO the second form of Life, that of ami.
mails more complex form. |, consists OF
an organism, for nutrition, and reproduction,
more complicated than that Of the vegetable,
and Of an additional one for Perception, vio-
li,ion, locomoiion and prrhension, We say
the vegetable organism effects two objects
Nutrition and Reproduction. The coordinate
and blended organisms Of Animals effect six
with Perception, violation, locomoion anc
prehension, thus enabling, ant fitting ih'
, more perfect being to move about and taxi
care Of itself.
The third and last form OF lie is man.
Man the abstract
Ofan perfection, which the workmanship
e OF heaven hath modelld, in himself contains
n Passions Of several qualities"
/, What is man? surely he is more than ami
"A NAL. lie has a triple nature. Sense Inte
d leet and soul functions, faculties, and spiri
If nu,ii,ive, reproductive, and sen'ient o.
:. ganism.
e He is more than mere moving crea'nr
ID VIII ch has life. He was made in the imag
,e of his Creator, 10 have dominion over all il
e. (erlor beings. Plants show the wisdom
ID the Creator, in evolution, bloom, and repr
duc,ion. Animals still more by their von
of tary motion, self defence, and preserva'io
u Man, illustrates not only his wisdom, but
y. pi,y. and love, which Gil the universe wi
Sc their fragrance, as the frankincense OF
&c. temple Then what is man!
on We find him al birth, a nuiriive -orga
,e- ism, but yet, still formative seniient orga
isms- he breahes aud is thereby depen
in ent on the a.mosphere--he sucks, and
ire thereby dependent on mother. Light M
We stimulate his eye, but we have yet no int
en- ligent wink Sound impIesses the me
brane, fluid, and nervous pulp of the e
,n- vet il fails 10 reach the soul, and unlock
er. teniion and speech there is tslriclly spe'
ire ing) no voition, no moral agency yet, a
US consequently no voluntary motions, the
Is struments Of these motions, viz arms, i
nj. aud organs of speech are not yet develop
pc. Manifesily then, although The nutritive
mic gan ism is sufficiently perfected, still his S
nee tient organism is yet incomplete. Man
,al. this period of his life is very dependent
The young Of fish, are of as soon as spa
TO ed. The young ostrich, is the ioundlin;
hin the desert. The eagle after short, and
&C. patient nesting breaks up its nest 10 d
and its young upon The rugged rocks below
ear But infant man needs mothers arms
an care. years Of paiernal protection & train
mic before tho voluntary muscles are sufiici
lsn ly developed for him 10 act independer
its and defensively. But having, like {
her auering hero once attained il, he beco
tor, The noblest of creatures, his evolution
low the growth Of the Cactusgra ndiflora has
and slow, but like il, his bloom is most splen
Behold him in the completeness OF his |
thin steal nature. He is firm as solid cube
the plant and as easy and varied in motion
ling the rolling sphere. Measure the transv
hieh parallel line which makes the breadth OF