The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-12-29
For Tie Pioneer.
lie cturc on Pathology,


ereI GA hst evening in the public school room a
Traverse les SIOUX, by e. II. Spencer, Esq. His sub
ecs. Penaiosy, very comprehend one he handle,
sys'-ma,ic,lly, and during the time occupied ia thu
csoaur,, nad the rivccd sttention OF an inelligen
audience.
.' !l i-wing The quantities OF matter, said tbs
lecturer, we feel need for a measure, a unit o
.-ae AIpi by which may estimate the relav,
u..-ti. nc aud other OF its properties. Hence
Sci Auetc. For the higher and complex OPP
-rrt'5'. 81 zebra simpes processes Of calculator
'1.. laced beside arithmetic, requiring rerhap,
81. 1901, and better developed mental state for
cotapit hcnsion.
Tee &, sses flowers Sc, on the surface Of oar
o.'s, c5ainualy meet eyes, and though creative
a. .,-..i'u sensations the inquiring mind is not
satieaa &, rest here. Difference of coior, shape,
rn- &c., &c see in every thing upon it; We need a
rse.4it ~, hence Botany
IH- ~ varieties Of rock VIC meet next cha
i- 'gr ltention. We sec ia The many gradaiions
l.-a ..r Aige Of sand stone to the beautiful
sri re- iar crys,iled quarts, difference. Of color
~ai a; .ahcslon of PARTICLES Sc. 'Wi at once per
e- a- sce>sily Of system, of classification, hence
Mineral. .y.
ceruin, eve there appears difference
-t.t g.. gee particles which compose bodies, and still
he m:nd difference in their properties
ourselves the different sensations
70 us n, their contact with as; sensations
ut, salt, hitter. 81. Here :, a natural
seek not ONLY the primary elements, but
peculiar aud distinctive properties. L.
,grs Of observation there much Of
.. lli1aii,ns. bui now we turn for explana-
asat j.. accurate and beautiful science, Chcais-
en-
N~ re rate tlo bowels Of globe ana meet
-h- 4e rc,i"s of matter; coal, lead, iron, cop
ueu sc. Here are elen,ents which We have
-.. .et SOD, which we know nothing about. Mind
.sra. led 10 remain in the cloudy atmosphere,
a.-- hcsc elements in another light. These too
5i.t .ua-r I've handled anal, zei ard take their
t, .a-- .cs in the line ofsci,nce That eternal add
Y.- - tr { Of mind which makes science of any
ti erar eng lays bald OF these, a.rarges thcm, call
rf... ,f arian.e.1ent a science snd that science
.c...t.
81, src searches becomes confident Of powers
-ls "a analyzing. grouping, generalizing aud
.,. T. induced bun 20 think ne has a power,
.r... over the clements OF nature. lie eNpe-
u-Hr as Of joy, exuiiation. and perhaps Of
.t- his success. He Is induced 10 lo'k upon
-. ua lims,if and he does he sees here too,
r.. nd, work upon the body. work upon Itself,
i:r mind. The structure Of the body cha-
l..asr. lmisation. II surpasses by hr all of his
..D-, 7-r n the fields heretofore traverscd; the
a.aft..-ts. TIC ,clic,y and the strength Of the
.t-s.. ar4 he perfection ol the whole, excite new
r g. u.g emotions. He presses on to the inner
s...-s. lire new orders, laws and beauties
esent ihcInselvcs. H. tie beautiful or
,.r ae taorama Of moving powers, the harmony
-. arl. &C exactness, he sees new themes for re-
- study, AMI is almost list ia the M
fla.f . las own beauty, MS own power, and has
a~. on.
l---,-.,. " he feels tha, there supreme pow
or, su hing, ali powerful cause, and as though
,s .a. 1903. II FOR man to lo.k up iaio the heavens
thr -.,-r abode If such being, he does look
t-e .r. hold. not the object OF hi search, bit
..r' a-auty, Of order and Of harmony, On
.-..- lr. places him entirely beside himself Con
t-r ...ac power, the maj ithat great lnnin-
t- ,a his mastery over all the objects Of space +,
1acr 'Ar beauty aad exac;ness Of their obeis-
fa-,.. th, ,ncessing iuiGluent and the surprising
-.e-.i.- ia which his laws are obeyed, he is
;.,.-.' B., ink he has found the object Of his search,
SIS ..s'a II PROSTATE in alteration did he not d's-
,-, .a-t his new monarch Of the world was him
ae.a laws. lie seeks then for higher and
.a-.e. use His IDEAS of His power, Of His
-r.s'-c acrcasing in the order of the graniuef,
.s- a.a lie and the perfection OF his works With
l go r-i re he raverces the regions OF space ana
t4n a. ,a.c,r;:c the abode OF the great first cause;
Co., h--. ... mortal eyes become lost. he finds HIM
e.r aaa .,.er having toiiei and Travelled more than
.a... at -imseif capable Of enduring, no nearer
..la h-. &c set ou.
T.-.. ars many other topics to winch would
tl Co. .t ,our attention, said THE lecturer, but time
tr.-. . IS evening. We viii speak further OF
.r1 i. the inter. NJ. VI.
l.r,- s- des Sorx, Dec, 10 1858.