Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-10-31

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there is seldom any redrcss---the poor
creature has no owner. ,
2d. Shuding.-Gcnerally, the name ol
the Bank is in what is called shaded let.
ters, If the bill is genuine, there is a
regularity and finish about it which is
not in the counterfeit /; in the latter there
are generally irregular parallel lines or
scratches seen but in the genuine, the
shading is soft. fine and blended. IN
some notes there are specimens Of cloud.
ing In the genuine the engra"er will
commence fine, blending his work as he
passes on, gradually slcping it of, un.
til, like distant cloud, no traces are
seen behind but the coun,erreiler com.
menees coarse, continues so, and gener.
ally leaves of with little dots.
3D.. Medallion work is pr obably the
most difficult part Of an engraver's work.
1t is generally found on the ends of the
bills surrounding the denomina alton or 10
the form Of head. The medallion up.
on genuine bill has the appearance of
raised OF projected work, rs though you
could clasp that withthc fingers, ard ap.
on close examination you will find it
cost labor, whereas, in the coun terfcit, il
is coarse, rough, and the medallion work
fiat.
4Ih. Drapery.-lf the garment is in
the form Of IA loose dress, in the genuine,
it will hang in folds, natural and easy
stiff or unnatural in the counterfeit.
Altered Notes.-Ths is done by pas.
ting operation, altering from smaller
denomination to larger such notes IAN
generally be detected by .ie altered parts
appearing darker than other parts of the
bill, and by holding them up to the light.
In conclusion, we would say that the
cause of so many altered notes being ta.
ken, is, that they are taken carelessly
and in hurry without taking lime TO
look. Why no. take time TO examine a
Bank Note, as you would costly piece
o! broadcloth that you are about to pur.
chase ! And by so doing, you learn
much and save many dollar.
THE PURlTANS.
Those who reused the people to re.
sistancc--who directed their measures
through long series of evenl(ul years
who formed, out Of the most unpromis.
ing materials, the finest army Europe had
ever scen--who trampled down King,
Church and Aristocracy-who, in the
short intervals Of domestic sed,ion and
rebellion, made the name of England
terrible to every nation on the face oil
the earth, were no vul gar fanatics. Most
of their absurdities were mere external
badges, like the signs Of freemasonry or
the dresses OF lriars. We regret that
these badges were not more attractive.
We regret that body, to whose cour.
ge and talents mankind has owed in.
estimable obligations, had not the lofty
elegance which distinguished some OF
the adherents of Charles l.. or the easy
good bree,!lng for which the court OF
Charles IL. was celebrated. But, if we
must make our choice, we shall, like
Bussanio in the play, turn lforl the spe.
cious casket which contains the Death S
head and the Fools head, and fix our
choice on the plain loaden chest which
conceals tho treasure.
The Purtans were men whose minds
had derived peculiar character from
the daily contemplation of superior be.
ings and external interests. Not con.
tent with acknowledging, in general
terms, an overruling Providence, they
habitually ascribed every event to the
will Of the Great Being, for whose pow.
er nothing was too vast, for whose in.
spection nothing was too minute. To
know him, to serve him, to obey him,
was with them, the great end Of exist.
ence. They rejected with contempt the
ceremonious homage which other sects
substituted for the pure worship Of the
soul. Instead Of catching occasional
glimpses of the Divinity through an OBJ
scuring veil, they aspired to gaze full
on the intolerable brightness, and to
commune with him, face to face. Hence
arose their contempt fol terrestrial dis.
tinctions. The difference between the
greatest and meanest oil mankind seem.
ed to vanish, when compared with the
boundless interval which separated The
whole race from him, on whom theil
eyes were constantly fixed. They re:
cognized no title to superiority but his
favor, and confident Of that favor, they
despiseJ all the accomplishments and
dlgnities OF the wohd. If they were un.
acquainted with the works of philoso
pliers and poets, they were deeply read
in the oracles Of God. IL their names