Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-02-25
From an English Paper
HABITATIoNS AND CHARACTERISTICS.

The domicils Of all animals bear a close resem
blanco to their respective characters. Thus, infe-
ror animals, moths, reptiles, etc.. mako very Door
homes, while the cOarso-granod wOOdchuck, and
other burrowing animals, are content with dark
damp ground-hoies Beavers, higher in the crea-
tive scale, build themselves nicer and better resi-
dences, while beasts Of prey seek some dark cav
ern, from which to sally forth in search of han
less prey, and in which TO deposit their BOOTY
Walking fowls, build ON the ground swimming
ones in marshes, aud flying ones in trees: while
eagles select the lowering craig, hawks and owls
some deep wood, and innocent and tame birds the
tree by our door or window. Beautiful birds build
tasty nests, the coarsc-grancd goose coarse nest
aud thus throughout nature, the abodes of ami
mails correspond perfectly with their charactoris-
tics 50 that the latter can safely be predicted from
the former,
Tho law applies equally to man. Tho Bosiowan
builds rude hut, yet Of the lowest tyne of human
architecture because Mt the bottom OF the ladder.
The ruins OF Pompeii contain only two houses and
those OF rulers, above one story high-humanity
then being little developed--while the IIottcntot,
Carlb, Malay Indian, and Circassian build struct-
ufes better and better still, corresponding with
the order OF their mentality. In villages too fine
fancy oldiashioned houses elegant, or odd houses,
signify fine, fancy, old-iashioned people
individuals, too, little refined, will build some
out-anIlsh tenement, as unsightly in looks as in
convenient arrangement, but those endowed with
oo'N VIZ ciccl ~ hedI, Wel-prop0rtOned, and
beautiful ediiice. The slack, iow-minded and
"shittless" aspire only to some hut or hoye dun
out CT bank, just 10 ward off the major part of the
storm and cold placed in muddy hollow, only n
hall story high and supplying few Of lifes neces-
SITES even, much less Injuries while the spirited
ambitious and enterprisng, whose aspirations are
ioity, and minds higl-tOned, select eminences, and
build high houses. Especially will the quantity
and quality OF mans intellect evince themselves IN
the houses they build Those who let the mechan.
e play with their purse, by first playing on their
fancy, and peTsHading them to build after this o,
CANDY or nntquated fashion, lack Independence
and Judgment ghile those Of immature tastes will
attempt some try-to-be extra exquisite monument
of gew-gaw crldenres; but those of we'll balanced
minds and sound practical sense, will plan and cv
ecute comfortable, good looking, well ARRANGED
residence. which they will finish OF in style CORES
pOn0lng with their own order Of taste IndeeJ
other things being equal, the better mans mental
ty, tie better mansion win he construct and tbe
characteristics of the house will be as those of ts
occupant on builder
or course this general rule has many po.di6eo-
tons and exceptions, both ways Men possessing
mental superiority may occupy inferior tenements
irom necessity, habit Aversion to change the abod,
0i earlier years. or even sheer matte nti0n svbil ia
lerer ones may owe their fine houses more Ia their
architect on iortutous crcom tanees than thcnp
'es- - Naote Of means, or a thousand ether eau.
~ ~ may sHeSent giSen persons from carrying out
tber building tastes or talents; vet as a cenerni
rule, fancy mnn will build fancy nott, ga a
practical man oOaFeniont home q subsdanfiol
taSh' solld edlhee; weak man an iljy arrapo osd
senSe ana superior NAN, a superb villa Yet
his diversity OF taste is we'll for il yarjagntes onJ
pessauDss 5ath toW1 aHd country, is eompAtiide
TiiN Si9s.'b taste aud the highest utility. aud nro-
Notes both; and will iolnfnitely nerj,,|t Ihs FL
iaisons ~ man throughout all coming lime.