Oxford Democrat., 1856-02-01
MIS- c f. LIZ n Y .
Trom Guham', Magazine, Feb. 1856.
DR.. Kane, the Arctic Navigator.
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DR.. Kane, the Arctic Navigator
AsErrcu M pR. WILLIAM ELDER.
When man. life i. heroic, and hisunmc
has passed into history, the world wants to
know him personally, intimately. The
grave and reverend chroniclcr," passing
over his beginnings, presents him abruptly
in hs mll.grown greatness; men render the
admiration earned, but the sympathetic
emulation awakened is concerned TO know
how he grew into his sma,uriiy orozcallenco.
This curiosity isrot an illcucss Of the fancy,
bat personal interest in thc facts that
springs out or those aspirations which put
o,cry man upon the fulfllmcnt OF his oNn
destiny. How came this man to cyr'l-
what was In him-what happened IN de-
,clopit? "S1me men arc born great, some
achieve greatness; some have crainc,s
thrust upon them How came this man
hy IL? Isit within my reach al,1' and, by
what mnn,2 History rroyokrs us with
s,,b ,rrri.. a, tis., Bio,rarly an,var,
them.
p..,,r r,fy, E.pt Kan, +. mo-, oni,,
tir,y four ,s,r. old. y,, n, has done NOR,
than cir,umna,iu'o the globe, he has
,i.i,,.l and tr,,,r.,l India. africa. Europe.
S,u,, America. the island, Of the Pacific.
and ,,yi., r.n.,r,trl the Arrtir rrsion to
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"n' N"' 90 '.' coast '"'''! '' '"' 81. '.''
ocean, ana D" % ''."'' "' 'N.' w. .'' ...'
exploring 'N' 'r'-'l t'". '"l '', '.' "''''.
iaa' "'' PERSONAL ''l.'''"..' '.'' ''' Guar
actor "' '."'n''' adventure '. was ',. ~.
my 'H'm 100 ''' 'I'''' '' '.'.''''' ''' !'.''
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ar a., work b.us, him. nj, collegiate
studio. uGrl some pus,Vou.m.ut Will"
his physical qualities pre,,l Tor th.irucc-.
ary training anil discipline. T. vas almo',
in ,hc srrit 1t tuany that D. explored Che
Blue Mountains or Virginia, as o. ,tuiru, 1l
geology, uulsr ,hc rullaur, Of Professor
Rodgers, aul cultivated, AZ once, his harli.
llrl or vital energy anI taa.e elements OF
natural science which w.r, 9, qualify him
arIIisalt.F .ryirrs in thr fg,l of physical
geography. but, in due time D, returned
90 'nr I"t'''t 200 "...-'r-.. ''''' ''. w.
'lc usual h'n.r-' a' well a' Though "'' ''.'
lnc' studies bad suffered no di'grE'n-A''
muscles aul nerve w07o oin1'.i' "ni 100.
'riu ln'' nothing hy tH' In'.r'"i"'7 "i i'
Development, h1t "as rather o'T"''r'i"'
lnr all th' n.. which o. ha' served since.
llr graduated 10 ia' University oi I.nnEl
uu.a-ir,t, limits collegiate. ami ai''rw1r'''
in b. mrlla', department.. His special
r.'.s'.. in ,tIly indicated bis ultura, driii
chemistry aul snr-r, natural science n
i.- most intimate r'nvrr' with m"1n'',
anil ,hc r.mrlnl art boo i's mos. heroic iur.-
t'u. H. went "ut from i.' alma .Ha..r "a
good classical 'r''.'r' % s''' '""'"''', '''h'
cr''"-.''' a''T'n'm.T' anu 'l'ii 'n' '"' Oh.
h.Scl, or thought h' lacked Robustness ''
frame nl"1nIuo.s oihc''ih' H'''i''l.I
ava appointment 900 ih' navy au' upon h''
admission, demanded active service. H'
was appointed upon thr diplomatic stan a'