The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-31

show tina. Nature exhibits througeoa. her works
gle system, whose principle u Ineligible TO II
can demonstrate this and prove that throughout thu
range Of natural phenomena there is principle which
nature the work Of . mind-the work OF individual
God II we pass rapidly the leading features OF tho
animal and vegetable Kingdoms, we are struck At once
with the remarkable diversites which present them
selves. We find everywhere diversity, but Ut the
same time perceive everywhere identical types This
can easily be shown that all organized beings differ.
ing as they do In their structure, have been ordered
viii h we can trace distinctly throughout 10th kingdoms
Everywhere the relations existing between the various
types exhibit thought whether in their structure in
other pecullares every side the connecting links be-
tween the facts presented indicate telecua
ton This consideration is most important; for may
be easily seem these various beings and structures
not the work Of single intelligence, We should not be
apt to understand them This princ pie be best IL
usrated by reference to special facts Let US take the
arm for instance ere the learned Professor drew the
anatomical figure Of an arm on the black bosrd) That
structure is common TO all animals havag limbs Evea
nsh, which have no limbs constructed on the same
plan the anatomy OF fsh's fin strkingly analogous 70
that Of the (This Prof. illustrated by sketch of
controlling thought pelvadlng he Whole structure l.
fish had obtained Fms only because they were to live in
the water, birds wings because they to live tn
arr and quadrupeds limbs, such as they have, becsus
ind the phSoss sa.e aIS i Ike IL. on
more than an adaptation OF structures TO ends. We
IN this analogy proof o. general proposition lying
sty which exists between them must only be considered
as special and secondary. For instance between III
bird and the fish there seems very little In commou-no
thing, in fact, but the head Blu. let examine their
structure. The Professor drew anatomical sketches
the board) Here we have the two animals and in both
there the same backbone passing from end to end and
serving as the starting point for ribs The very
structure is to be found in all quadrupeds The two
thousand quadrupeds the eight thousand birds the ten
thousand fishes the two thousand reptiles, which
know, all alike in this respect We shall the
same uniformity the same evidence OF mind in each Of
Mo fntrn tuVao pftke Ltnud tia
brates the radiates, the arcuates and the mousks-
which may be called the four tunes which the Divine
in the world Again we shall perceive the working of
mind az strikingy illustrated II we examine another
special subject The family Of lizards is widely disrbu
ted throughout the world This family exhibits the most
diversified features in its various branches Some have
no legs some only hind legs only fore legs
have one toe on each foot, some two three
four some five; some have these toes unevenly dis
trbuted between the feet, have the fore feet
than the hind others the hind than on the
tore When these various animals brought together
10 museum they exhibit natural SERIES containing
every variety Of complication Of structure But where
are the animals f0undp Those with five toes each
foot found everywhere but OF the other species
is only found in Bengal another only in the West Indss
another only at Agers another in New Holland another
in the Philippines another 10 South Africa another at
the Cape Of Good Hope, another in South America &c
structures represented by these various animals thus
scattered the world, put the omniscient aud omni
present mind of God who was capable Of creating
them ALL wherever they were, according TO q system
which we can read in q moment? Nor does the mode OF
deveopement in the animal kingdom show less clearly
that the plan to be fol owed in the process was fully lGd
beforehand Intellect from every point OF the
process Of development. Every great type has
estures in its developement which are peculiar 10 itself
This development comedies In its prominent features IN
all the animals Of the rank but there difference
In the process in each series according to lis structure
For instance let take the type OF arcuates which
consists of crabs Holsters insects and worms The lowest
member OF the type is the worm; then above this,
this again the lobster and highest OF all as the one ia
which this peculiar plan OF structure carried out in
most perfection Is the crab (rhe Professor illustrated
structure OF each Of the four orders See how this Is
carried out in the development OF these animals. When
the young Of insect born they caterpllars,
worms then they become chrysaes, pupe: and lastly
insects Toe general plan OF structure indicating the
type Is impressed on the insect and In reaching its u
mate shape passes through all the other varieties Of
the same plan. Here Is evidence OF thought OF idea
which must be divine We have seen how the animal
Kingdom presents variety OF structures all harmonious
ly illustrating the same plan But this kingdom which
IS only the last Of series IN the history OF
they were not what we now sec They differed In each
successive age until they eliminated in the combina
tions which now present themselves upon the earth.
let us select example Of the progress that has
been made the crustacea crabs and Holsters. These
crusacea we lind in the lowest ossferous strata and
the variety found there called by paleonoogsts trio
bites. (Tbe speaker sketched them the board and
showed how their structure simple and rudmentary
higher form Of structure (as be showed on the board
and In the highest series hni varieties scarcely df
fering from those which are now upon the Garth Now
contains, we shall find IL TO be mere oval divided by
segment Just like the irobites OF the Oldest s)ssrols
carnations: In short time II developes and recog
Mise m Il striking resemb ance 10 the crusacea OF the
middle geological age and when the developemeni
complete becomes perfect crab Thus the pattern Of
the crab involves the same ica as ind throughout
the animal kingdom Al the nrst creation 0. animals they
resembled the germs Of the animals we now see; aad
they gradually improyed-ust as the germ does-unti
they reached their present forms Here again s direct
evidence OF mind. We shall ind the same principle
forces upon attention, II compare organic With
ganc structures. The vegetable kingdom govern
ed by set of regular laws The leaves deve.ope the
stem OF plant 10 obedience TO fixed and organlc Avs
Here Professor A. drew on the board various plants
and showed how the leaves distributed,
that each should have sufficient air and mos.
ture and sunlight, and more) very strik.
ing analogy existed between the Distribution OF
leaves trees and the movements OF the bodies In
solar system There a law which governed the
distribution Of leaves around the stem or branch 10 which
they suspended m ght be illustrated by the fol
lowing table the portions In the last column showing the
OF the stem which divides lea, from Leaf
Planets. Days Of revolution Proportion 70 ne last
Neptune. ....... o., 900 days............
Uranus. 900 days.,......,..H Of Neptune
Saturn ........ 10 900 days .........L OF Uranus
Jupter.... ...... 1000 ds7s.........26 Of Saturn.
Asteroids ......1,2 40 2Voo..........'s OF Jupiter.
Mars ........... 600 days.......5-l3 Of asteroids.
Earth ........... 3S5 days.........s.13 OF Mars.
Mercury ......... $50 dsys............s2l OF the
rhe professor illustrated tbs beautiful analogy by many