The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-02-11
rhe Triumph Of rhiioicsy.
A Muhitorm and Many eolored Malatude.


n Muhitorm and Many colored Malafude.
Philology, or the acquisition OF languages
is in itself very harmless and amusing puf-
suit for those who have time to spare, anu
not enough of brains 10 devote themselves
with any prospect Of success to the creauon
of original ideas. Ba, the Importance -'a'd
upon knowledge of The dead languages by
all The European Colleges, and BY TOO many
Of our own, is supremey ridiculous. 1t is
very true that On acquaintance wi,h-,he works
of Homer, Plato, Sophoces, and Cicero may
be desirable; but have we mol TRANSACTIONS
Of these in the English tongue, and might 1t
not profit us somewhat more TO have carefully
rebe arsed and studied the noble teachings OF
Bacon, Shakespeare, Milton, Locke, and Web
ster? Ii a man has but one idea, though he
may have half dozen different tongues 10
express il in, he has bu, one idea alter oil.
Elihu Burrit for example "the learned black.
smith" OF Worcester, can converse and write
in over half hundred different languages
and dialects; bit he has never been suspect
ed Of any inordina,e supply of bEans-and up
10 the present momen,--we are unacqualnt'
ed with any river that has been sci on fire by
his genius.
Phlolosy pursued for It's own sake is
rank humbug and nothing else; but when
mas,ery of tongues is used, as Professor
Holloway has used il: for the dissemination
of new ideas and truly valuable discoveries
amors all tribes and naiionaities Of men,
we recognize in il one of the nobesl instru-
menls Of civilization and are gra,efu! for The
assistance ii impatts.
Whether Tie long aud laboious scientific
researches aud experiments which Holloway
had 10 undergo before he succeeded in per
fecting his universal remedies, left him time
Tor the personal acquisition of all the langua-
! ges now spoken upon earth, we do no, know,
and, were we speaking of all ordinary man,
should say they could not possibly; but IN our
estimate of such a character as his, the COM
mon standard of intellectual measurement is
at fault; and it seems not improbable that
the mind which obtained dominion over all
forms of human malady, could easily obtain
the key TO every tongue.
tha, Holloway has established printed jour:
nails in all the known languages of the world
journals specially devosd to the further
ance of medical truth and proclamation OF
the saving principles embodied in the use of
his Universal remedies. This philolosist could
desire no richer treat Than perusal OF the
many thousand files OF papers, oil OF them
in differeu, tongues, which can be seen in
his establishment; aud the British Museum,
endowed as ii has been BY both the munifi-
cence of individuals and bodies corporate, is
indebted 10 no single individual mote than /,
is to Professor Holloway.
If We needed grand interpreter OF human
ty, an Interpreter whose former deeds und
general character would everywhere secure
a favorable audience for whatever new ideas
be might choose TO lay before the assembled
congregation of mankind, il is 10 Holloway
that we should of necessity apply. He, in
deed, has turned phiIo.ogy 10 good account
and his reward is ,his,-ihat ii enables him
10 understand the manifold and cease!ess
songs OF benediction and gratitude which
arise 10 him from the full hearts of the mill
ions his Universal Remedies have rescued
from the very jaws Of the gave.
This indeed is the mos, pregnant triumph
Of philology. and by far the most useful pug
pose tina, the possession of ma''y tongues ha'
hitherto been applied 10. All horor 10 Prof
Holloway, and may he long continue to dis
penss bis Universal Remedies 10 the multi
form and many .colored multitude who have
been taught by experience 10 look up TO hin
as their medical redecmer.-N. Y. Nat. Polie
Gazette.