American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-11-13
The Triumph OF PhiIoiogy.
Il MulVora and Many Colored Nul
tituds. ----

tuude. ...a
Philology, or the acdu, itioH of Ian.
gusgcs is in itself very harmless and
amusing pursuit for those who have time
to spare. aud not enough Of brains To
devote Themselves with any pruspec, Of
success t" the creation nf ori siual ideus.
But the Importance laid upon q know
ledge OF The dead languages by all the
Eu' opsan colleges. and by too many
ct our own. Is supremely ridiculous -
IL IS very true that an acquaintance
with tho w",ks Of Homer, Plato, so.
ph"cles. aud Cicero. may be- desirable
hut have we not Transactions Of these ia
the English tongue, aid might il not
profit Us somewhat more TO have care.
fully rehesrsed aud studied tho whole
teachings of Bacon, Shakespeare. Nil.
ton, Locke and Webster ! If n man
has but one idea. though he may have.
halt dozen different Tongues 10 express
il in, he has hat one iden after ali. Eli.
hu Bur,itt, for example. "Ghc learned
blacksmith" nf Worcester, csn converse
aud write in over half hand. sd dffe,
rent languages and dialects but he has
never been suspected Of any inoriinate
supply of brains-and up 10 tho present
m"mcn. I'VE arc unBcquaiulea with any
'iY"r iliat has been set on fte by his
genius. ... ..... ... ........... ....
Phil"logy pursued for i,s own sake Is
a rank humbUg and nothing else hut
when mastery Of tongues la used as
Professor holloway has used il, for the
dissemination Of new ideas and truly
val"able disc"vories AMONG all tribes
and uatiuuali,ies nf men. wo recognize
IN II ono ~ the nubitst Instruments IF
civilization and are gra;e!1I for the as
sistance /! impar,,. .a.........
Whether tho long ant! lsho,ious re.
searches and experiments which Hol.
Iowhy had To undergo before he sue.
ceeded 10 perfecring his universal rem.
edies. left him time fm ihr personal &C.
qnisi'ion Of all The languages now spn.
ken upon earth. ws do not know, and
were we speaking Of an ordinary man,
should lhnk they could not possibly 1,
but IN our estimate Of such character
as his, the common standard OF intel.
lsc'naI measurement, is oil fault, aud it
seerns not improbable that the mind
'''Sh ''Nd'htN N'IlIbbhIl oNtf all lbI
Of human maIady, could easily obtain
the Key To every tongue.
Whether this be so or not, ca,tain il
is that Holloway has established print.
cd J"u'nals, in all the knnwp languages
of the woi ld--journals specially dsvo.
ted To the furtherauce of medical truth
aud proclamation Of tho saving priu.
ciples embodied in the use Of his uni.
versal remedies. The philolcgist could
desire no richer treat ihsn a perusal
ct the many Thousand Giles Of papers, all
of them in different tongues, which can
he seen in his establishment, and the
British Museum. endowed az ii has been
both by the munificence Of individuals
and bodies Corporate, is indebted To no
single individual more than il Is To Pro.
fessor Holloway.
If we needed grand interpreter Of
humanity, on interpreter whose former
deeds and general character would ev-
erywhere secure a favorable audience
for whatever new ideas he might choose
to lay before the assembled congrega.
ton of mankind, it is to Holloway that
we should Of necessity apply. lie, in.
deed, has turned philology 10 good &C.
count; and his reward is this, that's
enables him to understand the manifold
and ceasoless songs of bcnediction and
gratitude which arise to him from the
full hearts Of the millions his Universal
Remedies havo rescued from the very
jaws Of the grave.
This indeed Is tho most pregnant
triumph of philology, and by far the
most useful purpose that the possession
OF many tongues has hitherto bcon APP
piled to. Al honor to Professor Iol-
loway, and may he long continue to
dispense his Universal Remedies to tho
mnltiforn and many. colorod multitude
who have been taught bY experience
to look up to him ss their medical 70.
deemer.--N. Y. Nat Police Fozctte,