The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-04-09
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The Town md the Country.

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The Town and the Country.
Anatomists tell us that the blood, in its
circulation through the system. when pour
cd into the right auricle and ventrce Of
the heart. is Of a dark purple color = is
heavily charged with carbon, and in this
condition, by The conlraclility Of the heart,
is forced into the lungs, where it comes
into contact with atmospheric air, absorb
ing therefrom portion of oxygen. and
discharging portion of the carbon with
which it is loaded. BY this process the
blood acquires bright scarlet eolor--is
invigorated and purified, and in this con-
dtion is returned 10 the left auricIe and
ventricle Of the heart, and from thence
forced through the system. Should the
purple or venous blood be thrown upon
the brain, paralysis and death would en-
sue.
This principle of the animal economy
may be used to illustrate true principle
of the social organization. The heart may
be used to represent the City, the lungs
to represent the country. The concentra
ted wealth of the city sends an influence
throughout the country, but unless that
influence is controlled by the healthy ele-
ment produced in the country. the effect
produced upon the social compact is dis
astrous. Great cities are the producers
of great criminals. while petty scoun
drels swarm like the locusts Of Egypt
The wealthy degenerate into cod fish ar
lstocraey, aud even religion becomes n
cold formality; while the standard ofmor-
ais is always lower among the poor Of the
city, than among the same class in the
county. There ore many honorable ex.
ccptions to this rule, but not enough to
change the rule. We had a lorcibe dem
onstration Of the truth Of this in tho late
Presidential election, which was. in reai-
tv, contest between right and wrong
between virtue and vice--between the
principles of the Christian Religion and
the powers Of darkness. In all the lar.
ger towns and cities. the party represent
ing one side of this issue prevailed by
large majorities, and the lower the depth
ofdegradation to which vice had plunged
tho inhabitants. the greater those majori'
ties. as is proven by tho vote Of the Five
Points in the city of New York, where the
vote was nearly unanimous.
Very few great men have been. produc
ed in the cities. Nine tenths of the mel
who have controlled the affairs Of this M
Ftion, were al one period Of their lives bare
footed boys ia the country who after
wards. became as much superior to the
puny proddeltI s. the city, as the gian
eak q 4hs q superior to the Stunted
Islliuba .ho Side, Many instances
might bagisens proof Of this, A. The
lime thai Iloraqe Greeley lelt his, ,fa{hera
farm md came to tho town to learn, th'
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artoI5pflAiing, he probably made as awk
} wardan appearance as any boy living =
, All .nAags in the ollisl z'ttempted :
max = yet 10y lsllliSt
skppcA spanicls uudel
Of Greeley, as his calm
- eek>inlo' The deepest
! oftbeh hearts, and there discov
Fl drag 70 light their deep laic
saes Of rascslity Many more iOstau
might be given, but this is suffcen
fSasIMte our meaning.
4 AS long as the lungs have free access
10 tho pure atmosphere, we may reasona
.lblY expect a yigorousst'ta o('heal,h AM
i y + :. ~. a;..o.a,.ss aa,l hauhl,V 4,