The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-04-01

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How TINE REyEssEs nuMls Jopoxrsf.
Time ,ssls The vslse Of all human sc.lon,
and deeds that were thought glorious =, the
period of their enactment, wear differ.
en-, hue when looked back upon, s?an
from Tho false surroundings Of immsdia,s
victory. l.is but few years, comparative.
iy, since we were assured that the bs,lle Of
Waterloo had settled the condition Of Europe
upon permanen, and impsrishabls basis;
the 'era o! revolu,lons," Lord Cas,lerrssh
declared to have gone by forever: and set the
Europe of to-day is practically ignorant Of
any results from the creates, Of weiine,on's
achievements and even the Bfi,ish Qasen
finds it prudent 10 forget, 10 the Nsphews alli.
anse, the implacabis hostility with which
her gonty godfather pursued the uucts.
These deeds of Warriors and s,a,esmen,
so much noised abou, ia their day, are Of little
significance when the true history ofths world
comes 10 be written. Fulton aud Wait, ind
Morse, and Holloway--Jsnninys, the inventor
of Vaccination, and Arkwrisht pa,en,ss OF
Spinning. Jennie 9, nj, is 10 the lives OF these
the future historian must turn when he en-
dsavors to aceoun, for the vas, physical and
mental ptogtess which characterized the frat
halt of The Niueteenlh Century. He must
consul. the life Of Holloway Ia particular Zoe
no where else can hs tind 90 perfect type
OF that combination Of activity and ssudhoa
which forms the dis,inclivs development Of
trf. ,.ss a |. a
Of former ages were omnpo,ent in the acad-
emy, bu, helpless az newborn babes ia the
rough conflic. with the world they confined
the treasures Of their genius 10 some half
score or two Of credulous disciples; but for
the grea, masses of the people--he prcmnum
pulgus, as they call ,hem-,hey cherished .
profound contempt and hatred.
What u pleasing conlras, TO this exclusive
folly does the course of Professor Holloway
afford How much wiser, as tho event has
proved, was he TO treat mankind with conf.
dence, and rather seek TO elevate them 10 his
own intellectual and scientific platform, Than
10 look down upon them from an envied aud
uuapproachabls height He has now mads
friends Of the wotli--of all races, cteeds Wd
tongues of man ho is looked up 10 by mill.
ions from all corners ot the earth as the phys.
ical tedecmer who has dscn,htalled ,hem, by
his universal temed,es, from the bondage OF
disease. The world has not a language in
which The broad principles Of his Pathology
have not been enuucia,ed, nor has the earth
a race Of human beings so utterly barbarian
as to be uug,a,eiul for the benefits his phil
an,htopy has brought home 10 them. Indeed,
ingralhuds is by no means barbarian vice.
We find more Of it among the polished cif.
clss of society than amid the natural rodsness
of a savage camp. We could, at this very
moment, lay our hands upon hundreds who
owe their very lives TO the use OF halloway's
Pills aud Ointment and yet, because they
think il "mors the ,hingh TO have "family
1nysician," you could not Offer them worss
Insult than an iutmalion Of who ii is thai re-
ally has cured them.
Iu the redemption OF humanity from tho
pangs Of physical anguish, by Holloway"
tho teicsraphc annihlaion of distance, by
Mnrse--in the labor. saving machinery OF
Atkwtigh, and the Independence we enjoy
ever wind the tide, through the dann'less ex-
erlioas of Fulton, the iuinre historian OF out
race win find the deathless deeds which ace
10 claim the tribute of his pen, aud will ex.
claim, as he recotds the mighty miracles
which they performed-"Ah, there were Ri-'
ants in those days! we meier shalt look u2or
their ike asain.n-N Y, Erambar.