The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1858-11-11

! 10 ltstll, IL Is stranger also 10 the work
without; for if it know not its own being
how eau it have the kew to those hiero
glyphies that are recorded over the face o
creation? But civeit freedom and strength
follows. 1t springs into life, and find
lite in everything. Outward objects crowc
INTO its inner chambers aud Gll them with
the presence Of fellowship and JOY. \
new feeling Of oneness with the universe
pervadss the spirit; aud thought. NO long.
er restrained within its prison, experiences
"a bliss Ike friendship ia the communion
of the open word. Now it eau not ba
doubted that the present century has placed
nau on far better terms with visible ma,
;ure than he has ever been before. If be
has not profound insight into the great
system with which he is SO intimately
Identified, he is steadily moving in that
direction. The steps already taken have
been neither few nor inconsiderab!e. ana
the ground made good BY the certainties
Of science IS vantage-gruuud for farther
and more rapid progress. Mans sphere
Of activity has been much enlarged.
Franklin walks out into the fields. and, by
means of boy 5 kite, establishes the ident-
ity of lightning and electricity. Here is
q valuable truth for science, but not for
science only. 1t is new truth for men :
homes and business. If not at once. VET
subsequently, his discovery becomes a
large and lucrative branch of trade capi-
tai aud labor are associated with 1t; and
in oug dag the itineratiug g lightning rod
wagon Is as common a sight ~ the ped
l!ers pack was "a our foretathers. Ddrv
takes the galvarie- battery aud commences
4 new era in practical chemistry but the
wonder is scarcely heraldei in the gratu-
i4tions Of scientific men before chemistry
new department in manufac-
lures. aad hundreds earn their daily bread
through the thought of one sagacious
mind. Dagucrre throws the suns light
on a silverei plate, aud heneeforth the
million have = cheap artist, worldwide
branch of industry AMI taste is created.
aud thousands draw their susteuance from
It. Baron Liebi- celebrates few ideas
on agricultural chemistry. and the trade
in guano divcrts wealth, shipping, mer-
chants into its service. Science has prov
I'd one ot the main sources of modern in
lls:rv, and perhaps no feature Of the
lines IS more striking than this constant
md stimulating action ofthe scicatiic in
:sIIec: on almus; every department Of me-
,haGics and manufactures We NAV say.
indeed, that cultivated mind underlies the
Ehole system of trade aud commerce The
earnest student Of nature. pursuing some
solitary path OF Investigation. i subseTv-
NJ the interests o. the hu,nblest artisan.
The greatest are the helpers Of the low.i-
-. A profound mind, charmed with Z
nagniicent conception. fJiI1w. :tg ievei-
ne1t until II hss led iato remote regions
}: thought; 6ut 0u returning 70 the prac-
icaI world i inis itself II the side Of the
with 4 fresh incitemeQi for
ne weary muscle Of toll.
Men Of this dag have riaazu-ab'y los.
heir sensibjIily to surprise. Novelty Is
commonplace affair. Sgt ifoue we're to :
iraS cut catalogue Of those staple arti f.
les that have b-el recently added to the
materials Of domestic and foreign Lom-
nerce, II would aStouish MIN TO see how
4rsely industry mas been a gamer by the
progress Of this century. Who would
lave thought, few years since, that i'm I.
ne1se rats u lumber would bz seen tJa,-
ng down cur northern rivers - supply
F3Jd for tAe iaSlSaiEcaut match ? WHAT
would have believed that the
waste of our houses, the refuse Of hotels.
ne 0fal uf the streets. would have been
.couo;uized into tue seggice oi the chemist
lad s.ricaltarlst Wu0 would have
lrcaued ,u4, Ice, India rubber, gusta per
Ia, would nave contributed - much t.
.ur activity and wealth !! Who would
rave JHjecture3 that ste2m-engjaes would
I'VE "a cheap newspapers 2ud 6oUGs, or
hat electricity ~olld employ cla-s Of
nen in transmitting hourly intelligence
Nor should We Olnit tu aJt.ce .ae ae@ uses
Q which substances long known have been
,uc. Aaiual bones, Instead Of being left
% bleach in the open air, are converted
uto manure for the soil Wood. stone.
ron. arewrousht intos multitude Vi shapes
o gratify the convenience and luxury If
nau. Within few years salt has been
.ppiied - pew purposes II art, while
iodine, aEd various other cheJni-
al agents, have greatly extended the do
main Of practical science SulPauric acid
serves the hu>6aaInan, and copper gives
70 the types % the printer
40, long since steam seemed 10 be the
Of human power. and the steam
sngIue xas the symbol OF this progressive
.ge Who Gan forget the eloquent things
.hzt we're uttered about 1t when such men
a. LaE3ner, Everett, and Webster dascri6-
i the SoG1ers ot It's service. |: really
,-raz-al that ~ ~or1tf half rrp-rrgElYzs