The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1858-11-11
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, night after night, an ASTRONOMER IS lXl1C
his searchigg eye on the remote heavens.
! Here is blacksmith at the anvil, and
there Is one who sits beside a microscope
and finds the Infinite in 4 minute atom.
Here is one engaged In teaching child
It's alphabet, aud close at hand, anoH-
those great hills, Is 4 geo,og;s. tracing
the elder records OF the gIob, in tie s.ra-
J, ia beneath him We Sc thesa iaeauai.
itics every where One makes la-o
s-~ss.staL,e, another ACQUIRES millions
One Is too polr u owl tie water he drinks,
w..l!c anuthgr =, tie revenue Of an en-
pire. TIE same inequality runs through
all the aspects of our Intellectual ana So
cial condition; So that Wilde, IN some,
mind appears to Be little else than Ito
creature Of the senses, in others, II re-
Yeals go3liGe attributes. Il would seem,
At first sight, that the extremes cf scc:c-
t., if taken u al their connections, are
wider apart :haD ever before. Select am
Of the best specimens ii the civilized
races OF tIls century. men Of the highest
position il al respects, and place II con.
trast the most ab. ect ard iL,.c-.ate cf the
same races, and il would appear that tie
effect of modern civilization lad been 70
throw the extremes .. sOci-ty farther
from each other than at any former PERI
+ od. With pro .-er Qualification, this i3
true. but how his it been brought
about? Al classes Of society have ul1v-
ed forward -; M. at she same rate Of
progress. The peasau;g5 ot Europe ara
TAR superior 10 the .'raflct<' Of the Fgr,-
dal ages, an. cveu WITHIN Z hundred
years, the !aoestaE roralat;yn 81 Great
Britain have greatly a4Taacej 0aten
bread has been superseded by corn and
wheat, and, since IS2J. tae consumption
., tn AM ce..re aas lcy:ca increased. The
poorer classes are ST more hsal.hT. the
average continuance Of life is lgugst. the
proportion Of marriages is larger, licsa.
,i5uSuess has diminished, aal the NUM-
Der OF births has been augmented At
tile same tine IL must b admitted t.las
the intellectual, refined, Eealthie7 p0r-
tiUns Of sociefr have made a more st-ik-
ing advancement. The benefits OF modern
civilization hive Injured more to them
than . the poorer classes, out this can
not be considered Is . l4T Of tie zcsiaI
state, nor i it any thing else than tea.
pUEary and incidental reeait Ineqaall-
ties must continue. Men are dit rent.v
constituted; tellD5rausut-, capacity, and
g-b.ts are 4.,>,Ir.4-; Ike crrprtlr...-s
Instantly become unlike Eheu tasT Dasz
into their hands; and hence. unifgrHs!ty
Il condition and progress Is IGTrezs te:e
Nevertheless, men -raviiate toward tha
same centre, and although disturbing
causes in the moral. as in tAe physical
World, ma modify tLc -.tIoa Of -r4ritv.
yat the tendency Is alike IN kin4. Il u0t
in degree. IN ali Instances
We have remarked tina: thc 51aes-s Of
rHoi-rg PrgErass I.a.e net 5een di~t.5ut-
u with absolute equality; and farther
more, taa. we cannot cxg:cJ uniformity
II s.r:.ai Circumstances. i Christian
civilization d1as .yc -. .l.Tc al 20 JccuDg
the same level. But II does require Jl.s.
every man shall have the u7e * IL, Ia
u,tIzs and means 70 the utmost n.ssil.s
extent, and that a'l CLASSES shall have ircr-
lon Of Opportunity - make tire best of =
their position. AlanlCvi 5 tr1z ers1-
ture 10 tod ; world. Is acre 10 ba cal-
tisaEed, no; to b. >;an;ed N erJE.a 1t
= here 70 Dc developed u the fl.I me4s-#
Ire u earthly exc. .eG-e, ~. 10 5c cram1-
Il zai restrained -i1l--a aessy-tv is
c3a,T;1qtia. , t4is end. One o: the
a-eHc!es q Providence u quick alsd
iIv.g 5-a-e rl.U-. 70 z-lt.=e c9usc1olsaa
nd e.-.4r-c - s1'.eg- q; ...e. il : slowly
.1..ct.ac vast chang. n ,ae cl.4gaster
nd prospects u the .-LyE:a-, class. lts
tw1 Uail a4rsc.e-.srses-.rst, il. la
pulse communicated 20 l-..cs. -e.. aGI. sss-
5aliy, the er0G- sa-l4e. ovoc sl.eL / Is
ezten1llz, mus. dIzes4 ID. ial 4e-c.. I'D
c-Ery Al l--ss - s-c.eig toward t5z asl-E-
Industry l2s to- C-ue-a4lg Beea sz1es--.
NOUS alt.. b.as--..Ee 4g.-z-ET. Bgtts.s
deg-aG4t.5a car aot e5HI.ale L-b7E 4as
-Vt bsea as PsJas1-Iy 2.5e--s1 i l.. ssE..E-.
Il ot tie ac= - ctle- sec.ai L4.=-es.s----
NoE l. tiIIs surp-i=.ug Il SIS izsl1sei
r0n the great cJa-Ey!.ll- I,rs=s at-t-.a.
sod. I. stood zPaTt o. .t-z-i. 4-..l r2r-
ticI2a.e3 10 acre than 1l2.aI-sgT Il tae
CagJinE Of sgeletE- it x4~ H.. .L7iaxr
part OF ;le desera.i-4,lve vi q t1z 2L5-
nc uiad- Pre,gt.c=z sc9El1d q -.
Seidshae>5 abused Il. a-5 re.aice1 i "a
abuse II vas uadsE -olz cu-za-
tas curse of the Al4uia iE=zs-- -=z---1,
aud tae worse cg-sa Gt Lu--z1 E--7l-zss-
ness Owing 10 these elz--s lac-r RA
not as quickly re1clei I; t.- ---.esa.1s
>P'Fti u the c14Lury -, E71s- a-a-- aus
psc,oTis cicczlastaac@s, :: -o,..l A--Te 1=e1;
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