The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-07-29
How nature grows her Mcn.


Oliver wendol Holmes has somewhere given
expression to the following iden, which at the
first sight wears the scmblance OF some wisdom,
but, which brought to the test Of higher phil
osophy, will hardly be found capable OF holding
it's own.
"In Kentucky, Ohio, aud Western Vermont
men grow TO larger sizes because of the limestone
formation under the soil. Parts of families
have emigrated to these regions and the result
in the next generation has been larger bone
deylopement in those who left Massachuset Is
than Ia those who remained. Kentucky, Ohio,
aud Iowa will grow great men. The finest fig
ures in the world will be found in the valley Of
tho Mississippi in few generations. Indoor
labor so unnatural for men, will weaken the
vital powers aud stop the growth in large cities,
but the grca, and glorious West, with its broad
pfares will compensate FOR the growing feeble
ness OF the Eastern States"
Nature is very tenacious of her own methods.
In her fine laboratory she does not like to find
her material in the crude lump She prefers a
more refined and exquisite anal ysis and synthe-
sis by which the universal earth and air and wa
ter, shall each aud all contribute their aid in the
refining process. She evidently likes those ra.
ccs best, who take instinctively to her granitic
old rocks, where her chemistry Is OF the best
quality. Amongst the limestones her test is too
sevcre-she is not over anxious for bones, which
go with dull brains, and where the elements
hold in solution too much OF the oss1ous nutrl-
ment She gets over.wOrltcd in trying to get
rid of so much raw material aud is obliged to
leave ii about in spots here aud there in little
bunches, of what she cannot use. Hence we see
in these regions, men and women with immense
joints, knobs upon the knuckles, and gaunt jaws
aud rickcty foreheads, and now and then huge
"goiircS" under the chin. After all, the pro-
cess OF Judgement IN comparatively harmless
position, is no more than palliative, for she Is
at length Obliged to hide upon the internal or
gans und then we have calculi upon the liver
aud kidneys, and finally the chambers OF the
heart are SO loaded with limo, that the poor ten
ant is quite driven out, and he dies.
Commend us to your granite man. lie has
bone of fine solid quality-.-thc very ivory Of
the race. Nearly equal to him is the Iron man
of the Iron regions Of New York and PeunsyI-
vania, in which localities consumptive patients
aud rhumatC might be cured by natural inha-
Ia ton OF iodine. One breathes in air fit for the
celestiuls in these highly oSygenated regions.
Those iuhdbiting lime stone districts will do
well TO travel often, cultivate the grape--and
indeed all vegetation helps nature to countefact
the i'll consequences of too much of single
commodity. Railways and Steamers arc great
indictments, aud will by and by supercede the
doctor while at III, sam, tim, they rather in
crease the pcrquistics of the surgeon.
Still it is better TO bear the ills we know than
rush upon those we know not of; tor while we
justly complain OF the havoc of life caused by
the cupdity and Incompetence OF railway mun-
ayers, we must bear in mind, that these evils
are light compared wish what the world will
see, when mcu and women begin to preambulate te
the air, in steam vehicles aud balloons. Then
we shall see whole loads Of tn m spilled out up.
on roofs and chimney tops to the great horror
OF lockers mp, and the spelling of good dinners.
Let us be resigned. Every state has its trials
We congratulate ourselves every time we hear
of railway disaster, that it is now no worse and
that we have come INFO the world before the dis
pensation of balloons - Emmerson'S Magazine