American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-05-06

~ stksl. beantifnr Outlines. Above
ltIbih bhinss ne declining snri, .s1rroun.
iaea by many coIofcd golden .gfineed
Ielouds. above al thcs clear blue 49,
Is there anything in these obiectseor
their .oombinations, that 6xes You to
the spot aud causes you to gaze with
ls6ch rapturous deIieht2 I answer no.
III is the IDEAL of the beautiful, and the
grand, within your own mind. Such
scenes but pnt ihto action that which,
lih their absehee lies dormantiin yonr
lminds. n u
That part Of the mind, therefore,
which has 20 couspaniouship with any
thing IN the absence Of beauty then
wakes rs energies, and holdsysWeetc com
lmnnion with eopgehial gracessN IdeAlity
then clgna supreme over the other fac
ulties d the mind.
All rude passions, the selfish propen-
sites and tha semi seltshs as veil assihe
reflective faculties, all hush their clam
Or forth time being. - s-7..4 49,. ~.
The faculties sf ths remaining GLASS
are not less in importance than the two
which / have mentioned the intellect
ual: Some have believed that this u the
mostimportant OF the three classes; some
still think so. srBut by fexapinip9 the
subject they will find, that hotwithstan-
ding It's great importance, it would as
well remain uncultured as the other
classes. = If you attend to the superior
culture Of any one class OF faculties, or
any faculty Of q class, to the neglect of
other parts OF the mind, you at once dis
figure and disartange y which viii IS ash as be-
tore stated disastrous. az s,o ..,s...., ~
What were . hnely developed INTEL
icct when the moral sehtImentsare DOR
mantY But an Instrument to the pas
sions ands propensitiesse A knave wo q
be the result OF such deformity. An
unhapPy wretchs aestituto OF those ele-
va1ing ana Iennlng yoysSPoken OF IN
me secopu Grass; y wnen 'ne ProPensiT
Hes are large ano acsiVe, yet kepS unaeF
ti0 me control o., cr u en'lre .". cneck py'
tue moral senslniltles' ,'A men PIE on your
intellect, ithen intellect becomes neces-
saryln large quantities, and without it
tour nature1becomes deficient, we become
wild fanatics or rudelldolltors. The ma
ture and utfiity 3of ethe intellectual
faculties, and the mode Of their culture
might abe here expatiated upon for
hours, and fear have already wcaried
your patience. sHA Asaae ~ @'g,'' ~
Nature and all her varied ramifica
tions, mathematical sciences, mechan
les, and the arts, call for their appliance.
The schools, the fields, the lofty noun
tain tops and the star decked heavens IS
all invite them into activity. They are
divided into two genera-the perceptive
and the reflective. The exercise OF an
Of these faculties like those before men
toned, contributes to make life desira.
BILE. In ercrcisiag the perceptiue, we
take cogbizance Of the objects of exter-
nal nature and their various phenome
Ina. We perceive the size, weight, form,
number, color, order and locality of OBJ
jects. The reflective is o genus compo-
sed Of but two faculties, comparison and
cdusdli.y, the latter Of which when cul-
ltiyated Alright, leads deep into the foun
tain Of knowledge and brings thence
precious gems, which decorate the brow
and their reflected light illumes the
highest walks ofintellectual life. But
when it, is 10 advance Of the other fac
Eulties Of the mind and none have been
lliberally cultivated, It then degenerates
Into a foolish inquisitiyeness, The day