The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-03-12

huSh to equal, as hunorlst and satrist,
Lucien, Swift, or Rabeas:
METAPHYSICS.
ProfcSsor-What is SALT BOX,
, Student-It is box made to contain salt
P.-How is it divided9
S.-lnto salt-box and box Of salt.
P.-Nery well, show the distinction.
S.-A salt-box may be where there is no
salt; but salt is absolutely necessary to the
existence Of box Of salt:
P.-Are not salt-bOXes otherwise divided!
S.-les; by partition.
| P.-What is the use Of this partition?
SO separate the coarse salt from the
fine.
P.-To be sure; it is 10 separate the fine
from the coarse; but are net salt-box S yet
otherwise distinguished?
S.-.Yes; into possible, probable, and pos
tire.
P.-Defne these several kinds Of salt
boxes
S.-A possible salt-box is salt box yet
unsold in the hands of the joiner.
P.-Why so?
S.-Because it hath never vet become
salt-box in .tict, having never had any salt in
it and it may possibly be applied to some
other use.
P.-Very true; for salt-box which never
had, hath not now, and perhaps never may
have, any salt in it, only be termed a
possible salt box. What is proJajIe salt,
box:
- s5on - nv sal, .nd ,.b,, ba,h e..
nsocs IA ' his noc a. 70 u ,b "r"caT o n"' and n
rf,l..,;-. saI, -. - ,,r;a I'll, a1,nar,,
rn5 I,,.,, j,l ,"t 81, !, :,
Wv co.,d. tut is ,bara No instance
oC a ,.,,.,:,c .,i,.IoE -, I.,L no sal,
in j..
Ir-.,o-. ,,r,
> ! v know ~, M VI none. no, .:.-.,,,. so,o.
-, - '''i -; sI,iIo
-, -. ,,,.i...l. ,5,.: .l,,'o,,,t,
al ,i.. 81, e., '..,. I...-.. ...c ,,,..,i.I
nn, :, ,,.,. h.. Iii .,-,.i.,x y,irL tho
"! t--;1.
S-hI Tyi''I- 80 ~ -! " s''' NJ ,'sl
aairb'c'' " ~" 'i' 'hi> SENSE any ooA
mat may have arcideh'a"y' "T "tHef"'se,
oe'n i'. lie, pea n "f,He' nay he termed
PoS"'',Iy Sa'i-b"N, although tfY-r design
ei Tor tie purpose OF Necr"- S.It. bat tell
me, what other division OF s7it-1gzeN % you
Feco"tcL:
> I"@y arc '"''hsf ''.'Ii' % mo St'SS"h-
t''t and l'"t4'f; a S--s.t"i's ~7t-hnX Is
that which stand, - .'~,i ":' He ta''e or
dresser aud ps7ft"t - t1nt ".''c' hangs
UPON nali aroia>. the va.
r" nat i t.'e '"ea o. q ii box
st - ihat 't"see ""i'h 'hc '"'nd con
ce!yes Of SAT- box when no aa.t-bo4 Is pre-
sent
ooA
- - . '.-' 't'.' - = -.
rom '-e '1va o. "o@' 81 u s'''' VI u
Sa,t,ooX: or Of ooH oi sal,. ,.,..
=. an -
hSi1'' M. i'''stt 60 IS u s,',
pai, & ,oa. oas '''' ms = '''' ''-- " SAT-, '0
-r.-- -, H., - L..l Ill
:.
y Tr,o. ,,1 ,Icr.r--, .r.s.-,.+ ia.
o.-. - - col. 49, f-a.h ro,,.s -.
.. - -, ST., ,r,a -.
idea must be entirely free cf AL a6,nnc,s
And this shows TIE lf.r,-.,c. -, -,
idea and an idea Of salt - .'.,.D,Io o,'' =,
hold salt an exsentiuI or an Qcctdsntal pro.
n,r,v of a sal,.boxg
S-It +. ,..s5,iJI. butif there should be
Z crack in the bottom Of the box, the apti-
tud. 10 snil the salt would he termed an &c.
. ciieHtQi property Of that Sa.t-JoX.
P-Vsrv vel, verv vel. indeed, What
: the salt called WIKI respect - the box:
S-I,,s chilled its contents.
P-.nd why so,
S.-Recause ,be cock is content quo al
I n
P.-Y,u are ~ right see YOU have
not misspent your time; but now let Us pro-
ceed 10
Logic.
IL.
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SA,s,UGA So, Tb-oe J3,.,,., I'm, .,d ,;z>.
u NJ, n,ar, ,ooJ.. arn ,hsra in sal,,
hox.s.
SFo,- TIL. fay,,a2 the s,5..a,tia1
tho o..,5Irta1 and the to1sy.t,,rry
p-Dafre these several modes
III, t,r,noI ,esn.c,s the fcurs or
e -, ha,, s,,ob - ,o,rJ go 3D.
1a,' .,3 .o for,b the s,,b,tIn;;,i rasosc,s
.ts.,,I oe ,ro ;,;r,ar .,d ,ie l,..;iE,,t(,1
Ji,3' ,,,,a, ,Ls S,-ir,, ~. ,,b;ct ,hs hor ;s
IGps.'as -. -,aiaS. Tho rajI
-. vi. a,d what o-o tho .o,so-
- -.
fuS"oe = - Wv sIo,,,a Iro.l, ~. ,or