The hydraulic press., 1859-04-30
PHILOSOPHICAL OBSERVATIONS.

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Schngle Fritz is philosopher in his way
and has made the following profound obser-
vations: t
He has observed that when man praises
one woman to another he is met by look
OF singular inexpressiveness, and chilled by
the most obstinate silence unless, indeed.
as is sometimes the case, the fair creature
may say with toss of the head-"We!l.
some people may think so, but don't! I'm
sure Inever could see anything to admire
about her."
He thinks the style of garment worn by a
people has great influence upon its charac-
ter and history; that there is an intimate
connection between plug-hats and civiliza-
tion-between crinoIine and refinement
The advent of hoops may prove the opening
of new era. There is nothing so revolu-
tionary as costume. Substitute the petit
coat, with or without crinoline or hoops. for
the nankeen trowsers of the daughters of
the Flowcry Kingdom, and transform every
cu-rious John" into plug-hatted animal
and the civilization of China would be an
easy task.
The nations that wear hats cannot be
made slaves, nor can the women who wear
crinolne ever be degraded. Show him
people that ignores the eleg mt castor, and
he will prove to you its intcriority. The
slouch hat worn by Calfornians is descent
in one degree from the lofty standard of the
beaver-termed by the vulgar, stove-pipe-
and hence we observe corresponding de-
clension in the moral scale. California will
never be truly virtuous until all her citizens
doff the slouch and assume the hat. IfSpain
had not SO obstinately insisted upon retain
ing the slouch, she might be the mistress of
America and the greatest nation on earth at
this date.
| Liebig considers that the amount of nitric
acid used in any country is fair test of the
progress it has made in the useful arts
! Schnigle Fritz considers that the number of
tin signs to be found along the streets of a
town is fair test of how far it has progressed
on the way to metropolitan eminence. Tin
| signs are the public indications of the pres
ence of professional men and artisans, and
| where these classes are most plentiful is
where the great metropolitan centers devel-
op. Tin, also, is often the criterion of an
individuals standing. He must have plenty
of this metaliferous ballast aboard if he
wants to sail easily over the ocean of life.
Our eccentric friend wakes indignant over
the fact that there are so many husbands in
| California without their wives. He thinks
| it is the meanest selfshness to leave a good
wife pining in loneliness for six or eight
years-suffering all the pangs of hope de-
| fcrred and the anxieties born of love in alb
sence He farther holds it to be criminal for
one human being to expose another directly
to temptation. Now in leaving a wife for
years, what does q hu band but expose her
to ii e most dangerous temptation ever known
in womal's life? Our friend has not a
| light opinion of the female character; there
is nothing in the world he so respects and
admires bat he knows the strength of
universal passion and the weakness of our
moral nature when exposed to it. Our IN
stincts are our greatest tempters, because the
voice of nature and reason plead in their
behalf, aud the olfense that drives an absent
husband wild, physiology palliates if it can
not make it venial. The husband in leaving
wife abandons her to the most dangerous
self; if she remains faithful, he should "give
! God thanks and make no boast of it." He
| does not think our common human nature is
! degraded by such an admission as the above.
! As every evil we behold is the natural re-
suit of violating some law, so every evil is a
benefit, properly considered: the effect
should teach US to avoid the cause. Were
all men philosophers enough to do this, there
would be but little misery in the world, but
few old maids and bachelors, and fewer grass
| widows. as.
THE latest advertising ruse is described by
the N. Y. correspondent of the Alta. The
Gothamites were startled one day by the fir
ing of one hundred guns in the Park, and
did MT know what to make of it. report
circulated that intelligence had just been
received at Washington to the effect that
Spain had resolved to sell Cuba to Mr.. Bu-
chanan at his own price. The real cause of
the firing was, that a Nassau street publish
ing house had just issued a new book, and
took that astonishing way of announcing
the fact to the public.
THE Lady correspondent OF the 5. F. Times !,
who writes very spicy strong-minded letters
from New York, says:
! Bulwer's wife is about to publish another