The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-03-10
LECTURES.

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WiTH view 10 gise the citizens q
Utah, il Iron, IN Washington, in each.
aud other distant parts,as well as in Great
Salt Lake County, on opportunity to re-
ceiye the benefits to he derived from tht
generous combinations Of our talented
trends who occasionally drop ii upon Us
and kindly offer their services 10 give Us
information reaching fir beyond our own
immediate cognizance, We have this week
commenced the publication Of a course 81
lectures delivered ~ Captain Gibson in
this city The Interest SO dcmonstra-
lively manifested In these lectures has
heen the strong indlcemeut that has led
rs 70 give them the present publicity
u IL n Us a source Of real pleasure to
find that our feIlow-citizens are 50 much
.aliye to the attainment 81 knowledge that
theirs or.our own experience may not YET.
have grasped Things, strange and.
wonderful, as are SO yiyidly and elo-
qnently described and deliueatcd by our
friend the Captain niay, nj the first view.
call forth the sceptical criticism Of those
who have obtained their information
solely from the little they hare seen and
the much that they have read. Yet III
our close criticism We should ever re-
member that,
There are more things In heaven and earth
T Than are drcant Of in our philosophy
To Us, as ordinary minds, it would at
drst seem amatter Of great wonder that,
IN ancient times, a man like the prospec-
tive king David, measuring about eve
feet ten, like ourselves, or even two or
three inches more, should be found con-
lronted III deadly conflict with ON enemy.
looming up to six cubits and span, or
III the neighborhcod Of ten
feet. Yet that same David and lhe great
Goliall were at one time living facts iii
history, md their identity is ulqnestioaed.
Carefully then should we consider before
we pronounce astonishing Developments
.concernhtg the history Of the globe we Id.
habit, as mere fctions or dubious state
=ments, till we have well weighed the facts
that were once demonstrated with those
that are now propounded. Tho history
of the Archipelago IS repletc with the
most intense interest The character Of
the natives who inhabit the islands which
form that interesting group, has been but
little known to the world True, the
British government made those islands,
some twenty years ago. if We remember
rightly, ring again with the booming Of
their guns, as they drove the Malay sea-
robbers from their haunts, and, following
them TO their island dens, compelled their
submission or their death. But the in
formation derived from one who has been
an actual soiourner amongst them cannot.
fail to call forth our more special atten.
ton and interest ss== 5.s
The vast and unmeasured field Of the
great creation is an unbounded source Of
study. From the diminutive ant, which
fundamentally performs its own domestic
duties, TO the great tiger of Malaysia that
roams over the islands Of It's nativity In
search Of human victims, there is much To-
be learned, much TO be thought Of. much
to be admired. and much to lead US to re-
fleet upon and adore the inimitabIeI
character Of the Great Power that con.
trolls our universe
Nor are these the only subjects Of In
terest which should command orr atten-
ton From the distribution Of the pro
geny Of our great ancestor, many tribes
have sprung They are a varied in their
features, their characters, and customs, a.