Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-07-20

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grasp the moons ptArvssrisdA With life
he longs for the wings of dove, thu
hsuay fly ava1;sndbe = ret. p
osophsrs have, hd us lod oily to
nssds, and bsSare of ipdplging
wh Aesires, ~ they hav9 never clej
" drawn the between our wants
and our: needs, noyAeya tAsir osafa3ss
furnished us such examples Of superior
wisdom % IL should visito iztiiaas1 /
The sense Of his wants has caused
man many iA6ursoof iiscohtsht and ao &
row; has whitened his looks and laid
deep fgr1ewein hisa brow; bst IL has
led him into flelds of knowledge,
psomptedhin Il nohls dAsas, and IL
him how to live. Without it he would
have remained in primitive ignoranes,
and content with the simple nscessit;ss
of life, would have sat within his tent
and dreamed away his days. Those
who hsyeesss&ecsedsto dsspiss ell the lax
uries Of life, and have atriyen to, con-
fine their wishes ~ within tn, narrow
bounds Of their necessities, instead 81
being looked upon with admirasien, sass
regarded as marrow. minded, mistaken
mortals, who err, ii d not realizing that
mans desiresi~ we're given him for some
good purpose. Cynieism. is hut another
name for misanthrOpy and vretched-
ness. ''''''' S''S- ~ - w.
Mans needs are few and simple,
but his wants are innumeEahle and in
satiable. Prs.eminent among them
all is, perhaps, tho want of something
which he can vcali his own. : II may
be a little patch Of ground, a tree,
or even q tiny plant, perhaps only
the Implement Of his daily toll, but he
will always seek. something Of which to
CLAIM possession. Helongs for wealth,
because Of the pride which he would
feel in broad lands and noble mansions,
all his own, tho distinctions which he
kr ows would attend it, and the many
desires which he might crafty. This
Is want which grows with his growth,
and strengthens even with his decay.
Home and friends, all that is most dea,
to man, are relinquished, that he may
call the glittering treasure his. Mum
berless contentions have arisen from
this want. Many things Of less i'm
portance than } aceb's wells have beer
the cause Of strife. Even Lot anc
faithful Abraham could not dwell to.
gether, but each must choose for him
self region over which he might hold
undisputed sway. Strange it is that .
want which might be productive of SC
much good, is SO perverted, as to rem.
der only too true the inspired proverb
"The love of money is the root Of al
evil. !" The want Of knos ledge, if no
equally intense, is manifested even q
an earlier age. Curiosity leads the
child to mischief, and the youth to I'D.
venture. As he advances in years
fields yet unexplored open before him
He delights to trace causes from effects
or to explore the wonders of unknown
lands, not because the knowledge thu
obtained will be Of use to the world, o.
will even benefit himself, but simpl,
that his uncomfortable desire to know
may be satisfied. How many hav'
fallen victims to the baleful climate O.
Central Africa in fruitless attempts tt
solve the mystery which envelopes tn,
sources of the Nile. The discovery o
the Northwest passage will serve NJ
useful purpose, save as striking ex
ample Of what untiring perseverance
can accomplish, but its history is ,
mournful record Of the noble and dar
ing, who haye persisted in the undaunt
ed pursuit after knowlege. IL
Man wants power. When he va
created, dominion was given him owe
all creatures, and he still asserts his pre-
rogative. He shows that=he was mad,
to rule even IN his childish plays, b,
his desire for superiority over his com
panions, andrhe delight with which h
views himself master Of his dog o.
horse, and in later years BY his as.
sumptions Of authority over his; fsllov
men, War ana oppression kingdom,
aad thrones, testify to this want i
debarrea from aH other supremacy, b,
sings aloud triumphantly, aMy mint
to me kingdom is,n and feels tina
here at least none can dispute, hi'
sway. ...g q. &..a.L hna vl5oG :.
Ibis want is the cause of many
others. Man desires wealth because i
ministers to his power, for 49,
"Many door is barred with gold, +.
And opens but to golden key g." :
The desire for knowledge .is but q
modification of it, for no, small part oil
the pleasure which. the man Of science
. derives from each new discovery,
arises from the control thus gained
over the forces Of nature It is this
which stimulates the learner to renew
his labors, for every accession to his
knowledge is felt to be also an increase
of his power. i
Man wants friends, and this want il
so intense that I would almost place i,
among his needs, were it not taat some
have gone through life seemingly indie
pendent of Others. Yet this is not