The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1860-02-02
THE ARR OF rRrsTIEo...Irs EFrEors. &C.
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OF al events that have contributed their
influence TO advance the worlds progress.
excepting alone the birth of the Saviour.
none has been 50 potent in its effects ~ that
OF the invention oi the art Of printing.
The increased rate of Advancement result.
ing from it, finds an npt illustration NJ the
mechanical operations Of iype.fonnding
and printing. A single punch produces
hundred matrices. each one oi which IN turn
gives birth to millions Of types: from set
Of these thousand cleciroiypc copies are
taken. each one of which gives million or
impressions on tic printed page. In 4 gco-
lnctrical ratio thousand iold more poNcr.
fol than this, the invention Of ttis art has
increased the progress II the human race.
II ,lih'ases lnowlclge as the sun di:lase-
light, and promotes civilization and refine
lncut as he promotes vegetation. 50 far e.
its INFLUENCE reaches ii can BE- said d. bu,
few THAT
knowledge TO thc.r eyes Lcr ample page,
Rich with the spoils Of time, DID ne'cr ungsll -
She is the medium through which The arts
and sciences make their contributions to The
convenience and comfort Of nan. She i
to the sprcai Of learning What money i
10 commensurate indeed tie rich comrnol.
i,ics themselves Of thought, but the means
BY which they are circulated through socie-
ty---not exactly the crimson tide which. n
il courses through the system gives life anil
nourishmens to the frame, bu, at Iaas the
veins anil arteries through which this eur-
rent mus. convey It's freight AMI vitality.
but above all ahe IS the charios whirh.
through h.heins,rancnssl,y of bible and ". ct
societies. hears the truths Of christianity 70
the nations Of the earth. but although
these advantages are 50 great. yet they are
not unal,crcd by evils resulting from tlic
same source. Il may sound strange to say
that the printing press Il unfasofalle n
mental developments. Yet think there ar,
considerations which justify the assertion
T,v mental development mean not the ac
QUESTION Of knowlesive ba, the training and
strengthening Of the mental powers.
That the s,d oi the press IL not nccrssa
ry to the highest degree Of such ,levcIop.
msns !. clearly shown from pas, history
Long before it, invention the mind il thourhr
10 have attained degree Of Development
which has never since been equalesl. Ths
minds Of Socrates. Plato aud Aristotle sr'
believed to have displayed greater scu,encs,
gf investigation, q more compEsl,cns's.
evssp. and = more unaaging enerry than
has ever SINCE been Witnessed. Il reerni
that nm + 80 constituted that adsersity /,
necessary 10 his perfect deuIcpnsns. 1
he wos,d ksvs . hsriy. phyrisal esn.,isuiier
he mss endure tzposule Al lssifse; Il h,
wcs)i assain the kieAsue mcssl excellenc.
- must pass thrusGA ~ rverest trial, sa<
= - susresufal N bsuhss pursuits h,
mues lsagn - nest ressryea, and L h. ~oaI,
bocssess IL hiahege deefss q meatsl dis
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