The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-02-23

Iy, that we cannot perceive wherein tits
better to see the ruins Of an Egyptian
temple on the ground than here in An
thongs Stereoscopes Take for exam
pie the temple of Abou Simbel. The
carved images sit in everlasting stone
on the outer wall, and the great rock
remains age after age the same and as
we look at them in this stcreoscope, the
impression is as vivid as the stone it.
self could make it. You may sit for
hours, if you will, and study every form
and feature of this wondrous work, and
the longer and more minutoly it is ex.
amined, the more perfect even in imper-
fection comes out the representation of
the original There is the very crack
in the stone across the bridge of the
principal figures nose, and tho piece
seems just ready to fall out, so real that
you would like to put your hand on it
and dispel the illusion, and convince
yourself that it is the actual object,
and not picture that you are now
studying. We give the wheel another
turn and travel by way Of the desert,
and Sinai and the City Of the Dead, in
to the Holy Land, and here the most
sacred scenes and venerated places are
presented with fidelity entirely IN
CREDIBLE to one who has not seen the
steroosoope in its power of beauty
We venture to say that no one, after
reading these warm expressions Of ours.
will have half an idea Of the marvellous
truthfulness of the art in bringing be-
! fore him the very miuutCst and grandest
reproductions of the objects themselves
which he has desired to see more than
anything else on earth. Then leaving
the land of Israel, we will visit Athens,
and Rome, and roam among the tom
pies and palaces Of the gods and the
emporors; and then seek the grander
words Of Nature in Switzerland and on
the banks of the Rhine, aud so make
the tour Of Europe. But We will not
stop here
We will 60 to China and India, and
bring home the cities and temples Of
the Orient, and the people themselves in
the streets aud markets ia procession
and worship, SO that we have reprosen.
tations Of their manners and customs as
no other painting, and no words Of de-
scription can possibly present them.--
And this brings us to say that the most
astonishing power of this beautiful
art is its capacity TO take INsTANTA-
NEOUs views of objects in notion the
rolling sea, with the ship or steamer
ploughing through the waves, the shad-
Ows Of hull aud spar, and every ripple
on the surface are all reproduced with
perfect faithfulncss; a crowded street at
noon-day, mcu and women prumrna.
ding, carriages rushing on as pleasure
or business calls, the omuibuses and
cars taken while under way yet so
perfect that the names and numbers are
read as easily as on those we ride in
daily. We do not understand the
magic Of the art. 1t seems to US that
some mighty word must have been
spoken to summon these multitudes to
stand in their tracks at least an in
stuut, while the sun that shines on all
should have time to take a picture Of
the pageant, which like all Of life is
passing away, to be seen no more for
ever. Yet that crowd pouring down
Broadway as if the whole city were
cut in the streets, is caught, is arrest o.
ed, is actually fastened on the paper,
and the very attitude of eve ry individ-
al man, his gait, his stature, his com.
Pany, are all "drawn out in living
characters" and recorded here in An
thongs instantaneous views! Is it in
credible that every act and every word
Of ours should be impressed on the
Great Makers book Of memories, when
it is within the power of feeble man
to take on a bit Of paper three inches
square, a thousand men and women,
with horses, carts, and marble store
houses six stories high, and trees and
towers, and all that make up the Ba-
bel Of such a great town as this at
high noon?
But we are weary with Sightseeing
We have been from land to land, and
have dwelt the longest upon the grand
scenes of our own, Trenton Falls, and
the Genesee, and matchless Niagaral
majestic Niagaral We cannot hear its
roar, but the spray rises in thick
clouds, and the rainbow spans the mys-
terious deep, aud the great rush Of wa
ters comes on as if we were there on the
Table Rock Of old, when the sublimest
Of all earth's scenery was first and for
ever daguerrootyped on our memory
This, and more than we have named, or
even limited at, may be seen at any tune
by dropping in at Anthonys rooms, as
we have done, or, if you prefer, you cln
send to him for a SereOscOpe, Of any
size or cost you wish; for he has them
always on hand, with views in sets
and assorted, and will send them to you
in any part of the world. His adver-
tisement will tell you the prices and
styles Of the instruments and pictures,
Incomparaby above all others do we
regard these instantaneous views and
these representations Of foreign scenes,
and we are sure that every household
that is induced by these remarks Of ours
TO add a stereoscope to its sources Of
enjoyment will be obliged to us for de-
lineating the results Of this delightful
| art
The Republicans Of Missouri will
hold a State Convention at st. Louis, on
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