New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1860-06-01

We SlFC VIC WHCtl dAOGHef Cur0 ana
travel by way of the desert, and Sinai,
and the city ofthe dead into the Holy
Land, and here the most sacred sccnes
and venerated places are presented
with fidelity, entirely incredible to one
who has not seen the stereoscy pc in its
power 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 before him the very
minutest and grandest reproductions Of
the objects themselves which he has
desired 80 see m~re than anything else
on earth. Then leaving the land of
Israel, we will visit Athens and Rome,
aud roam among tie temples and pal
aces Of the gods and The emperors; and
then seek the grander works of nature
in Switzerland and on tie banks of the
Rhine, and so make the tour of Europe
But we will not stop here.
We will got to China, ard India, and
bring home the cities and temples OF
the Orient, the people themselves in
the streets and markets, in procession
and worship, so that we have represen-
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 in its capacity to take instantane-
GUS views of objects in motion; the roll
ing sea, with the ship or steamer
ploughing through the waves, the shad
ows of hull and spar, and every ripple
on the surface are all Reproduced with
perfect faithfulness; a crowded street at
monday, men and women rromena-
ding, the horses and carriages rushing
on as pleasure or business calls, the ON
nibusses 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 under
stand the magic of the art. 1t seems
to us thatsome mighty word must have
been spoken to summon these multi
tudes to stand in their traces at least
n instant, 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 moro for
ever. Yet that crowd pouring down
Broadway as if the whole city were put
in the street, is clught, is arrested, is
actually fastened On the paper, and the
veery attitude of every individual man,
his gait, his stature, his company, are
all '.drawn out in living characters"
and recorded here in Anthony's in
stantaneous views! It is incredible
that every word of ours, should be i'm
pressed on the great Makers book of
memories, when tits within the power
of feeble man to take on bit of pa
per three inches square, a thousand
men md women, with horses carts and
marble storehousas six stories high,
and trees and towers and all that makes
up the babel Of such a great town as
this at high noon?
But we arc weary with sightseeing.
We have been from land to lard, and
have dwelt the longest upon the grand
scenes Of our own, Trenton Falls, and
the Genesec, and matchless Niagra!
majestic Niagra; we cannot hear its
roar, but the spray rises in thick clouds
and the rainbow spans the mysterious
deep, and the great rush of waters
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 daguerreotyped on our memory =
This AID more than we have named, or
even limited at, may be seen at any
time by dropping in at Anthony's
rooms, as We have done, or if you prefer
you can send to him for stercoscope
Of any size or cost you wish, for he has
tham always on hand, with views in
sets and assorted, and will send them to
YOU in any part Of the world. His ad-