Daily national Democrat., 1861-01-03
Guesses at Truth.

The following passages are from an Eng
lish work entitled "Guesses at Truth" by
Augustus and julius Hare, which has passed
through five London editions, and was re-
Gently reprinted in America:
Men are most struck with form and charae-
ter, women with intellect perhaps | should
have said with attainments. But happily,
after marriage, sense comes in to make weight
for us.
A youths love is the more passionate vir-
gin love is the more idolatrous
Mere art perverts taste-.iust as mere theo-
logy depraves reliSion.
Science sees signs; poetry the thing signi-
fed.
OF what use are forms, seeing that at times
they are empty? Of the same use as bar
rels, which at times are empty too.
Men of the world hold that it is impossible
to do disinterested action, except from an
interested motive-for the sake of admira-
tion, if no grosser, more tangible gain
Doubtless they are also convinced, that
when the sun is showering light from the
sky, he is only standing to be stared at.
The Romans used to say of an argument or
opinion which spreads rapidly, that it takes
the popular mind l should rather say, that
opinion. Takes IL? Yes; as one takes in
fection; catches it, rather, as one catches
fever. For truth, like health is not easily
communicated but diseases and errors are
contagious.
People stare much more at paper kite,
than at a real one
Brilliant speakers and writers should re-
member that coach wheels are better than
Cat inc to travel on.
Many are ambitious of saying grand things
that is ofbeing grandiloquent. Eloquence is
speaking out-a quality few esteem and few
er aim at.
TO Adam Paradise was home. To the
good among his descendants home is Para
disc.
Our apetites were given to us to preserve
and to propagate life We abuse them for
its destruction.
The mind is like sheet of white paper in
this, that the impression 1t receives the Oft
enest and retains the longest, are black ones.
None but a fool is always right and his
right is the most unreasonable wrong.
The difference between a speech and an
essay should be something like that between
field of battle and a parade.
Our poetry in the eighteenth century was
prose; our prose in the seventeenth century
poetry
Taste appreciates pictures connoisseurship
appraises them.
The Jacobins in realizing their systems Of
determination, always contrived to be the ell
der brothers.
THE s. F. Call is responsible for the follow
ing:
SECESSION CoN.-A base imitator of Filkins
has perpetrated the following: Why is the
State of South Carolina like a hungry canary
bird Because it wants to see seed.
HONEY BEEs-We perceive that many of
the mountain counties are agitating the sub
ject of bee raising in the mountains. Exper-
iments so far have given most favorable re-
suits By way Of encouragement to those
who think of trying the experiment, we copy
the following from the Nevada Journal:
We have been requested to give our eXpe-
rience in raising the honey bee in the noun
tains. 1t may do some good and, as the story
is Short we give it for the benefit of those
whom it may concern.
We purchased five hives of bees direct from
the east in February last. They were transI
ferred to patent hives and kept at Oakland
till May From the most bungling careless
ness nearly all the bees, together with spleG-
did display of eggs and Larvae, were destroy
ed before the swarms were put down at our
domicil week after their arrival not more
than pint of bees was left in all. These
were put in two hives, and small portions OF
the unbroken comb were given them. During
the first month it was mooted question
whether the insect would live or die, but f.
nally the problem was solved in favor of life.
The colonies increased so rapidly that in Au-
gust two swarms were taken from one hive,
and one from the other. At this time we have
five swarms in good condition. The honey
made from the mountain flowers is far SUPERB
or to any we have ever tasted in the valleys.
1t is generally of a very white appearance,
aromatic and rich. 1t is proper to state that
at this season of the year the bees frequently
lose their queens, and considerable care is
requisite to keep them supplied with the in
dispensible head of the family.