Nebraska advertiser., 1863-01-03
E6h rsssTf16a q Eue wealth among a

N1dl rep3fftfon OF ~ wealth among al
he Renbersx0f the hRnsa familR-and
not aspire TO the fictitious capital, which
represents privilege, l%aziuess, injustice
asd all social vices. In examining other
wishes, we equally can see in what they
are allowable; in what they may be rec
tiled. There is nothing. even the pill
grimsge to Mecca, in which we may 40
discover The satisfaction Of the legitimate
want, Of seeing the world and visiting
places, illustrated by grestevents- VIVA.
is absurd IN this pilgrimage, is the pre-
tention that Mecca, or any other place
is more holy and more venerable thar
any other city or place-upOn earth.
Among the New Years wishes, there
is one whose custom is -consecrated BY
popular good sense; a wish which sur
passes all others in Importance and recti-
tude it is Thai ot a good health. In re-
gard to this we have nothing to suppress,
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nothing to criticjse. W. can bat apr
prove Of it, confirm and explain il.
Health is the normal Development Of our
strength and faculties it Is the first, the
most important Of all riches, that without
which everything is but illusion and mock
cry. We DO not consider it only as a
physical advantage for from indicating
the triumph of matter and the denomina-
ton of animality upon moral nature, itis
a pure indication of the empire which
reason exercises uponthe senses and up
on inferior appetites: Our being is spir-
itually constituted, viz ii IS formed in
such a manner that all the functions of
the organism concur to the mere and more
perfect manifestation Of the will, Of the
sentimant and thought, From the mo
ment that this rigorous condition of our
organization is forgotten, from the mo
ment we fatter our animal propenssies
At the expense of the fmiud, it is n~ot7only
the mind bot the Body which suffers
Life, contained in the vicious circle Of
matter, tends to come out of il, andto
overthrow the obstacle we set to its nat
oral course. There is, then, no health,
no possible harmony in u existence,
without a complete spbordinaiion of all
the parts Of our being TO the rational
principle and toihe law of prOgress.+-
Thus, in wishing our friends and allmen
a good health, we wish them material
and moral welEbelng, a life conformable
to all the prescriptions Of hygiene, a clear
and vigorous intelligence pure love, be-
nevolence for all their fellow-oreatures;
a wisdom capable of bearing all trials,
finally, perfeotion.eaelq
Forsooth, we give only advice. But,
generally, those who wish a Happy
New Year, do not. even-s so much, for,
they content themselves with leaving to
chance the realization Of their wishes,
Chance is the god of weakness and igno-
rance. Accordingly as we advance in
strength and science, we escape from its
empire. Our destiny depend DIS upon our
selves. not upon a blind fatality or an
arbitrary power;iat least such isithe re-
gime of liberty and reason, which we
must endeavor with all our power to estab-
lish for the ~individqsI and fOr. soeiety.-
No, one ought TO impose upon another
without being exposed, Q Let every one
examine his own conscience, his mind,
and his organism, and see what progress
he has made towards this end. scl11
We must certainly acknowledge that
intellect develops itself both in the indi-
vidual and among nations, that ideas are
brought to light, that social principles gain
| ground, here, and elsewhere T; that certain
individuals learn trades or profession, and
several of them TOO, in a very short time;
but here as elsewhere, this move is made
out Of the official sphere. and to-day,
more. than ever, men who devote tAem
selves to thevwOIk Of progress and per
fectibiIity, must ! shuny the @deleterious
influence of an ignerantabrutal or malig-
nant power. A.G