, 1864-02-14
AekssIl At BRYAN HALL,
FGTEIU AKD LAST LEcfCkE OF THE
GER1Es -
Aeessiz as a Philosopher, Lecturer
and Draughtsman--His Won.
derfnl Powers,



Tue fourth and last lecture Of the course deliv-
s.sS.t;.- on4oAe tao .oo1e nen AZ
eocaaaon, was eaVen In bsyan Hall Inst evening
the s0s!sst @ was The Standing Of Man In M
h1gh compliment both to the lecturer and to ths
mia ro nat;n,,sa ntn 'sensss are
tarded M drv md r,rsr%o %oroa+;n~ -rhtf. ~. ....
ss1sas. 20 ~ aau uuIe.esupg' "nne INC masses
Tbs fac: is compliment to ArassIs. Or sa,he,
IN involuntary and practical Acknowledgement ~
his snnerio, ,,nvror ,ot or1. =. -.t,.st,..r "
descriptive speaker. Ercry enc had heard Of
ture field is partially new to- linn Accorain~,r M Wv
snc eeetuanIe "as aataG erafe on the hrst even
Ing; people came half dubIonslY, not that thew
doubted his profound skill, his iudomitah,e "a.
search, his general and cnn,nr,hens;rs ea.o,e
sso,. trt +t,t 49,. f,a.nsssI r4'e eoncta-
e'one-ou1 mat taey feared him ~ m obs6usc, dry
speaker. Never was greater mistake and the
crowds that hocEed 10 hear him nm .nh.oanant
cveninca wow , an f,.fa,,,
so "ets ea'as1en1 encouragement of bis
poWcr 70 interest while preaching grand tsuths and
Giving deep INTO the profnndItitles of nature-
The trnth ;s that ,piaaor 10 si.,n,. 1+s,
wv -e' u4.s "tneoui u Simple. II Is only
nc VINO Elbows ntue o. ta1ngt who is driven to
the necessity OF using high sounding phratea and
citcumlocptory e1ulanatious to cover m hia fono.
ranre Acrn-,cv e. nov.1oso. n.,..xa-a,.an+...e
- 16N' S1*.A4Ao4A~tE*H9-
are quallles which enables MN to speak p,aiuly
srd 10 the mint Acnss,z il . msn who . naans
'-S. ~ ~. ~. 49, . " r'.e-1 ..s11 WV a"est-
conceal by roundabou: phrases, and hia vast res
orvoIr of 1acts enable him to supnly annos,tc
s,.,,s....;.-s ~ Sora~~r,.;.t s5,s-aas peoe1o
ILLUSTRATIONS VI every ptn'oou ausaaceo' ZOE Inc
same reason ne Is NOT dogmAucaL There Is no
tnx dsea with Agsssiz. He would scosn the idea
ol "eA"s9 W ~ oeaAesS o"e I"taa III ms oaFe as-
Resuon. DC taxes Soa 70 the laW and to the testi-
Of rsturc that cotet Of the BOOK Of r. Reys1.. 1u.
s.n-1 - &c, w. tnaeaa t. .n,a.s.,s. ~.
Nons 20 olten mts,1nosea ats antagonlst taaf BE-
Hevers in the one have been afraid to do more than
M Agsestz M il par eaeeuenes r. phiJoaophcr-a seckcr
..... 1-,,n.zIo5-a ~ n,a ~, s-st ad.,.s -.
Ates AooS'7ase. Not one Hio afss ao"pss Inc
o1y aud then SCOUTS the universe for facts where
with to give it plarsibiuty, but one who collects
toe 4aets 1nu .ios. VI uipn ota"s ms
ir1erences ana herein lies the secret OF his power
method. A brain cra1nmcd with mass Of uuas-
sorcd facts and ideas is vcry apt to become craxea
Int m an 1yas ever vct oate y, ~ ~ thc,r -, s.s.
oo'ca1 requirement ~ rs no. kno~1ease, out IN"
formation on the bIntn-" which drives tue fa1scly
called student mad
4rneeiz ia vonf1erfu}l1 mctbodical. He hn1da IN
nus nano INC too oi moses, "n'ea, oe!ng Stretched
out caused tie w1tera to divide themselves On the
right and on the left. What to others ts jumbled
1oae "a 1v o,,c of his Ynaunnlnt,ona seao,,ad
arrarred-ofoer coaies out OF chaos* lie detects
reeemhlanccs, ana1ogies and identities, Eharc
o,1r.s only see differences. When lie speaks II
:. ~ 1src., men r. h1e +ert Ier,a,,.. ~ 49,,
t1tude ia distributed into tIbes and faui1{es, rela
lions aro Discovered distinctions 1ointed oua]t.