Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-12-10
Tur M.oeascoPE Nxp,rs REVELATIONS

HE MICROSCOPY AND ITS nv EL<IloNS
President Blrnard. of Columhia Col
lege. delivered lecture before the Amor
lean Institute, New Y.rk cry. on Wed
neSiaY evening, on Tn Microscopic and
is + yclaiions" President Ba-nnrd re-
fcrred ia the construc. ION and uses "t the
m:crosc pc. w',ic,i he c nsiicrrd p-e.en-
ted one o the most felic,sous illustrations
known Of the ingenious Application o
theoretic principles 70 the production Of a
practical result, ana which WIS in ITSELF
at the Same time one Of the most signal
triumphS Of the refined artistic skill OF
modern timc. in responding to the de-
nlands of science. lis perfection was
sought for not As an end but as q means.
In the examination Of structure, III the
study Of form, in he observation of the
movements and changes continually CO.
ing Oh in org Iujc things we presently ar
rive at point at Which further progress
is arr stcl hy the impertectinu Of our
powers More than this. While thus
seeking t. know Somethin" of the mInu Z
organization Of bodies large enough to be
SEEN an / tx ,uiucd in mass without din
Guilty, we mike the new discovery that
there exist many OBJ cts Of high order
, OF interest which in thcir fully developed
! proportions never attain a INA Lnltudo suit
iciont to bttrAy even their existence to
ordinary Nislon, and Of which, without
artificial helps. We could never know any
thinC At all, 1t is becoming every Gay
more and more clear that the causes OF
Al! zynomic diseases are. 10 be sought III
&c hsiVtiy minute and wide, scattered
organisms which to ordinary observation
arc tptaIl y imprrceptihle. This WAS just
As true q the diseases Of plants those
, OF animals. iue potato rot. the cot NJ
rust, the smut O wheat and the wasting
i the vine were Just As cnrtai - the pro
duct ot microscope fungi as the raider
pest, tho epidemic am II. six worms Or
Jnr chol IRA :.moAc men
10 the study o. oh. cts II this Kind the
mi ro~cope was absolutely indiSprnSa bic
The lecturer after passing al vio4u nj
ulo.i I'M on III -grtat universal len..fit~
vllrI, til, ni,rr.cu,5 ,!iffa~ Il, ri rrei
10 the .,4rrn> If minute orta,t.r lii
which i j III ,>ri + Il, lr4rh. : "a. tor
l.,.auce. w,r uus.r,s cac larger FORM Q
,>a,atcd aniu,i.Icu 'cS--t.,;t IS. al n.l-
havD = ei.ici Us Tor r.u or Gle OF
~. animal more than enc rul!ou in IL
y,g.,}s ND be hacked ea,:i. IA the
spec . cu'an iucil, aud Of the 9 nc a
4 ,y,,ir. Fr.It,Hjs N,i1st,,Lu and 81 =
~. II! having 81 gauuy sculp urrd sill
cious "a H.. anrrc wcrt >ur. OF wl.ilh AT
hli room IN a cubic inrh apa, II ~
iIl- glvcu : tuc!! * lai.AtI II the "a
Nm, form. a. niuLlc Auini.! ana y,grr:t-
il lie. ana Inc power ii the micro cope
in discerning It, thy lecture. cited hitler
Gus instance, Wacreiu tle MI ro>cop. fur
7 n.s.lcd the means ufuis oy.rlny he cacln
! zeal u,turc Of suDs ,nccs wleA III qrtpri-
" too snai 10 be treated by or iIsry
nctIous OF analysis ~ 1t as, 81 ctc.tc I
IN detecting the aiult,rat;on Of drugs,
groceries AID other articles y, daily COM
ul..r,e
The microscopic tuuy Of the ciencnta-
~ Tissues OF tho ii cher order Of .,uI.nal,
mad also yrosu Iioug WITH a mlrvc.iJu,
sln., livity aud o,il:yrinlty OF general ii 81
Suctl PtNitSN Val !'tO u tlclali anu bu' IL
. constant A. gucla ion T.! each variety with
\ uurti> .ular uatural prouu t;fat In the yer
. :rbrated atIics il was almost iuyarlabi )
! impossible BIZ the examination OF the mia
uicst fragment y b5ue, for INSTANCE. to
pronounce vi, b co # aeHce as to IN. nat
ufal family - win II belonged. Alter
lilly I'll .i"g upon he value mi Impof-
lance oi thI mlcr' ,op' "s a means % SCI
euiihc ln'ta iG"tlon, tn iect"rer proceed
ca TO ,&pi"ld WIN li'ue f"'I'1 diagrams
.he CO Sti uS'.I.i u IN instrument ala
l"~ pf nclr!6~ upon "nioh ies use u'"oSs
VI P1' dcu nc mus 4 1'ionS "e-o 'e'i'ai :
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