Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-02-12
THE economy OF NATURE.

THE ECONOMY OF NATURE.
Throughout this vast universe in
which We dwell, in whithersoeyer direc-
ton We may direct our gaze, one grand
controlling principle is apparent to the
reflective mind, one sentiment seems to
pervade the whole, and that is economy.
Nothing Is created without its use, and
nothing whatever is ever really wasted.
The mists rising from the earth toA'
drcamily away and dissolve rs they
soar toward the wide, blue, srched
empyrean yet days come when they
gather themselves together and roll in
darkning clouds ,obscuring tho heavens,
and pour their condensed waters In
pure, sparkling rain showers upon the
gladdcued and grateful earth. Green
grass, many-hued flowers, and the fruits
and vegetable productions requisite for
the sustcnauce Of human or animal ma
turc, responsibility spring into existence
or increase in growth.
Tho germs expand, and year after
year adds its increase of wood, bark
and .wig, until the great green, waving
forest is formed. A devastating con-
flagration may sweep through it and in
q few hours destroy tho product Of hun
dreds of years. Not destroy, for that
cannot be; tho nature Of things /, only
changed, and component elements are
simply released from combination. The
watery portion, in black rolling smoke,
has passed upward to coudensc in rain
and return somewhere upon tho Garth,
in urn to enrich or assist in the growth
Of other forests or some species Of veg
ctable creation, while tho earthly ashes
goes to enrich the soil and induce other
forms Of vegetation. AS nj instance Of
this, We have observed that in this
State, wherever our little scrub forests
Of nut-pine are burned of, q luxurian'
growth Of tho wild native tobacco inva-
riably takes its place, where otherwise
perhaps not even sagebrush would
spring up. -,
The human body in accordance with
tho true laws Of nature dies and is com
mingled with the earth, to be repro
duced In some new form Of vegetable OF
animal life, while tho immortal soul,
released from its worldly bondage, mer'
ges into another and purer sphere Of OK
i~steuco, for surely has not the God o
nature ordained that nothing shall b
lost? Yet how often do VIC hear rsntiul
s~ec.ariau preachers, in tho blindness Of
their bigoted ignorance speak only Of
the human soul, as capable of being TO-
tally, i%rrecovcrably lost! The human
soul, Of all in nature the greatest, no
blest, and best Of Gods works, lost!
The lofty ranges Of mou ntains 81
prominently beautiful in the scenery o
tho world, arc only so many vast he ap
Of ferlilizing elements for the green val
lcys and broad plains below. Even thei
bleak rock-crowned SUBMITS are con
stan,ly being reduced and pulverized b.
the decomposing influences of tho at
mosphcre, the force Of winds, frost
r aims, torrents, thunder storms, an
elc ctric, magnetic, or volcanic action
Downward they ecasclessly sraritate
at length scientifically csmminglins Ii
accordance with the bcneiceut chemica
laws of nature with the soil of the plain!
and valleys, enriching it for tho tillag'
OF the husbandman, or borne onward b.
The waters Of many streams and rivers
the soil is steadily passing from higher
to lower levels, until finally deposited
in the sea, eventually forming new is
lands, continents, and broad new nllu
viums for the future s~ustcnance of man
and beast, when q more dense popula
ton shall inhabit tAe world. Nature
works in accordance with 6Sod, unal
tcrable, specific laws, and in all o
Gods creations and wise dispensations
no loss is anticipated or provided for.