Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-08-25

possible TO. exnauspl bne 1entire subject II
one 6rief speech.
great men-.thundered" sufficiently ~iI
the index, aud fully succeeded In makins
the. exordium the prfncipaf part of th,
speech, will proceed at once to present
few ideas upon the subjects of Skating Kinks
in general, and this Rink in particular.
You have often heard it stated that ''mar
is naturally social being."~ Indeed thi
statement has been so often made that The
remark has become somewhat trite. In nc
Country ID the world, perhaps, are peopl,
so pre-emineutly social as in this. And oul
observation and experience have taught u.
that young men and young ladies are DER!
social beings indeed.
the face Of the aobe not even excepting
France. are the people souniversally fond
of amusements and recreations as in this
These they ,oiu hdue, and it is eminently
proper that they should. But IL they are
not furnished with harmless and healthful
amusements and recreations, they will in
evitably seek other, and Exceptional ones
Many illustrations of this statement
could be given. One, however, will spf.
flee. The barberous game of "Base Ball'
jr7upou which the country has been about
half crazy forR for the past. two years-is
complete Illustration of this remark. In
PEELED by their social nature and love OF ex-
whom never did days work in their lives
have endangered their scalps and skulls
lbarked their ,shins, blisteredu their hands,
Occasionally broken their bones and, In
many cases, sacrificed all their finger and
thumb Joints, In that most exhaustfng and
Epreposser0us PeriormsnceEthe game OF
base pail; hunoreos OF elerksIlapor,
sods the chief end of man-have neglected the
business OF their employers, and, at the
own necks. They have even been known
to play base ball on the streets, and it has
no1 oeeh week since 1 saw very case
9de~ turown from tne nanu OF some very
| odse odflse, come withln an men OF knock
rns eue ne nead On 3 Oaoy ON broads street,
ncS. .ue s nrSans noase: ...sI
now whoever aevises or lntroauces
Liza. eats 80 VI auiussmenI WHICH supPiles Ine
wans " puf. soclalI nasure, alu az Tue same
sH Ton,oluos s C.ore ien OoSn PteasaHs ane
i.eait,lui eAercise' Is puOlic Deneiaceor.
ah; Anu eau conGelve vi no QUIET arrangemens
wi MI,Gn ,I soy so iuny anu compieeeiy comD,nes
OF az as .ne s,enenss ,egu,slte In perlecG place
AZ, auusenem. I, anu IecrsaIion, as
np;GEmmeuieus p;au ana "eH eonduceed okaelng
~, !; -. = :.i,,.si .sls. q.
tive oii ,,,, s 4sta - sn
We oil hno VI h gu ss; tadu VI y, sts fs ~;
the osner;t;"s NV nt ust ,enus W ;een an
b1 %SnGt ~ GU "Sns ''ias an.;Sf -
Imam msto soothe the sa0s0e mind
ana, next to the Rink, the music with
Mn Whlcn we are so often delighted In the State
house square, IS, perhaps, the best device
Ior bringing people together, and thus
nhiuisIering 10 the great social want OF our
kpAture' WnoeVer9 er9proposed tnat least and
tuaa ~ prepared lor US, Is largely. entiued
10 our graGltude. we nave, perhaps, been
often dellghted with the music without
re11aGtInO N "a q m i
en nen'iy pniiannssn1r1oplc ans Is ana phiiosophlcal
one. a
In the Rink however, we not only have
music Doth totnter and summer, together
with anrestrained put respectfahH social in,
Gercourse, out we nave also vigorous aud
healthful exercise combined with graceful,
.pleaseno and ex xhiterafing mottonf gaumy
'oneAconoeave.a more Fappropriate- aaa per-
iect adaptation TO the wants and necessities
OF our social and physical life? 81
i. BUT am admonished that the speech
must pc Drlei. Time, therefore, VIII permit
OUT one further suggestion" q.
Inc S construction OF This, and numerous
spirit, sagacity. boldness and energy OF
Capitalists and business meny Within the
pasC year numerous Kinks nave Deen erect
nromnt and nracsicai s.aan;tv aH has we s
but little more than year since the ma
Jorlty OF us first heard, or knew anything
y, 80 ond'mg ond niHx Any yeC tne business
the sagacity to see. at once that "'s IT. is the the
exact arrangement needed to minister to
tnose very wants OF our nature to which,
tw to nerca;na tha. y e;n nav nau oIe sasaIt
ments requisite to place Of public resort
tor social intercourse and recreation, with
OUT being attended with any of those disad-
toe oiten' renSer nlaeea as smnssn,ans m.,U aud
TOR physical exercise, OBJECTIONABLE. J r. =
They have had the boldness to expend
s.r,,,;a suu rlsh aasge sum OF money IN It's con-
tina tSah o,,s,,siiv ~ m ~ eracs .
building of one-fourSfi its dimensions. 4
Suehpublie spirit, sagaeity, boldness and
energy, ana tne philanthropy which
1e ooJ u
people Of Columbus; and this immense as
semblage, upon the occasion OF the opening
dence fhat f6e;r 10 Sars srS -
~ =. hoDetts, champion skater Oh onio'
.Ho" saso au eAnioi'ioh ot scieheihe skat-
ing, ooen new ana mover. lie was followed
~ trSpa pat Dar wise, Ifresidens 81 the Clncin-
aau isank Associaoion' and MRS: Lewis. OF
Oincihnatl' In series OF oriiiiant evoiu-
','ns' 'nas. won 'rouno' aiter round Oh ap-
pause. Mr. ELY, as a skatist "f the Freed
mems Bureau order of architecture, wasl
MT Eugene os. Cialr gave an1 exnfDl-
oltion OF fancy skating that excelled any
tnl1g we ever saw, even on Ice. Execu-