, 1869-10-29

10 lAWB ~ constant And pervAs1va ~ those which
govern the maie1fal universe, and that tho study
OF these lnws viii enable man 10 ameltorate big
condition; 20 euanc,pate hlukeii 1rom the czuel
dominion Of superstition, and nom countless est!s
which we're once thought peJo1d hls control, and
will make him she mastcr rather than the slave Of
uature,
ARnktnd hare been SLOW to believe tnak order
rrisns III the uuiyerte-that the world ts a cosmos
and not chaaA The assertion Of the reign OF
law has teen stnbbornly resisted At every step
The dv,nttles of human superstition asil ltngcr ia
one fern or Another Ia tie faith Of the ,gnotsnt
and crcu nnuy intelligent nen shrink from the
contemplation Of one Supreme VIII, aching rc8u.
tass, not fortuitoEsly, through laws beautiful and
eirnple, rather than through 4 csprtcious super.
natural interference.
IctkcJ tells Us that In the early sgesTir waB be.
lleveo That the mnttons Of the heasenIy tod.es ns
welt as atmospheric changer, we're elected by an
stle. In the Taln1ud special angel WAS assigned
to every stas and every element, and similar no.
tona we're general throughout the Middle AReA
The Hcirntirc spirit has cast o0 the demon and
presented u with nature. clothed IN her right
mind. md living under the reign Of law. 1t has
given us for The sorccr1es Of the achcmtSts tho
beautiful laFs Of Chftst.aotfy for the dreams OF
the as,ruloger, the sublime truths oI astronomy;
Tor The Wild v1Aious OF co.tnorons, 4he nonumen.
tai records OF geology; for tho superstition OF da-
tol'rn. the 1a~s Of Cod
rut more stubborn still Las been the resistance
made against every attempt Ia assert the re:9u
Of law 10 the realm 0! 4otIety. 10
that stEucRic biatst!es has hcru the hand
maid Of sctenre, AID has po2red dood OF
!txht upon the dark questions Of nnance and pes,k
lrrce, ignorance apd crime, disease and death.
We 10 longer hope TO predict The career ana 3cs-
tu. uf human tcicg bt studying the eoalanctson
VI planets thst presided At his birth. We ssu,Iy
rather the laws of h1e within AlD, md the ele-
Htnts and forces Of nature and society around
him. We no longer attribute thc unt1nelJ dea,h
or iuIan.s 10 The slu Of A1am, but to bad nursing
and ignorance. We are beginning to acknowledge
thar, "The fant dear Brltuz, u mt in cur STARS
nul IN ouTtelscs. that We are underlings.'
Governments ars only ts-gtnntHg 10 realze these
truths. In 1874 the 1Teshytery Of Edinburgh pc.
tit!obed lhc British Alnislfy to appoint a day aI
nasonaE faAting and prayer, In order to ktay the
ravnGts Of cholera In Scotland. Lur5 palHersson.
the liome Secretary, replied iu teller which,
ccLtnry teiofc, 1o British slatesiuau would have
dared 10 write. lie told tie clergy OF Scotlaui
thai. "the plague being already uron tacu1. actir.
!ty was preferable to humiliation; that the CAUSES
OF dissAse should be removed BY Improving the
asedcs 0i The poor. md cleansing thel from those
sources OF toltaH!tu \ htch wnult tnfahtiy bred
stttllruce ann te frutfal IN .leath Ia spite IT a
the prayer aEd iastlngs uf IL unitta bat tnsct!se
na.ton."
llenry Thomhs Buckle expressed the belief th1,
tHls ie,eI ~ ne aao;ed II !a'ule ases. ~ t'sfk,
tpE t!lussIsfnn ot the rsrsress VI cnliEntsuel
| rnbtc opinion.
Uut That further progress il possible Is seen 10
| English Eithor has attributed the rndeTp+.t 10
Inc C4Iota esta5s anu Int "[1unEs OF Colrnso.
! =: NJ descloptnents Of Rtst,st1es aEc cluslng
nAlcI5 to ne rsFniteo- lal recently ne hts1t.
y un!y ti1e sto'y Of Princes, aynss5ss ssSes ana
nsai ss y. th the rN'r.e nc s : ss~.S Hlra'
, aoS1a. oony; mnm ney eIn", 'osssr, s!emSn.t'
.s,," y n,r s n. VI. H. ~ ,h son,
sngssca. inGatty ,n Naus I14 'o,o toe novel;
1n,s a.. II, n,Sas ans5 nt4,pa nSsps.
~. wcaSnan..a ar ~ II. sIIrns:h 'p'nSs
~ n thasn srn,ars,,nn. ~ isnrar. tho ,.,,,. =,
aI ~, aos a ~ u.S.nss - - ~ seeas ot
nnnnt.t ~ III. t,.ner,tin. ~" >1a' 'ue
pW,ssont NJ r. iii ~ st.ts,,cs-,hat ,,o.t mas.
." Sn,s ~ ~ ,.ns =. s.tS.E ooss
canfssa 49,, " .o'n.ns rnnIH na @nu Nv. ,sn aa
| .@sI 1919, N'st 'o'eue eo"'t ae'et Lave oesa
/ "tNsSn. Et,,..,,., o., ,u,.,..&,.. ...,..
s.. g ststsstica! science + indepeasaos to modes,
@ nSsusls ~ oe H.. 70 - y =
Mts ~ ,ni ~ r,J,i i lt ~ a1s ~ s.aas
n, fa nvs " eti ,.9 W" f. ~ asu 'a2se
mn, si,,t ..crrY ra,her ,nan hscr .si a. ie,t,,.
| tnu He rers; ieaW sea trtn ..nas ..sc..tx
nsnni1v nrrt,arr-4 ,s.s rrtma nn,I rbs rnm,nsI !.
l nnts 9he pS.rr,,nnf shnt co.n,s,nu ~" NJ
,nS sn1n nn"s.ta 'r1t ~ .'
,n.s ~ .p, ~ ~, r .rt.- -,,i, ~ eA1ses.
>'1 Inn !. Ts.it " W., -,.e,trs t,or,,,s
,Gsss ~. IN nr, n EA E,h p4't 6s.,,na ~ 4
| ,,nI, ~ 1,.t. hafora N. I.1h+ ~ ~
o%s ano na.s hsoss % IT, IT,. 'Snt o .! ~. rvs *
s,a ~ wa rnnrsr 49, wW 49, 1.ts. *
Mh,rn,. nol,s ~ n,Ism.,c "a "a H. ,,r 'I ni
Ase1!h cass BURIED LIE 1sonao snspa III tne nas'
" ~ - n ns uno nsa orn,,.,a, ,,a I'm.
hnur u ~ n1ea .eear. 49, ~ nHs n' nv
~ ~ Geosss :, Sesnwa n,'. s;sSs ~ ~ as nsauss ~
I!:;e: Ai!s5 s:!esi5s T.: eo!' i, /. ~ M ~:
il Ms .upess'1nesaTs u fes:. % ot,sxtyei aad
facts. Ae kAs y lae scentt41ioa o. touaGat 1Asls
Ta!ef cosssa o. d'sosS ~ r. aaa atrne VI t
70 rol!tics. 1t furuishe1 the m7teEsH unon ~he'l
the aIt,nceT opet1ies; which II bc"a Into shape
Il eI asa5scsusas Gu W,e oi.pscs lie s;aiea he .npor-
taEce Of htaiIattcs to the pfac 4r.l ataieanaa III
a. spd asa sa ha
whether he he Training a. plan o. auaacc, or con.
s.oestng the operation Of 90 sss1la9 ~. OF fol.
paS: hss q exanns 81 H. es q ns
statistical data,
10 eeu.u-. saw the .nrOsfauee .! thu science Theu
as sae: "ssestsuss l. r. saagst @ II shinEs. and
liz M. no'' resbapr, 10 - 1ar q. Goethe dill,
\ anI si<ciase that ' Gaares govern the wosiAy ha'
Me can 1uit agree wnh 9lm t9at, -? thvw hos
y y governed Basoa enetset. Or Beigs1n,, one
| Of the r1p<st scholars ana pfDlouhuest 4tu1egtA o
siuttt,cal seence, concluded hta Ialest chapter o
scientific setults II these wosda:
rtaes II .ss 1e ss s ns q aa scs
tie dGeteLt elenenis Of society Gnetuate. The
mt4e Intelligence tuereases, the moro these limit
| ate reduced, Rnd tue nearer We approach t4s
the eauiitul oLd the puod. The petfectthtttty al
the hnman frecIes results ~ q nsceasafy con
stauspce Of al our rcsearcaes- Pnys,cai detect
et.N .lpnssss,sIe& are gradually disappearing: th.
tree7ency AID ecrtytty OF useases ure resi8:et
mQte stccesstuilJ br The progress d
uaAn ar pfuslpR theuI1elycs 20, les
| capable Of .mrroy enent; aud the more We vi
vshce nc b:.s 50 hase need 70 lear those azeA
II could he added that INC RrovtnR llnpoFta1c,
,s sstns rs = rs 4 i. YsI. sssas
\ q HuTssu of densra1 stsiisues for tns nses .
a,es Il nnrpr sea .hs. sie eor 81 sa
vAttng The scence. no. one ol their reaseal bu
Eesaa <aA fully orRantzed before tie Jear lsS.
,ac eeusus, wnIeh should accomplish a tso:;oi,
object Ii snoull ttrrt the country b. making fu;
~ ssSs5s,s saa;S Z ss1s ~ T,s1ss 4 nse1s
tpeT may ee eompased wita ,tmiIsl dsts HIM. msde
0thst ,ss nsi,os.- nap =, y, n,,,on,,
IN sncIs! asseoce. iet a. uonss1rr ia or.!,n an
deyeloPnsat oi lie American eersua
tons f ot nc III fnhsssssnt, 4 tst coo'ss ] .gle a
. IsatIs, sSns...sa .a1enpt w n nads y laae
: IN WaE a e1r,T a lis he Cnn,ineniai Ear
Srrss resolved ihat CERTAIN Of ibe burjcss Of th
, | waf should he 4iutf1tutei AMONG tha rolonitt
.aceosGnr 10 ,sn nurrtsr of tnsat,ants o1 4
, aces ,rr,,,t1inr nrsrfo-s Ind ,nnisttors In rar
! ceitnJ;" II once Recommended to ID sewers
nj ibc rrs.s,rtTe S1onies' to ascersasn ihe NM
hrr nt nfahtsns, io sarn cn.nr anI =, tn.ks :.
. | tNfn tn Cnnarrsn ~ toon sA nossihlr. Enrn ~
snnnsr~ A. Vrre +. .de u tnis rnfo,n endsfinn
srIn*, rnt,Tejt lns: frt ,igrr !, In;tinn naSa.ds
{ | IN of1.rrn1nr maj tbey vtrs of nd rreat rain-
: The Aft:e,es Of Cppfedcrsston, a. fepnrtesf b
| ssn...r,te,' - n. ,nhs htTrrt. - -, !" - -