Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-01-01

turo and naval aF6hiisinFsl may
bs regarded As a disilhtt soleEee
I ffOm that 0feonsiFneiing maehlhsIyi
bat ~ we comprehend al those y 10
work ia metal, wood oF stone under
the general name 0f mechanic, !
.hall refer 20 them accordingly
Man il truly a wonderful being, lie
may be said 10 have aPpEoNimA'ed
the powsFs Of a God, and in his me
ohsnleal skill has demonstrated his
w0ndrons capacity more clearly
than in any other way
Mans ingenuity (ir0m the Plan
given him by the Almighty away
back IN the anledelnyian ace) con
strueted the Ark which rode proud
ly above u drowning world and saw
cd remnant OF his race, The IN
eennily OF man constructed the
miehty Tower Of Babel which WAS
intended 10 reach 10 Heaven, and
in which was demonstrated such
God.like skill that tho Almighty is
represented as saying, "nothing
win be restrained from them which
they have imagined TO do" and lio
Is further represented rs descending
from His topless Throne, - statter'
ing the workmen by tho confusion
of tuhgups and Of thus preventing
Tho completion OF the ilrst wonder
of tho world. Human ingenuity
built tho everlasting Pyramids
whose frowning tops bid defiance to
chance and time and 10 the remo,est
ages 10 come will stand rs monu'
mcnls ofhuman skill, another won
der orths world. Human ingenui-
'ty built the grand and impregnable
walls of Babylon, lis massive gates,
its magnificent palaces, lis hanging
gardens, it, quays and bridges, its
Temple of Bclus and constituted IT
another wonder Of the world. Hu.
man ingenuity spanned tho Celestial
Empire with its mighty wall which,
firm as the everlasting hills of God,
forbids tho approach of hostile foot
stems for five hundred leagues along
its border and stands another won.
der of tho world. Human ingenui-
ty constructed the famous GODDESS
Diana, and so exquisite was the skill
excmplifed in her structure that
she was Represented as having been
built by the Gods and it was said
she "feIl down from Jupiter" Ilu-
man ingenuity crested Mount Mo
riah with that stupcndoas fabric
that was erected without the aid Of
sx, hammer or other metallic tool.
that mighty archctype Of every ma
sonic temple built since and to be
built to the end of time.
Human ingenuity slnmbered not
with the bygohe ages of antiquity,
1t has reached to modern times
1t has grappled with and overcome
Instructions seemingly placed BY
nature in tho way TO limit man s
ambition.
1t has reared specimens Of arehi-
lecture not less stupendous than
those worshippcd by tho oriental
nations of the olden time as the
workmanship of the gods. 1t has
naviga,cd every river on the Globe
and whitcned evory sea with the
commerce of the nations. 1t has
progressed with gigantic strides in
the manufacture ofthe various kinds
Of machinery intended to tighten
the labor Of man and animals, or as
n substitute for the same; making
the very elements of old nature the
driving wheels Of its power and the
the causes of such astounding ef-
F fects. Human ingenuity gathered
tho escaping steam from the boiling
water, converted it into the power
of thousand horses, and then so
controlled it as 10 make it subscrve
T the purposes of man in hundred
WAYS. BY the mid Of steam three
fourths Of timO was gained, and
Gree. fourths of the distance be-
tween tho oceans shores annihila'
ted. Human ingenuity built the iron
horse, loaded him with thousand
, tons, gave him, with his load
the fleetness Of the bowling storm
and the durability 70 run forever
Human ingenuity sent him bound
ing across the broad plains Of Ne
braska, caused him TO leap those
everlasting barriers erected to sepa
, rate the Atlantic from the Pacific
and now he stops not until he rest:
> from his flight beyond the snow
covered peaks of the Sierra Nevada'
, in the Eidorado of the West, unit
his shriIl whistle reverberate:
> through tho fairy golden land o
|, California where the waters OF th'
illimitable Pacific dash against The
western margin of this great Elm
r Human ingenuity caught th'
q winged lightnings from the clouds
e of heaven, made them to obey th'
q bebests of man, and like faithfn
|. news boys, to traverse their wiry
!. tracks from city to city and from
! state to state, thus ever-t where, OF
land, beating time and annihilatinl
: distance. Human ingenuity divet
e amid the submarine billows of olt
h Ocean. transmitted messages witt
q the speed of thought through hi
n dark unf:lthomable depths, brough
\ his distant shores together and nov
! holds converse across his briny wa
: ters as a familiar friend talkeu
I face TO face with his neighbor. Hu
n man ingenuity spanned the dashinl
e Niagars, and the turbid Missouri
J with it's bridges and dares the sam
!, fearful project with the great Faith
. er Of Waters.
r Notwithstanding this science ha
4 approximated, seemingly, near PEI
3 fection in many quarters Of ID
= l.l<ba eat We nav be said in thi