Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-01-19

Go into parlor, in which there Is no fire,
and put your hand alternately upon the
marble mantle, the wooden chairs, the car
pet. You would say that the marble was
the coolest, the wood uext, and the crpet
Mhrmest Of all But they ne all at pre-
CIsely the same temperature @sa
II you wish to prove that this apparent
difference is one of your own mind, misled
bY the senses, take three vessels Of water.
Fops Il the ffeedhg point, thirty-two de-
grees, one at about summer heat, and one
atsay one hundred and fifty degrees, or
we'll on towards the boiling point. Put
one hand into the vessel at thirty-two de-
gfees, and the other into that at one
hundred and fifty degrees. After holding
.tAen thepa q, few. secoudA plnnGe both
hands into the water at summer heat To
one II wfiffeefwxrm, while to the other it
will feel cold.
I The sense Of hearing seems TO. be the
most perfect and reliable Of iall Next 70
il Il the sense of smell. Both are liable
to become hlunted from too frequent use,
though they very rarely nnislead the mind
You do not often hear the striking of a
clock which you are accustomed to, unless
you are expecting it, or waiting for it. You
90 into the weaving room iof IA factory,
where you think the noise is deafening ;
hut the workmen there hardly notice it.
& The gardener who is constantly at work
among flowers never notices their fra
GRANGE; but you do, at your casual and un-
frequent visits.ay a -s...y
I. From these facts it would seem as If our
Creator gave us the nice sense of hearing
and smell to be used sparingly, if we would
,>roc or~,o <1,avvn ~ M
q Notwithstanding the impHrfecti,,ns Of
our eyesight, think all will admit that it
is really the most precious to us Of our
unwilling to part with. We sc4n hardly
enumerate the blessings which,i it brings to
u.s. And there seems to be Infinite wis.
dom in the very imperfections of those
frail organs-the eyes. Suppose that each
eye were telescope, OF what use would
they be to us in all the common and every
day occurrences Of life?, We do not need
telescope vision to see the faces Of our
friends, or to observe and enjoy the beau
ties of the natural world around us, or for
the ten thousand eigencies Of practical
life. ~ e. 'ti@st p tisi7r'e8
If our eyes are not perfect, we can make
them practically SO by bringing to their
well as deliberation and care in their use,
and the correct Judgment which intelli-
gence gives US. fesss4 \ e.esa sm.s
q Let such young readers as desire to
pursue this subject farther, 60 through the
animal kingdom, and note the variety
Of faculty Of sight and smell possessed
by the various members thereof Each
creatures abilities seem to, be in exact pro-
portion. to its need. The cat, for instance,
seeks her prey in the night, and we there
fore find her possessed Of most wonder
full power of sight It lis, sometimes said
that she can see plainly in total darkness;
but this is not true. The dog tracks his
prey through the forest, and we find hip
power Of following 9 trail by the sense Of
smellto be simply marvellous. og s995s 81
8 Butinot as marvellous as the powers of
theibex are In the same direction lie
needs no trail. He can smell q fOea couple
Of miles or 80, and keep out of harms
way. sQb -tae9 7sE - ,ysgsassB
Some years ago an English hunter was
trying to kill an ibex upon the mountains
but he tried in vain. He could never, by
of deception, get within gun
shot. At last he set up an image of him
self, gun and all, in an open field. The
animal never exhibited thed slightest fear,
but came all about 1T, grazing, as if no
danger was near. One day, thinking the
creature had been sufficiently thrown off
Its guard, the hunter took the place of the
image. He waited several days for his
victim, but he had the waiting all to him
self The ibex came not. His wonderful
sense Of smell told him Of danger, and he
sought his food in safer pastures. - Merry's
Museum. s., po.5 ssfIsg - sfif