The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-05-17

: ting cold. Hans, Hans! the soup is ge
1 ting cold! the soup is getting cold!' Thes
: cries rasped my nerves. Whether woul
or not, was obliged TO interrupt nv e,
l pertinent. placed the copper plate o
the jut of the wall you see over theI
and, which served me to stand Il cand
on: that done, went up stairs and qil
etly seated myself at table,
And what did you say to your wife 2
Nothing
lin your place | should have wrun
her neck
The apothecary smiled sIyly.
That same night, hr replied. '.aitc
supper. | Went down again into the labc
ratory. Fatigue and weariness of min
forbade my continuing my, Labor; I 81
down in that armchair and fell asleep
On aWaking ut one O'Clock in the morn
ing, l saw the candle had gone out brl
the rays ola star broke through the graf
ing, and reflected themselves on the me
talic plate ut the far end of the cellar
While my attention was fixed on this lu
minous spot, was thinking of my wife
felt impelled to correct her; Il thousan,
little home discOmfortS passed through
my mind; but at length, tired of those re-
Elections, fell off to sleep again. Tn,
next tay all was forgotten. till happening
to cast my eyes on the plate. | saw ther,
what |my trc;liii OF the past night I'M
printed on il with striking truthtulness
my wife. the dinin@room. the clock on
the chimney. the windows at the back
the little yard beyond-iny household in.
terror to the smallest details. Only fancy
playing in the scene To 4 certain extent
| was about to administer correction to
Madame Schnapsl
Imagine my enthusiasm. speedily
conceived my spy-glass: comprehend
Ell that the brain of man is like the eve of
the fly. an optical instrument with :,
thousand Facets; that whatever is reilcc-
ted i'll il may come from it by refraction.
and imprint itself upon chemical sub
stance. the secret of which | had tliscov-
cred"
Thus. dear doctor. all your passions.
all your desires. all your thoughts. form
themselves in this spy-glasS. You impro-
wise better by "A look than by speech. YOU
matcrializc instantancously the intcllrc-
tual world moving within your mind"
This discovery seemed to be miracIl-
lous.
Master Schnaps--eNtraorlinar mani
| cried. ''S,Iflcr me to embrace YOU.
Greater than the pyramid of Chcops. Your
memory will descend through the coming
ages, and shine in the future like u star 81,
the first magnitude. But Ibrr of you to
cnli@htcn nic on one point. How can YOU
inject doses of philosophy, or of any
other science -
lin this manner" replied S,hnap>,
highly BATTERED by my compliments
but first allow me Ia place before YOU
some general considerations oi the highest
interest. You iuay have remarked. Dr.
Bcned,IIn, that great philosophers. great
great poets, aud gen
orally all great ideoiogists. end mS,rablv.
Scol'1i at during their lives, diSlonor,sl.
'iiS!isc'l, and sometimes even hunted like
Wild beasts, they become. after their
'lcatlI. the p,'" OF Il certain class of in,li-
yiduaiS kDowr der the name of pI;tctic-
Al men. \ go '.h -. G,C,,.tIii.. iii
mcnt has been written, during the la,
three thousand years. against this usage
Of genius by mediocrity; but that ,luc''
not prevent things going on. at the pres
nnt time. exactly rs they went an in the
days of Homer. Pythacoras. SocrltcS.
md many other celebrated i,leolowiStS
they persecute, they kill them safe {"
make for themselves regulations. aud Ia
Y
his j. possibly melancholy ani distress
ng. ! admit. Doctor: but at bottom no
hing is more simple and | will even say
more natural. For an idea TO succeed in
tiiis world. it must have the support of
he masses. Now the masses. who don't |
know how to raise themselves To tie li,ht |
IF the pure ideal materialized. that Is to
say, fact. This is the sole source of the |
,r.af IaI nf al
deologists. Those fellows are rich. |
they govern the world. statues |
ire erected TO them. Why? beca,ls, they |
et it down 10 imbecility that the poor |
leyii OF Il great man should ever die of |
lunger in garret. l. that true. yes ar |
ioT'
Its positive. Master Schnaps.''
We'll" continued the apothecary,
With an ironical smile. .'my spv-ylass |
will suppress the practical men and re-
tore 10 the ideologiSts the superiority |
which Is their due: il will matcrialiZc
Ileas. and put them in direct commiinic;i-
ion with the masses, Let us suppose.
Or example, that | wish to take Il lave
hent in metaphysics; ! apply my eye To
he lens. You read Kant Ia me- and in
he proportion and 10 the extent to which
ead, will il pass forth from NV ewes. and
rinl itself upon the prepared plate; it
rill matcrialiAe itself. take bodily form;
see it. il is real. positive; can have no
Oubt of its existence, since it is rccog-
iIcd by my senses: and this result is
btaincd by my layement.''
While SchnasS was explaining to me
his great mystery. a furious desire to
A. l
- NV dear fricnd,'' | said TO him, IL
ope you will make several of these spy
lasses. Such discovery belongs Ia en-
ire humanity
"TO humanityr' he cried; Il should
ke to know what humanity has done for
10! IL has treated me as Il mailman, il
as compelled me to live with an insup-
Ortable wife. it would have left me 10
ie of starvation, like so many inventors,
! had not had the resource Of selling il
rugs" |:
'But you will obtain public coIlsid-
esteem and admira-
on"
what do | care for the admiration of
heap of idiots?'' cried the apotIccary. !
Take away from them the discoveries J
Guttcnbcrg, Calico, Newton. and
olta. and there would b. nothing left
at Il troop of asses on their knees before !
sabre. The admiration Ia such people |
o, no! Let humanity make spy-glasscs
II itself, shall keep mine and use il for
" own satisfaction
was indignant at such scllishness.
A" Master Schnaps,'' | replied, repress-
g my anger, permit me to tell you
lat your reasoning is absurd. You make
lblime spy glasses very good; but
hers cultivate the land, sow, reap, grind {
Ie grain for us, and bring bread to our !
Juses; others make medicines. others .
othes and shoes, Others procure for us
me. beer, tobacco, none of which things
pu disdain. We are all bound one to
e other, Master Schnaps; therefore, =
while | was developing this thesis, the
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