Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-04-19

ITS positive. Master Sehnaps.'

'Well, continued the apothecary with an
lronlcal smile, my spy-gass will suppress
the practical men and restore to the ideoiO-
gists the superiority which is their due; 1t
wilFmateriallze ideas and put them IN direct
communication with the masses. Let US sup
pose, for example, that | wish TO make
lavem5nt in metaphysics; | apply my eye to
the lens. GU read Kant to me, and in the
proportion and to the extent to which hear
You, and his reasoning enters my head, it
will pass forth from my eyes. and print itself
upon the prepared plate; it will materialize
Itself, take bodily form; | see it, it is real
positive; ! can have no doubt of its existence
since it Is recognized by my senses; and this
result is obtained by my lavements.'
While Schnaps was explaining to me this
great mystery,a furious desire to possess the
spy-gass seized on me.
My dear friend, | said to him, 4 hope
you will make several of these spy-gasses.
Such discovery belongs to entire humani-
ty.'
TO humanity = he cried; 4 should like
% know what humanity has done for me 1t
has treated me as a madman, it has compel
led me 70 live with an insupportahle wife, it
would have left me to die of starvation, like
,1 many other inventors, if | had not the
recourse Of selling it drugs.
Bat You will obtain public consideration,
universal esteem and admiration.
" nat 90 care for the admiration Of
heap of iiIots?' cried the apothecary. Take
sway from them the discoveries Of Gutten-
h.rg, Calico, Newton and Volta, and there
would - nothing lett buta troop Of asses on
their knees before a sabre. The admiration
Of such people No, no Let humanity make
sHy-classes Tor itself, shall keep mine and
use IT ior my own satisfaction
J was Indignant at such selti-hncss-
Master Schnaps, replied, repressing my
anger, permit me to tell You that your re'i-
slni0g is absurd. ou make sublime spy
glasses very good, bat others cultivate the
land. sow. reap, grind the grain for Us and
bring bread 60 our houses. Others make med
iciucs, Others clothes and shoes, Others plO-
cure for Us, vine, beer, tobacco, none Of
which Things You di-dain. We are all bound
ore 10 another Master >chnaps, therefore
While was developing this thesis the
aTo;hegaty looked at nc through this SPY
glass.
Aha be cried interruptinS me, i see
what you want. Iou care very little for hui
=
hl. Won 81 amt have it. la Ia ha
ON ,his he shut it up like sprin. hat,
placed it ia q box, which be carefully locked
then turning 30 me with hauterng air,
said
You d no pa5 that up to your nose any
more That viii be lesson TO You, and teach
YOU for the future not % play the hypocrite
snd preach the gospel for your own profit.
lou re Ely do. br. Benelum-a philan-
thr3p.-ti don't like people of that kind
Obu-e me by departing by the way you
elmo.
The blood mounted my lace. felt q terri
BILE strong desire % clastse Hans Schuaps,
who watched me with "a cunning expression
.n his eyes; and ins5lcndy pointed To the
door. hlt all at once rcc1lectcd that the
two boys in the shop above were pair OF
tl.ea--e, fellows, and pruiently retired.
Since then removed from Mavcnce %
.. and live n Nuremberg. ami for nearly
two years have ROT seen Hans S.huau-. !
thlns ac sr.l goes about ,he streets in hs
ra-ty c.at, wiki his >py-slass under bis arm,
at lca-t So Bur,1u1ster Z1cl1rias recently
told me iu q letter, and have no doubt Of
Nm- pity hat such q magnificent &C.
c-at should De in the hands of such q fool
A thing strange ami worthy of remark is.
chat mon ofEo1i sense have never invented
aur,aIuz If is the fools who, up To the pres
ca, time. mve made all the great di~rJvc--