The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-12-26
LITTLE THINGS OF SCI
ENCE.


ceplion. When lie looks out from
himself in one direction, things ap-
pear great. When he turus and
looks in the opposite direction,
things appear small. Let him look
which way he will, he can not find
ALI end; if upwards into space there
is no limi alton. 1t is part and
whole, analysis and synthesis. the
small aud the ad infinitum. So too
if he look, downward into the de-
tails of structure he finds similar
phenomena.
Starting from self as a. center,
nan constructs an actual or ideal
measuring line with which to com
pare and determine the value Of his
observations. To him everything
is as it is in relation to selected
standard and the standard is what
is assume 10 be therefore all a
man knows is simply relations, and
re'a ions il may be to an assumption,
viii II a sumption may Or may not
be- any thing but an idea. In deter
mini g he relations of any specific
thing, the human mind wants at
least tn ee modes of approach to its
or, ct. That IS to say, there must
b. M suring standard tor size, for
motion aud tor quality. Size must
be AIKEN in three directions, viz :
lon tube, latitude, and altitude !;
VIII motto must be measured as
to rate. direction, and quantity
'ih,n the :dra of quality must be at
ched to each one of these. in each
of ,nv ,ceediug mod ticatlons, as
re4tions to the assumed standard of
t,ste a. he,rty in firm, imposing in
size, and graceful in motion.
/ - cay to see that there may
be- r'r modes of conception for
everyth ng that is objective, q e, size,
moi IA, and quaiity aud then that
"a. ach of these three is again
hl CT TO three notifications; in ev-
cry Case one being three, and three
o. again. That is to say synIhe-
sis invol, es ana ysis. and analysis
quires sy thesis. In every Case
the simp is threefod in all cases
there are t1ipIets that unite In an
Ide, thar i for all purposes Of con-
option and conceptive relations,
simple. All nature in other works
81 eus to be Constructed in syIlo
gisns The human mind is a sort
Of three wheeled >eIocopede, the
three constantly converging into uni
ty, and III. unit ever diverging into a
trinity.
The design of this article is to at
tempt to conceive Of the size Of the
little things Of nature.
1t will he well to aim, in consider
aug the illustrations at simplicity OF
conceptions, first gain clear idea
OF size, after that Of The motion of the
object, and lastly Of the quality of
he re and Of the motions, each in
there three notifications.
The young philosopher may by
til time suspecr that there Is a de-
Fir. latent somewhere to make him
think. This is so, but first of all
there must be something to think
about A d here as everywhere,
al Thought must begin with observa-
ton with experience.
So, sell c. a measuring ne.
standard, and agree wnat it shall be,
and get lear and definite idea of
what it is. 1t need not be mile, a
yard or a foot. Since the subject
is little things it may be an inch, and
even that may prove cumbersome by
the ime it becomes a universe in con
ception. Take then one inch and
divide it into tenths. Then construcr
cutie OF similar Dimensions, and
then again another Of one-tenth the
size. The first figure will make one
thousand equal to the latter, With
clear conceptions of these simple
magnitudes 1t will do to proceed to
observe the works of nature and
compare. The first attempt will be
to gain an idea Of the dimensions
ola 6,m0U, living organization. Take
as an example a mcnad, an animal
that 10 ks ike a spheroidal sack.