, 1872-12-26
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n;eatei costly and ilstory legal systems that human
ingenuity ever dsVised Law Is so expensive that the
moor bare constantly to submit to wrong without any
chance Of obtaining redless. II u tIusn "a a,
that when justice is dear, premium 1s placed upon
- Arthur J. Booth concludes his paper On the
works and life OF
FOURIER,
and gives this sketch Of tho personnel of fnls
singular character:
He is described Us znAn rather under tae asoas
height with delicate features and PecunaFy e9ptes a
ave eountenance His blue eyes Werc brati1ant "4gu
ant1.ated and remarkable for mdnesa ID repose a!s
elt brown hafr changed BY age into silTefy Watg;
eylscled forehead distinguished Tor the pesat5 o.
r. form its height snd srnoothnesa. In youSh ne is
Which he .ndaged In saslreat verses ~ and vaspa ls
Poohs bis sountaaance SECURED cast d e!anchoy
and he rarely seen to smile aa oecap psnt T ouss
cent ssia9 rsy ss oasbe aad
iaTsed into eilence When alone WILD ie~ tt a.
fricnde however he would would
, @~ 1d tha 6rn Of enthusiasm 1eknd1e IN ns ee'
a. oenerallg went about with bis st1cK properly
- g -aasurng-rule and would take the d11nens1s1s
nf M INV building That struck him.. he would stop sto-
danIy In tie street, OF In the middle ol
pull bis and maze a. enIy he
lived almost entirely alone, and IN nls so1s.iy ~ ~
he would talk aloud and declaim with energy ~ 10
himself. q habit that 3eo l41Au NV 1n+a
naeu formed Of the extent OF bis knowledge IN oaIn
be read much, and collected greet de OF c5ao ~ M
formation UPON many SUBJECTS 10 TINS ne aooo ~
own gnecuAtiQua, which he was apt 81 timex " euo
eti,ute for more positive knowledge. IN ater ysas
he read very little, except the crren.
aeaziae tteratufe His time Was prtncipa1y oesotgt
to writing and the elaboration Of bis own 1neoIss' -
vas his habit to begin work early in the otnng alo
to "a for short walk aft ter every two hours
His works are very long they are hued M1n seIanko
words and endIees 1epetdons. They anect eteieuio
They are adorned b occasional hierogyphica ano by
letters or numerals turned upside down: ihey nre
curious TO look at, bat noaE ass ussso,ug a.,s
to read. Fourier spoke In public with elea:ness aaa
ease but without any preteustun to o1atoIIal enees
He was very fond Of animals and especlaiy ot Gats
He Ind IN intense horror OF caterpars,-tle empls'
be said, OF c1viizatton,-and would not n ther &C
count sit upon the grass. He once behed spider
upon the ceiling over his bed. He 5unpeaup ana, o.
most naked rushed franticag about the tonse TO 9
pore assistance remove the terrible Go
was u kind and generous friend. be Tolo taAe ahy
amount of trouble to perform service ana, out q.
LIS cwn small income be abieto do many VOTES o!
uuosteotatious charity He WIS Eerer married. 1t
was said that he WIS peculiarly tickle u his assacn-
1uents and Notwithstanding the con1eonta o. MS pi
csrspher to the contrary, We may dotpt u ever nas
heart had been touched bv the purifying 1nua6nce o.
lore.
Other articles sre !: "Codidoation in !ndia
and Eneland,"-by ]. Fitzjanes Stephen !
Cause and Deaign,"-by II. Ls@renny; The
New He1oiBa, by the Editor, John Morley ;
ssThe Eustace Diamonds, ,"-Ctaps: LAX. to
II,~-by Anthony Trotlope, p" Mr. Nichols
Hannibal, by Algernon Chtrles sTinburne ;
s Critical Notices. By Sidney oolyln; "a Let
ter to the Editor,'-by Montague Cookson.