The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-01-30

they introduced "sines." They said
"the symbols of geometry by thinking
for us save us the trouble" They give
us the rudiments of chemistry. They
give us nitric and muriatic acid, and
other chemicals. They introduced the
transmutation Of metals rs Il possibility.
The speaker believes it will bcdonc in
this generation, %(Applause.) Theirad-
vancements in astronomy is a proof that
they were at high position in science.
When Europe was no better than CAT
frariG they gave rs their mathematical
construction Of the heavens" Laplace
found use OF some Of their observations;
yet Mt the time these were made the
Europeans thought that the world was
square. Terrestrial globes were in use
among them. They discovered the
pendulum clock and the true length Of
the year, measured the height Of the
atmosphere and understood the twink
ling Of the stars. They built the first
observatory Mt Seville, They saw far
into physics, made tables Of specific
GRANTEES. In optics, they corrected the
Greek theories. They explained how
wc see singly looking from two eyes.
They introduced rice, cotton, morocco,
sugar, coffee, steel blades into Europe,
and lastly the Arabian horse. They
made the ''grnin' the standard of
weight, and used the word "carat.' In
their scientific books there is II current
Of true devotion to Deity. They min
glcd all their discoveries with implora-
tons for blessings from heaven. Their
philosophical opinions, as Il curiosity at
least, Mro interesting. In spite Of their
fatalism their best philosophers rest ON
the fact that every living thing rests
ON something that existed previous to
it. This world being Il thing Of life,
they say it must have been produced
and maintained by a living being. They
believe that God will finally absorb all
things. These IDEAS pcryadcd all
Europe after awhile; even WicklilIc
was tincturcd with them. The Francis
ans adopted them; tine Dominicans
mated them. In the thirteenth century
Paris w,s their headquarters, and they
we're all the fashion in Venice. Column
bus was first led by an Arabian book to
believe that there existed II western
hemisphere. If from Rome as II center
IL line be drawn to the BUsphoruS and
another TO the Pyrenccs, we may say
that throughout the middlc ages the
darkness Of ignorance lay above these
lines; the light Of intelligence and the
comforts Of civilization below. The
two regions were in deadly enmity.
The Southern nations were Repositories
OF old-tlmc knowledge. This passed
into France through the gates of tho
Hyronecs. 1t began in the light %Iitcra-
turr Of Lasso, Petrarcll and Ariosto.
Then came the wciGhticr sciences. Lit
crury and scientific tidal waves swept
up from the South, though bitterly or-
posed by the churchmcn us II political
necessity. How feeble their rosistancc
to the currcnt Of cvcntBl Those who in
thjs day have been it's handmade Of
science can afford To give due credit to
their predecessors of the Moslcm faith.
The cry of the Crusaders haa too long
outliycd the Cru#ndcs. Let ~ do JUS
tico to the noble Moslcm for all those
scientific achievements which history
credits him with. Science was feeble a
century ago. Now she is strong. Judge
her by her acts. Her manufactures,
steam, telcgraphs, telescopes, micro
scopes, spcctrOSc0pcS are creating Il rev
o%Iutlon in all modern Thought. She is
answering all the questions Of the mod
ern mind. In another century she will
have unified the human race. lit her
present day of power let her be- Just to
those who protected her in her infancy.