, 1873-08-24

side Of his argument by showing that, with
proper caro, no tlrope wonld DO wasted from tho
yfnl; that Tho ncat family never has sticky
Hauco-bottle OIL tho tablo; TINT tongs aro mntlo
with rough pointa to hold coal, In t,is country
Mt least; and .thnt, If hrr. Spencer Inns got n
smooth pair IN lis houao, lie Ia bolind tho
times; anil tho Hamo Of ensy clnils, which are
mat1o nowadays with such direct refcrouce to
comfort thAt n man may stand OIL Ills head III
them md Htlll bo at onao.
b1r. sponcors argument, however, suggests
soino general facts which may bo proaonted as
apologotic for tho incaracity of tho nvorage iu-
tellfgenco to furnish complete guido in nimplo
mattora. largo part OF life, or Of tho daily
operations Of lifo, must DO necessarily in tho
nature OF routine. Mistakes in small mattora
arc handed down from generation to generation
AID kept In existence, bocn.lso It is impossible
for mankind to porfoct tho larger matters, whiol.
arc Of tho first Importance, and aone of which
arc imporatiyely necessary to existence. It is
moro important, for instance, to perfect limos
and nets for catching fish, to provido
tho markets for their Ba1o, to build yos-
sols for tho flshor1non, &c., than to eavo
fow dropB Of sauce to oat on tue fiel1. It is
much moro important to porfoct tho machinery
aud methods Of mining eoal. and to provide
supply md marriott it, than 1t is to construct q
pair OF tonga which shall be nblo to hold lump
of it; and 80 on in zach illustration which Mr..
Spencer makes. Az long rs thoao weightlor
mattors crowd themselves forward for rogula-
tion, tho little matters will be allowed to run on
In tho old ruts, especially when tho old rutH do
not involve any special hardship or discomfort.
As civilization advancos these large demands
also advance with equal pace. In this condition
OF afTairs, how Is 4 man who has to provide
broad aud butter for hia family to
look after taxos, assessments, mud insurance;
to regulate tho complex machinery Of his
business; to soc TINT his noighbors do not cheat
him; to fulfill cortain imperative social obliga-
tfons; to develop and auutatn Hchcmes Of PHI
lanthropy; to support tho Church; to take care OF
his body against the ravages Of disease and tho
CHANCES OF accidents, mud TO keep himself out Of
the State priaon-how has such o man timo to
attend to tho minor details Of life, or why should
he caro- whothor tho onds Of his tongs aro rough
or smooth. or whether the tiall-Bauce gets sticky
on his bott1o7 Ho socs that those littlo mattors
run smoothly enough in their ruts, md, with q
profound sonso OF tt,ankfutness that tho ruts
havo bcon provided, ho allows them to koep on
running, just as his father and grandfather did
before him, and gives his attention to the lareor
matters, which 1nust be attended to. md yet not
one Of them haH ever been perfected.
There ia another Wow Of this matter to DO
takon. Tho great majority Of people dou't caro-
for thoso little details. They huvon't tmo to be
sybarisic, oyon if thoy wero 30 disposed. There
arc thousands OF people who don't want the now
tangled notions tho yiats and sauco-bottloB
with lips, or tho tongB with points. They would
rathor have the old ones. They would rather
endure the old discomforts to which thoy hayo
boon accustomed thau to be bored with learning
how to use tho now. Most men are thank
ful enough to got tholr bottle Of fish
out bothering Themselves over tho few
drops TINT stain tho labol What ho lacks in
convenience ho makes up In happinoss. The
mort unhappy man in the world is tho nun who
il always looking to SOC if tho ends Of lis tongs
arc rongh or the tlsll-Bauco bottle clean. Tho
ovor-fastidious man il subjected to constant
aories Of petty discomforts, for tho total de-
prayity Of inaninate things ia mainly character
istio of little things. 80 long, therefore, as
nun III happy in keeping tho little nirairs of life
in thoir ruts, why cloud his happinoHB by sug-
costing to him that lie had better close up tho
rutH and establish now ohannols for Ills modi-
fisli-aauco, tougs and easy chairs,
when tho day is not long enough to
attend to tho large necossiticH, Which destroy
some pooplo and distract all?
1t il toba presumed TINT, in tho sorone heights
Of philosophy whore Mr.. Spencer dwells, oloyatod
fur above tho din and turmoil, tho caroH aud dis
fractions, Of tho ordinary world, ho las neither
'argo caroB nor little caros to trouble him. Flo
has not to take hool what ho shall cat or drink
nor wIlorowtAal ho shall bo clothed IIo has
nothing to do but to spin his phi1osophic
wobs aud dream dreams Of O state Of
social perfection, and wonder that the
delying, sweating, toiliug milliona, who
can't lind time oyou to pray, do not 500 how
beautiful these dreamB arc, aud at once quit
else for the doyising OF optimistic
tongs and Utopian feh-sauco bottles. It ia poBsl-
bio that III some future Utopia, hia IDEAS Of 3d.
cal perfection may 10 roalixel, and that tho hu-
man race may live in houses built after Nuskn
and furnished after Hamorton that they may bo |
clothed in D'Orsay pattorIB and fabrics; that |
they may have tongs and bottles OF the |
Spencer fashion that there will bo no
largo troubles, md thAt tho little onos
will NIL movo like clock-worl; but, go
long NJ poor-houBos aud pentontiarios are
an 1nur 1a rohhariap t7afn1not;ouo ~