Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-08-25
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heaven and the beauty and glory Of the
world around them. The microscopic
charms everywhere beneath their 1eet'
and the telescope wonders OF the orps
, above, are alike unseen and UNDECIDED
The grandeur of wealth is nothing COM
pared with the empire of beauty and glory
which is given on every side, to the atten-
tive observer: the fascination of money
making is low and greveling before the
myriads of created forms which are con-
stantly revealed to the vision. -.
1t is necessary that the observer should
be man Of entire leisure, to enjoy these
scenes; an hour can be taken, morning or
evening, or at midday, for the trees OF
his own planting, and for the flowers
which are blooming under the touch of his
hand. To all these, the revelations Of
science give ten-fold charm. The open
ing buds of Spring are seen to develop
thousand microscopic wonders; he sees in
every starting shoot, a structure more sur
prising than the greatest work of archl-
lecture he discovers millions of minute
cells in every leaf that expands to the
Summer sun be sees in every tree per-
feet system of circulation and supply, COM
plex by myriads of parts, but complete in
built up, through the intervention of cells
and vessels too minute for the unaided
eye, but under the opticians glass, more
perfect than the finest part of a watch,
and more finished than the finest work of
the engraver-a single full grown apple
tree containing within its branches more
than 100. 900. 600 minute vessels, and hay
ing in its 100000 leaves more than ,000,-
600. 900 breathing pores of exquisite form
delicious fruits forming on every spray,
which as they expand and ripen, become
touched with the soft and unseen pencil of
nature with tints of gold, or standings Of
crimson; all perpetual scene of wonder
and change, without cessation by day and
night, and who that has witnessed this
ceaseless rotation of life, would give them
all up for the sake of porting over columns
of figures and musty packages of bonds
and contracts pent up within brick walls!
There is everything to invite the cult
walton of the soil. The cheap comforts
and luxuries which it furnishes in the
yearly circle of fruits-the increase which
it gives to the attractions of home--the de-
light in the labors of propagation, plant
ing, pruning, and culture-the pleasure in
watching the swelling buds of Spring, the
busting and opening of blossoms, the
growth and development of fruit, the
grandeur of natures foliage and bloom
all these can never be secured by him who
neglects the scientific and practical lessons
which this art confers on its votaries. l
do not say that the culture of the garden
can fill the complete measure of all that
we need of the present life, nor supply
what the Christian religion only can give,
but it can add to and increase them.
Christianity itself is like the great and
glorious edifice. perfect in form and SYM
metry; horticulture can entwine its spot
less columns with wreaths of beauty, and
thus become valuable aid auxiliary to
human racc.-Part Of an address Of Prof.
T. T. Thomas, Union Springs, N. Y, be-
fore the Michigan State Pathological So
ctcty.