The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-04-09
WHEREFORE WE GIVE UP THE
RIDDLE AND THROW UP
THE SPONGE.

Mr.. EDITOR your issue of the 9TH
inst, 1 had observed the misquotation IN
the use Of the word meditation for un.
dula.ion, but supposed that most persons
would see at a glance that there must be
. mistake somewhere, and 50 thought i,
not worth while to correct it; but it seems
the hypecri!c and very astute editor of the
BULLETIN, imagined he sees something
monstrous and no less than infdeliiy.
Wha. did say was, that q universe with.
out intelligences SO organized q. TO be
conscious of the sen atoms resulting from
the infringing Of the undula.ions in the
various fluids surrounding US would be as
dark Is night and Is silent as tho tomb,
and all havs to say is, that If you cannot
understand this, your understanding must
be exceedingly obtuso and your knowledge
oteven the rudiments of natural philosophy
exceedingly limited. Your criticism in
this mornings paper reminds mo of the
old adsge, "That weak critics magLify
triaing errors" and in this instance you
have AouEdered around and made
as much fuss as though you were swallow
ing an elephant, when in reality you were
in spasms over imaginary conjuring of
your own production. And as TO your
faintest Impressions they must have been
family faint rs they must have resulted
from supposed shadows in your own eI-
tremely pious religious mind) as to my in
tent, allow mo to Inform you, were with
out shadow Of foundation, and 10 my
judgment it required badly diseased per-
ceptions to see or even imagine you saw
anything infdel in my lecture. For your
especial benefit will state that my object
was to state few scientific facts in such q
manner a. would tend to increase effort
on the part Of those who heard me in OBJ
tanning knowledge Of the scientific facts
Of Today. have always believed that
true religion, whose crown is charity and
goodness, was aided by education jim 70
gard to the phenomena around US.
Your effort TO wittily criticise what /
said in regard to color is certainly a aat
failure, for that. color is thsinsme given
70 tho sensations resulting from the shock
Of the different wave lengths in the eth
eric sea, is as we'll established u fact in
philosophy among the lead ing scientists
of the day, Huxley, Tyndsll, Flammorias,
Roscoe, Barnnan, Silliman, and others, as
that the world ia round and revolves
around tho sun, thereby causing . change
of seasons, day and night, etc. Thus you
see your ignorance makes you seem i'm
pudent, although you are naturally very
modest.
And now allow me to say, In conclusion
that think that there can be- no etheric
nor any other sea or anything else near
the land of your nativity that would have
atendency to give you acuteness of per-
ception in regard to the plain teachings
OF science, and so, considering your lack
oil early mental culture, | pass you ovsr
to the editor of the sun hoping that you
may by reading this journal OF light be
30 enlightened US to be able TO understand
the plain .statements Of scientific facts,
and then we hope you will..ses the differ
ence between ssunbehm and a spear that
might be used in cutting up religious
creeds. Respect fully,
| H. :. BRIGHAM