New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-01

W. H. Carpenter has said, with decisive ciehrhcss'
Mind IL tho sole and single source OF power ihT
stead Of saying that mind Is property OF matter
we should say that matter is property Of mind. vi
all the properties of matter there is not one, Nj.
pap,llon affirms, which Is not bestowed on IL ny
mind. The only philosophy Of Nature, then. Is
kind of spiritual dynamsm, very different
from the matcriasm or from q mechanism OK
certain contemporary schools MateriaISm Is
false and imperfect, because it stops short at
atoms aud neglects force and spirit; because II stops
half way, and treats compound ana rsolvahle rae
tors az simple and rreducible ones; because II pro-
fesses 10 represent the world by phenomena without
explaining the production Of those phenomena In
a word lit sees the cause Of diversity where IL is
not and fails 70 see it where il does exist" For the
source Of diiierentaOns cannot he in energy tseii'
1t must be in principle apart from that energy III
a superior will and consciousness, of winch we nave
doubtless only dim and imperfect idea, but which
has some analogy with the inner light, which teaches
us by its mysterious contact with the outer "or'o'
the infinite order of the universe. Alter brel MS
toric suryey of the doctrine of atomic dynanls NJ
Papillon undertakes 10 east its horoscope Tor the i
ture Its constant renewals contain perpetual
growth towards perfection.
Tho old truth has been preserved In IT'S 0rfglna s'c
hat it has been constantly Illuminate" "u Genius
tho apse OF time by happy efforts % rpe, uaH s,tS
Crcek atonisn left an immense chissul NhoI ',s -
dlel by inc Ds 1 dyua.nsm WAS yaede, and
I,Ihntz gave precision by SHOWING uts ine - Inn
mind liz fed inc conception % force % the conception
OF soul Aud what has bes donelh ON uy ,,n f t,t
computed tue nlo.iou, We nave d.tS, ,ei VIC
subtle eter; proved INC aos0id.e IN t
mess OF force; nave shown by many lis.l az.
fundamental identity OF tue appo.i,so anS t6sc UIb,
ers oi chemist ~ aud crystAJsiHpHy WIZ i n o,i If
psvcholo ~ reveals. Her. Is tue iuuIe V' sv'sVV % L.
usau.n SECS. both Will heDcctOith lOOW III tici ~
VeOlluut the very course l"et h'Ne n,.u ~ |ro,.eI
hTst dy; they nave never IKE Peheiope' 80 Sa
y,,f. riv's work tDe day aitsr. Ihey nave usueu o
ssme end with continuous adV"leei '.it - tlo ~ al
tHings Tlls cni viii remain the evoI-una'taned gaol
of their ambition. Tao turther VIC su"i az '" go;
more clearly ana cons ilcasy VIII tAeJ pc sse VI ~, -
M those primal forces ami elementary aetiti.s n''i
guessed at from the very dawn 81 thonShl. Noe i
tory we appeal "a tileIi represent ue hs.iy4i s -,
changing It's nature i's powers ana Us n"t> fe
cs never muse over the mOdiiuI question Wnol.eftu
work al the pas. will not vanish 40 some the "'Du-'
n fence thu~s Who strive Increase Tic sdin Vi hhO"ieo"
e .,I,enII,,s OF natter NOW entertained agree not
only wiln tnc boGest deductions ana most slehd '3
cuy,.ries of cutempOIaIy science, as Mc hS ~ 'V o
est t,ns AMI the ipu,l instructive iaiths oil humanity,
int sn with those loiier convictions, more precious ana
"a solid Which form moral and religious lhlcrltahcc,
rna ne rees none Of the TRADITIONS and oh
ics TO none the great lasting sentiments oI lh,s. a
On the contrary, tue stamp OF certainly on ,
hitherto lacking adequate proofs and rscues from We
attacks oil skepticsm all thar 10 coveted as ts prey. AZ,
proof the souls immortality Is 80 suohe AZ t,,
nave lrawu FROM the necessary simplicity ana eterny
of all tie principles of force Nothng bears wicss 10
powerfully 10 the majestic reahty OI ''ou as VIC p
iac,e of those dverstles all Harmonious, wnleh rule Tue
Infinite range of forces, aud bnd ID my tho oruoS leu
plses OF the world. Enough has Deen su 20 pIute ~
tmth tnot Jbe moral greatness and the intellectual az
ny OF "A nation mus always lie measured ny tie s.-na
nhysiCsi s,sculatOns, and chcdy 10 sich as Relate 10
the constitution OF matter Me,aon H onD t nav
mil and va understand that everything must Dc re-
ier1l to 1t, because from II everything hoWS'
Among the philosophers the influence OF whose
al in ha al
modern thought, NJ. paplon assigns an eminent
rank to Leibnitz whose conceptions nave AGAIN oo-
come prominent in various branches Of knowledge
aud research. His sketch OF thdI giedo Mds'oi 10
clear and discriminating.
Lbnzs intellect indeed, cOud not tolerate either Tue
geuueircA xtctness The unycidng persistence an
payed 10y that Of Descartes Al the des Oh .o ia..ei
are daluced by rule aid method; All ms ~ Stems az
igidiy disposed in order; Ae ieVeIes precise iIes anu
Gear drawing Leibnz has the ways Oi c0Orlst ne
goes on without rule. sequence or control almost ny
starts ngny out mis- ideas here ana thefe as his iacJ
ms wi,eIss,S or and hOwsoo,er reflection or npulsye
intuition hint them TO him. lneessdniIy diverted from
one tIougt ~ another c cxp,aes "n the various suO
ects tbai atr,cI him instead o arranging has conecp-
tons IN an orderly For hd philosophy seels he
relief from the PROFOUND ana trOiouS Siu''oS
nt employ MS sustained attention and me controversies
IN which, he displays extraordinary activity lie loves
NJ Lon An intercourse. lie aih AZ " No statcs-
mg N e gives himself up 10 Dctahy slcs lac nan Hes
e mos intricate questions with simple Dut III
manner indirectly anu sOivca thc'n ny deev Sayings
uy hat puIsit H. not Tic great business Yl MS nae,
mi i, its al cd amusement. In matter and In manner
nl,te D-sclrCes aud himself Opposcd. They agree
neither III thOls nor az W cOhc schs' lucy arc at
variance upon first iuses upon and causes, upon man.
the world the SUI, aud Goa. Tie demon O geometry
accused havilg been tue esil genius OF Dcsea'tes,
ne yer tUfIuenled ebniCz ills philosophy does not Issue
from tnat source Nevertheless mai philosophy Is star
tnat afor eclipse rises anew 10 Illuminate US.
In me light of LIS RAYS il may Ia unwlttngy, scenc,s
gam unlocked Tor power anu are nsigo'a.eu ny Sisa
inspirations BE It's term Of rcvouton iong OF uilei IL
VIII been 2u ling star through al LIE COURSE Vi tS
circt for the most useful snd productive stud.es
The chapter on Hcredity," which closes the
volume, although of u less profoundly scientific
character than the greater part OF Its contents Is
filled with instructive and valuable suggestions.
The influence of heredIty, M. Pal,llon maintains,
is far less in the relations of mental activity than III
those of more exclusively physiological or patho-
logical nature. There have Indeed been families OF
learned men, az those of Cassini, Jusseu, Bernouil.
Darwin Saussure and Pictet. genius for states
manship or for war has sometimes been traced for
several generations III some families But these
facts of transmission Of the intellectual faculties are
not numerous and several Of them may perhaps be
more properly ascribcd to education than to ances
trail influence. But education, like beredIty, has but
q limited power. Genius eludes the one as it does
the other But happily men of genius not indls-
pensahe to humanity In proportion AZ the general
level of nation is raised the less essential do they
become. OF far more importance is the earnest
desire Of sefimpoyement by the mass of the people
The eradication of all debasing influences by the cul-
tnre of heredity and the force Of education is the
surest guarantee of national honor, well as Of
personal excellence.
APPLIED SCIENCE.