, 1876-05-13

uuCo oyCrCd --lcvcuigu To Inc ACQUIRED. lNc
supply is !ae1aauStiblc enough for I'LL uan'
l.nG toc al! the cycles Of eternity. Iar
more We acquire of her riches the more Is
our acqusitiyencs- developed. a hunger, a
thirst for more, lounging lol the ability to
investigate to acquire more. Every chamber
in the temple Of nature explored by US dis
closes Il hundred aisles and passages beyond
and on either hand. leading TO inner temples
and Shrincs where the devOtce may worship
and be filed 10 overlooking with eternal
truths cocval with the creator himself.
And from these, cook shady, fragrant wind
ing paths and broad avenues Of thought,
lead ON to fruitful fields, blooming paradises,
cmhcllishcd with temples OF learning, trees
loaded with apples of real gold, diamonds,
rrhies AMI s,phircs of intellectual, worth.
Eular, blazing with iewclod garments for
the adommcnt OF the inner man. Vast
Mbyrinths ofIearling, which to the uninttiat-
cd is q confused maze; but, anOint his eyes
with the alrbastcr of science and this lab
yrin,h becomes a wonder of regularity, and
he no longer see, men as trees walking.
Whenever there is . want Of appreciation
Of the truths of science, there may be found
gros, Ignorance, higntry, superstition, intol-
erancc nnl low state UI morals.
Let us examine the SUBJECT Of hotouy BY
way Of illustration. Examine that tree.
What do you see in it2 asks acicuce.
One answers it ia magnificent specimen Of
the forcse, another secs in it only bcauti-
t1i shade tree Some one quick at cNlcuR-
ton will answer. " i; il VARIABLE. 7 cpriHins
fty cords of wood aud viii bring Il hun
lrr,l dollars We'll is that AL "Oh no,
if sawed mp into lumber it would bring
twice that sum, would build Il house, halt
fence in claim, bridge II stream, form the
hull Of small boat, or the masts and spars
of an ocean saicr. \ hundred such would
make me rich" Is that oil. "Well, yes,
pretty much" My friend, science sees much
more than that. In that tree, science sees Il
letter in the alphabet of nature, letter that
is capable OF thousand transposition each
component part of words, each word Il
multiple, simple or compound, Of tens OF
thousands OF sentences, developing into Il
language, more comprehensive, and capable
Of expressing more than all the tongues and
dialects written or oral, now in the whole
world. Science sees in that tree regular
system, n design, an order; grand in its
conception, magnificent in its development
"A whole volume crowded in every page with
! ideas, capable Of awakening thoughts that
elevate. that cnnohlr. nlorn and bcautity
that inner life that lifts the student of ma
turc above the ignorance and superstition o.
/ mind cloud by the idle dreams and myths
of medieval and oriental ages, and permits
his conceptions to proNimate still nearer th'
| initiate and the eternal. This senselcss tree
has organs as perfect in design and cXecu
/ ton ms ours. has n circulation, arteries ant
veins, fluids that ARE to it what the blood II
/ To us. lns its cuticlc, its arms and limbs, II
eats, drinks, and Sleeps, digcsts, perspires, II
actually hrcatiIs, and to u certain extent
has sensation. Look at it Mt all times. Be
! hold how il holds erect its leaves and pet
tails, to catch the dew and moisture whcr
thirsty. and then folds and inclincs them
downward when it hns drunk to rcplction
how they contract and gather themselves
together as the storm approaches. Scrap'
away the enrth from its feet, and lay thC
little rootcts bare. See how they stretc|
out and push deeper, and take tirmer hoI'
in the earth. when the sentinel leaves tele
graph downward that the wind is coming
and how they contract and strain and resist
the rreut force above, till the blast has past
and the endangered branches telegraph back
all right. Then see their firm hold relax
and they go shooting and darting and min
ing into the cmth, like Il numbcrless arm!
turned loose for fornging, and gather sup
plies, each class, or company, or corps, o.
division of tiny roots, furnished with com
plcte microscopic, chemical and philosophi
cal and mechanical apparatus, more pertec
than man ever dreams OF, for combining, dis
tilIng. and mining out and manufacturing
its particular, kind of food, or raiment anC
sends them of by express, without delay
leakage breakage, wharfage or stealaSe
colusion or collision. AL perfect, no adnIter
alton, lust the exact quantity needed Of each
and all ready for use, Vt head quarters il
the laboratory above. How the limbs sen'
out their little, doppcr stripping official
and levy on the atmosphere, and purchas
its nitrogen, dealing fairly, no sharp bargain
ing but pnyp for 1t with an equivalent o
oxygen, no wranglirg about circulating
medium, no gold or greenbacks; simpl
exchange, evenly adjusted to the exactnes
of thousandth part of hairs breadth
feathers weight Nature made the tree
honest The smallest leaf gets just what
calls for and asks only what it needs. Their
S is no boarding II by chance twis or lea