Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-07-09

LuC uH0dIloldCIOI lCdGulC was LilC I'LL
conquerable tendency Of the boy tl
throw things at the Professor whenev
er the latter incidentally mentioned
that there was no God. The thire
boy was kept in hot room, fed upor
macaroni and light wines and com
PEELED to grind small Land-organ
This experiment also was
A COMPLETE SUCCESS.
The boy became an unmistakable Ro
man Catholic5 and displayed degree
OF devoutness, joined TO iondness fol
sticking his pen-knile into the Profes
sor's legs, which filled the latter with
scientific delight 1he.e were five
children i'll all, but The experI cnts
made upon the younger two were moi
altogether satisfactory One OF them
was fed upon pork and hominy, varied
will. occasional chickens, ana allowed
to drink nothing but water. 1t was
supposed that under this course OF
treatment strong Baptist symptoms
would have been dcveIoped; but, on
the contrary, the boy became a sort OF
cross between Methodist and Pres
byt~rian. 1t is Professor Huxley's
opinion that an error was made in his
diet, although he claims 10 have fed
him in accordance with the custom
prevailing in the southern part of the
United States. At all eveLts, the ex-
pertinent was little better than fail
ure, and the formula Tor the produc-
ton VI Baptists is not found in the
Professors contemplated book. As
for the fifth boy, lie was treated with
special care with thc view Of making
him an earnest and able scientific per-
son. His diet consisted of
ROAST BEEF AND ALE,
And his playthings were slates and
pencils, mathematical instruments,
specimens of minerals aud fossils, and
anatomical drawings. Three times
every day he was taken to the open
window, and held, with his mouth
open, exposed TO the east wind. Ev-
cry afternoon, two well.behaved little
scientific boys were brought to play
with him, aud the three were accus-
toned To play pitch and toss with al
pocket Bible for several hours. 1t
was confidently believed that under
this treatment he would become an
eminent scientific person, but Profes-
sor Huxley was bitterly disappointed
The boy became "a most impertinent
aud malicious little wretch. His self
conceit grew intolcrable. 1t was his
delight to pick in pieces and to spoil
every beautiful object that came with
in his reach, an TO throw stones and
to hoot at every respectable person
who passed near his window 1t isl
true that he did not believe in the ex-
istence of God, but this was a very
slight consolation to Professor Hux-
ley when the latter was called big
oted idiot by this wretched boy. or
told by him that he was stupid autom-
atom and he would like to disarrange
his internal mechanism with a knife.
The boy did not, as need hardly be re-
marked, resemble
MODERN SCIENTIFIC PERSON
In the remotest degree, and Professor
Huxley confesses himself unable to
account for the failure of this expert
ment. Nevertheless. in his contem-
plated volume the learned Professor
has been able to give the several form.
ule for the production Of Swiss Cal
vinists, Scotch Presbyterians and 1tal.
ian Roman Catholics, and by these es.
tablished, beyond controversy, his as
sertion that religion is the result of di-
ct. At the same time, it should be re-
marked that the nurse has confessed
that she secretly supplied the boys
with religious books, and that from
Inc latter they derived their religious
riews. As between the assertions of
! woman W tn quickened conscience
and the grave statements OF scien-
iiic person, there can be but little
.oom for chu;ce. and we must accentl