, 1879-06-15

| they should never run away"
The theories Of Agassiz, as thinker are no"
men OF science. 1t is, however, my general I'm
preston that the facts necessary to place tht
| Darwinian theory; on the solid foundation OF {
law OF nature areyet undiscovered; and 1t "at
ths absence OF facts to conflrm the most o, cap
his passionate opposition, his "noble rage,
whenever tile theory was mentioned. Indeed.
that theory VAS. the bete noFe oa
bis later. scientific life. It divert.
Cd nm rom his own seeetea f pains
50 that his scientific debates were carried On at
the expense of limiting his scientific discoveries.
tie was conscious Of 1t himself, tor the last OF
his published essays records bis belief that
science suffers by ,eyerf diversion ot ue
premature theorizing for continuous 1nvesti.
eating. But, In all his contests, he never under
valued the positive contributions that any OF his
opponents had made to zoology, and bis adntra"
ton OF Darwin was always warmly expressed
checked only by disagreement with him Oh the
oretical grounds.
At the time that stSpfritualism :" was most
popular in New England the men Of science
were adiurcd by intelligent ladies' and gentle
men, who thought they could believe the testi-
mony OF their eyes, and who thus considered
themselves to be ohseryers," to
INVESTIGATE THE PHENOMENA.
lists who stepped forward iu answer to this ap-
peal, but he aud his associates could not force
the SplrituaIlsts to comply with any OF the con-
ditlons under which scientists observe. They
were constantly taun1ed Tor not investigating
the wonders which they were constantly prevent
ed By the wonder-workers themselves from fn-
Vestieatns according to the accredited methods
OF SCIENCE Agassz during TINS controversy
t,'a ea'. ~ meet e' sue eIt ~ ~; ~ -
Agassiz j. saia ua,,,n 4 ,hat tho nra;u5icss ~
vn1, me;, of science jntarnnxe n nrcvrnt the ad
vanccmnnt ~ scionoo or,,;ur IN ,hc fact thot von
nirhtlv nrcsented IN ati rnnnreindiced ohserv.
ers. !, .:Mr Home !, was fhe renlv II 7 ncver
rcfuse tn invesripnfe ANYTHING which nrnmisca
ia advance science and nothinr u iii rive me nnrc
daiight thon - inras+;no+a fha noarveis vh;ch
ocr,,r az yon cov ot va,r meetfnos Wa1i
then J, rantjed Homa ~ t.come ,his rorv n,1htt
md Witness the onn1or,nce of tho en;rit h.n !,
MNothn~ ,r1i o;rn .,n 1850 niooss,,rs !; ea;,
arass;z i than ~ ha n,a ~ tba ecisct al oras1s
aronni the tahle wherr The enrit hand annesra
M0 oninion ia tho+ T. 10 a nhrs;coi hond r.;th a
iift1e nhoe nhorns rnhs.d nyar II h,,+ nv, n-o,
tn cony.ictinn am itt1e .t;i,ef1,;n tha ~ nse ~
waonore ma ali 49, = 's'. Is ,1o. sho,i nn1o -
nrivi1ere If nntt;n,1 1nv stiictto thro,,eh r. IF
ta hn!3d ;e enr;t - -. borr, ..;,i aoa,, 49, -
T. is h,1n,aa San5 foo, oonfdan+ ~, T., Nv ~
~ - ~ m 1ee, tah1a na ~ E pow @
comfors ~ ite nossess,r;, Hon,a daas;,a1 I t. +ta
~ s,oh 10 n,st ~ t,;+1, 10 osiJ ..,S ~
nrccssariv nrevent tha ~ sni,tt h,nd rone moa.a a
nsorina M ;,,d.ad ~ .,1 pnoans - ,.4,on,;a
;o1 ,r5,, ~ aa, ~
NJ c"tcn,tai ~ i,dn.S ihe en;r;,s ~ oanrrn; "a
nara ,Sth au ~ 1hinh ha ~ 49,
Sa~ a.o MILL 8o5 eonpan5 ~ "0'en Ae "as u n'c'n'
o0t' aoo,e;. nhor In ars. -;<,t.a 4ho u.,.oa
CT ~, "nIu ne to. ',st1u .nG on',su -:
etales, hhu no lntehll0h o. making nere hss
pet'1""eo' "o''e' out n0 oIoeo ~ oeeo1n'l',
Observation-Disclosures OF 1s4DoPTED COUNTRY,
and bis love for It, his delight In It, and bis de-
termination to remain IN it were expressed in
terms which might almost have satisfied the
remarked to me, as he doubtless remarked to
thousands OF others, that he had never known
such population as ours. In Europe, If you
desired to advance science, you had hard task
in getting money from Kings aud mobiles; but
here, he said, the democracy seemed more lib
to be amazed at the amount Of money be OBJ
taiued from our citizens and legislators in aid
Of his scientific schemes, and at the short space
Of time that was consumed IN obtaining it.
ASassiz came ae last 10 love the country so
e,11d h;a, ~ 1oga t. ae's enough
sos,a. - 1ottara W. ,a n rs te
'd ~ u;1;eta ~ IiH nau pae1fq na
l,u aa Te.aa w. H.. ~, ~. @ a %
I as H.at uln III poss ~ h T., 'ue yas-
~ oIn ~ VIZ 'sa., .nA' ~ VIC nen
nan Of the bieaest r: 5auk mis- might ven eovet, a1d
sus ~ ~ ma.ts tllat u tlle
utnee oauec assoe!a.eu "tou ~, "Ete 4utc lasse.
'-: tls aeeGptauce VI tnc oI!ce Moa'u @ nase EiVen
ns ~ Irts iluh eqaa. - trlas mneu CuYle1
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eonpste ~ eo.sueIeu 81 ~. s'ia. .nG s1otnrcspono n
enee was ~. ns .h nSs ~ 5eeelv,
tfoa ~, fer,nn Kin that the h;g, 1r;.a oi5
~ ,,1 nu ~ liz, KIN 1n,;i hs
" nip. asa ooen ~, @ annes1
ts ,ne ,6e peaes noa ~
t1as "1s his Ea,are;,et;a ~. ,ve 81 ~ -, ~
i h;a out 10 oo,ntrr IN Gro5 an biz iotta1 ~,
inot ths dat eynnston c,nsad t. corr'-
enandnncs eul' 'o"'D e'>70'A '"0 eo1''
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y. .a";o+od ahr.od s naoo,i. - o1 ru.rIoo'
a U ,i.1a estIsay n, ~ ~. u u
lsi1 ~ ~ ..aJ ~ .,n4 "nen 3n'S
"o"o W Aeeos u41e0 ID
ONE OF THE CENTRES OF SCIENCE
and not as mere scientific COLONY Of Germany,
France, aud Great Britain, when the judgments
of our scientific associations and journals would
confer or confirm regulations all over the world,
md when none Of our scientists would value, as
some Of them now do, slight recognition in
foreign Journals OF science more than the
warmeSt aDpreclatfOu from American Or