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lion ami establish her "goinEs forth" upon tho

IFIiH ulhlsk " tUltu !HIk hlfl tlTcHlIHlHUCEs
:, ihr Incidents .ol The nrsicle referred TO by
Erica wurc literally nnl substantially true. but
y Is marvel Of surprise that her keen instinct
tliti not discover The remaining errors Of the mr.
tlclc. Take m example: spnkD OF "ilic lark
soarinC up md singing ~ Il scars until bird md
Sung l'ccomc Invisible In tic blnc DISTANCE"
Ms manuscript included "ana,'stie'c,":- M,u-
t!c, expressed In harmony, can ncvcr he vlsiec.
pcnred a. tho prison nj tic fmagnntion-fn
f"rlicr art!cfc. llnmnn experience h d congiUrn-
ers;snn "t fixtures aml mistakes, ai.l a mind ut
slohit generosity Ahd true wo'l'nntood ncvsr
t'laHuity molr1lill Into mountain by caviIsng
over trttltng error or a casual mistake.
lnsteatl OF snravelnI the cast.otf apparel Of
genius, IN f[eit Of holding n post:mortcn' tx.
seeking to earn applause as literary detective,
into new fields Of philosophical discovery. Let
her unfold the principles Of the nclnlaf hypoihe-
es, tue origin Of tic slnepota. the tnlInbtthl!l.
ttY Of the moons Of Mars. II these subjects
arc aEove slle ratlge Of her capabilities and IN.
ycst'gntfon, why, thrn, let her unfold the Inc
chancal principles Of "Eignrc'iotir or setf.
operating 1notsc.trnp, or Mi!d hni,ther medical
recipe to rctnoro Watt or cure bunlon.
The very progress Of olir civilization has been
hurried Onward by The mind tnvrntin- ncw
ose.sa1. Of 'y9e s1s S ;a*es e. Of qa ts
the dramatic spectacle Of thc ancient
1.aocoon, III tho tmpersonation Ut Science, strng-
Cling to bo released from tiecrustng nlntit!ntes
of t'f ecclesiastical m powet. TIC printers prc,s,
10 tIspcl tho daskness Of thousand years., and
knowledge, becoming. .Dowcr.a .asscrtcditr author.
tty nnA shtycrcd into fragments tle silackies VI
popular srperatltlon. Why. the encyclopedias
of knowledge, which took root in prl1ncsai
time. Just 50 the oak becomes the nionnrcll of
the woods because Il rcecivcs the ministry ot
fhr0,,Hh
nado twists Its huge limbs oy Tue irrcs!stlhjc
writes lts autograph upon its corrugated
sr srs and 9oat. gsr ca sG nto m M #
preserves Its llarlillood millennium uf ycnys
Tie progress of tile arts scleNces, and phlloso-
ply presents tic samc sinitudc. Frum rude
beginnings they hare Developed 1ntshods, priu-
cd tho earth With magnificent cities, t1lcd ollr
galleries with magnificent creatluns Of art, nntl
cnbeltshca the sanctuasaes Of homo with CYL
de.CcB Of beauty md comfort.
The secrets Of the possibilities, wltcl, Deity
concealed ln the constitution nnd nftInttes nf
nlatter, ure the ktys which mans Eraspng in
telluet has turned 10 luercasr thr eMplre Uf his
power, and widen tho sphere OF his urtiyIty,
Human wants, I,ecds. aspirations, uni hsnders,
associated with powers o[ Investigation nnd
analysis, constitute tho foundations of modern
Mice will nihh.o at n ctccsc Which they capuot
make, lftte 1oxcs will spoil The vines wltcl,
they know not how to plant, nnd Ents will con-
strlct tlcir nosts Of bank.bi!is without consult
inE the owucr. 30, IN the departments Of liter
attre, critics. like vullures sccntiug crrrlop, nre
ever OH the alert to magnify mistakes, commit
depredAtiora, md appeasu thefr morbid nppc-
ttcs tieklcd as they seek to be, With the feather
Of q brief notortcty.
No contributor ran be held responsible for auy
inaccuracies (n words Or dates which may dst}.s-
use hfs or her communications. The rrasor,a-
blcnces OF IN argument is not invested in lIg-