The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-06-12

LITTLE THINGS.
The aeCisnt sage wss rsufs In sayinR
th It "Tbere be four things vhich are
little upon earth. yet cxosdeing wise. !"
II he bad lived j" our tims. he might
have &ul,ipli-d the four by fifty then.
sand. and yet the saying would have
fallen within the limits of human
knowledge. The world has made
great progress in three thousand years.
And still the wisest 0f men have much
to learn from the little things Of the
earth. T sa "
The research of u,odera times has
discovered miliions Of living creatures
so sussll that the u nsssissed eye u man
has never sesn them--the sagsciOus
mind Of Solomon ami the masterly
genius ut Aristotle never suspected
their existence, And the more We know
OF their nature and habits the more Ne
wonder at tho wisdom and power which
God has conferred upon The lit - things
Of earth. II ne conipare ourselves
with creatures that are tcnnted . pest
and cr ashed without thought. We will
fni that in msay respects they
have greatly the advantage. Of us. The
sum Of faculties bestowed upon man 10
indeed immensely greater, and yst in
some pastioular hs may be surpasesd BY
ths least and io&est ofths bfnto crn.
tion. lie has all the prsogsaivos OF
power and intellect fitting him to be
crowned with glory and honor. snd to
have ell things put under bis feet the
i,sast Of the field. the fowl of the air aud
the fish Of the SEQ. Aud yet hs may
see much to excite his wonnsr and sd-
nIiratinn 10 the worm Of the dust aud
the Insect of day.
Look out of ! railway jar thsn Il is
in the most rspid notion do , (4mmGf's
day. aud yos will Ses: wieg@ q heatpes5
spsrtisg il thp aits moving mp nd
down. nckward and sforvnrd. kssp1Ag
abreast Of you al the WHILE. jass - i
ths car were standing still. The speed
Of sixty miles an hour counts for no.
thing with the little creatures that
play .: the window. apparently without
making an extra stroke Of the wing %
keep ~ NTH ghe a1ieg tfai4re LIS
II ws trou a. &iG kfdh Nm b ~
sisk work. We should equal the sire Of
an elephant in . month. and We should
dsvour food enough 70 support IN army
Of three thousand men. If eur orgsns
OF vision we're ouly - numerous and
complex - sthos& Of th1 l1nttsrl5 ,fwo
would have sixty thsaaend perfect
eyes ct in our lbrows 10 catch svsty
hoe aud torn OF the view before ~. and
m extra pair, to serve - watch tDwess.
ON the top of the head. II eur vocal
orgsns we're ~ strpng sopetiosslly g
those of ths nnfy j bk1Ssfe>u1l 30
ourselsss heard f1ftber - u -
nonade q Gettysburg OF Wsterleo
without straining our veicss. Il oar
bodies we're - we'll prUtsetod against
violence - those Of some creetersa po
larger than pins k1a& - i1d
stand Ill tie csnnou shnt I. ~ 01so4s
and mind it . little - ~ new 0ind
the smslls.t particle Of dust thas 10
blown II or Ases'h NJ gnAas -
/ run otof thss6 ce9poSlEtSo ssei-
mates sinply to show that - in11its
God has ncs gone t0 tie sxt4dt r .Ais
tpewer il msking % the cssatufee thse
ws are, Wp hsye only p fxani9e II
little tliineS u e4ttA = llfu - =
hes bestoWeds On thlm opahe ou6 Sutn
of inteliigencs or power vssely supsRios
TO the corresponding 16culty bastovsd
o us. The sum Of Gods gifts 20 man
IN his whola spirensl And a6u1oetul
nssurs is iudbed ipeaisa1y .eraaeset 49,
ell bestowed upoo the bruts. Bat He
has endowed The smsllGst eesaaares
With saoe Que fseslsy h fssaSoe $3.50
urs. 20 show a. hou eAsily ~ oonM
increase our enpae3ties fer eseboa -
enjoy meus ! thoaAud fold, sud ~ 1o
asyfhine moro diGonlt ios Hin -
wonderful 10 - tAon He = dotnx
around ~ every day. IL =
The snlturs scsnes its tsods - ea!ee
sees its prey, the bse bailas IT, ell. the
spidsr s1ins ~ wso, ths swallow ssses
its homs With - acessacy whteb voaA
Be uothiua leA theA 4tsnculeq44Ae4
God has bsotowpd 8 ssp<S III J -
upou the smallest creatures oegroe -
pnuer asd intelliesnce asd aokivisy
With. u eombiuea - 90 1n6 uQe
10 MAN wosld ssable him 70 hsri The
neuntaits into The - ed eeehe the
foundations ef eagth. 1hs peeosot
limitAsiope oLeur fsepleisq eg4sviNDtly
dsaieeod 90 guard agatnse aouse. y
or pessrni lseelties yese ee4de9Ap
enlarged. ard oar Gc0nsnd ovee -
slsmsnss os natnss wege ps0possiooaly y
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