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|s discussed in the writings OF the nocts and
philosophers Of antiquity: among others in
those OF Lucrctlus md Pliny. Dnnte, who 80
| often made tuyocauQns to light fthe dipfue aud
| 4}iercinu liu|t), crowned his DOem with a hv,1,
prcgminentiy symbolic Of the supreme bri1ht.
nfSI Whtlc therefore, the so,,rcc and tn,uenoo =.
light arc subjects which appeal for solution to
o6jeetlve observation: the naturs Of that e1e. e
solution on that plane, but is removed hy Fl the
! very nature of he subject to the hieher do.
| main Of @@~1 o'
1 I ..a,.'a ~ e...l,. 49, aAAsscISosSFA.
Ine sal4e OF stnales removed from the ordinary
p!ane Ins od the objective and phenomenal and
"ncn neGesss1ny IaFlv Tug Aalnd INTO 1atu1tive
! n.saa y slcal 1eg,ons. aunlits or no doubt
/ viii +tn cnn,tnmn'ahe 0.p p,,+i Mnouy occoplea
and-butter 1ifo viii tail to ind in such
studies studies tn their net t., retoras Of satisfactory
Of bread. TO such the money raine n fncts rnr
exceeds thai Of principles The former NAV he aa
bartersd in the markets, Or turned 70 practical
mate, and too often an Inconvenient snd troSb,o~
some possession. The stnds of s,haanhw has
teaces nne to 1hnk OF t the s & order
function possible 70 a human heinv ~ II tenGs
thereforc. constantly tn increose t5e dietanns,
which separates man fr1,m that ~
ike creature" which many bniinva ~ h.
his orleinal ancestor. r. nytcods tha ho,,nJe
Of knowledge even If it limit the cataioR
1Enosvindae IL comn,seI M ~ y.nt: b9.t a: -:
the renrioSs wh,ch fas and desa ~ haa - @ ta VI
onsists nr ~ }n eacn ~. amu r;t rGa,
maEns onjv ~ nedanf Iu1t ~ fha .,aa ~ anta
whjcn makes phijosnnber. - AAe'"'
ahsr,,so snn tha,rotios % no s+ta1y, " -, oa. e
finc rhe hnmnta ~ nsoT,, Eno,io3r ~ " ,no 1o.-
accumIat f facts Nor shn''a n5e fesr i1,o ths
n,1,,i. th. IN ttl, SouiI w. cts 1en' s1.v
ia ia1a ~ r. Viva = oa - ". s.h
'mit T. fs mn :, ho Iod 70, @Iu a,o the
orn+,,,,;t,as ~ nt..t ~ ~ ~ ~ - tne
h Mh1eu hPpear Ape 1o!cea una uninteug1ple 70 tnosp
.hn.ht NV ua:e n91 pu1sueu taH snme patn OF
comLpa1aoie CO aL n essay on Inc innuence OF women
un :. tno Fsogfcss OF hnow!eage, observes that
roac aad ns 1nfosI 4f e IS s tef IN OF re-
TERN or HONOR;
for to theorize Is the highest function Of genius
and the greatest philosophers must always b
the greatest theorists. The author had already
illustrated, in the essay referred to, the sound
ness Of his opinions BY numerous citations from
IS Setter auaed to speaE with aahof
ICY on the comparative value OF intellectual
studies than was the late Henry Thomas Buckle.
necessary to keep clearly before the mind the
relation Of eause and sequence, subjective and
that the physical world is not what it seems: and
that gil he knows Of the external world is predt-
sord satsd % the bp nGh I s t.
whch I are made On On our senses 81 and
co0rdinated by them into distinct idea, aslight
IS not readily apprehended by such ~ one: % and be
will insist upon Investigating the object OF his
IMPRESSIONS with the, properties which he has
hears the tones OF musical instrument; he sees
light aud shade and the color Of Objects etc. or
he thinks be does; but In fact he does nothing
Of the Kind. In tbs one case, detluit disturb
ance has been made in the air, and been CON-
muntcated by the air to The ear. Tue disturb
@ anee Is not sound e al for The Phenomena OF
1fEpnEathlA II
g1tauon-1nouon@of ne atmosphere, which
the car feels and from the impressions Of which
thn othsr s 70 TO e5 ~
.nh;o nAS oeen e conveyed e e. ine e.ner.neoautn
wnlcn .F, Is supposed to NIL all space throwing
AN uSpu1AToaY MOVEMENT.
not unlike what occurs In tho atmosphere in the
case Of sound This "A'e-mofement, In due |
ordinates from it Il luminous sensation varying |
in tint according to the force, frequency, and !
duration Of the ether vibrations. As no sound |
coua e11st IL tae fbsence OF tne auunofy ap-
~ ~ the cSe For nroner ',nderstspd
III Of either sound or light therefore, it ID NEG
esGary to study the subject from its phyGiolog-
ical, As well as its meshanical, aspects
the Ss the e
popularity confined to optical and auditory !
phenomena As matter Of fact all phenon-
an i1lusory character as to mis-
lead the observer should he take the !
evidence of bis sensations as his guide, uninfU~
cuced By the reason or Judgment. The SUP, for
example, appears to revulTe around the earth;
force seems to be evancscent-subject to dissi-
patton: matter appears to be distinct from
force; the particles OF solid bodies appear to
touch each other whereas it is demonstrable J
that thoy do not The illusions of physics are
still more nnrked IN the domain Of our sense
perceptions. We seem to feel the properties OF |
Jodtes, whereas we merely feel our own scnsa-
ions, and Gun no more come into actual contact
With matter than we could lay bold OF the
Infinite; vision appears to be an objective
let, as we have seen, while. In fact, !
t is purely subjective one; we are supposed J
o see coor5, to hear sounds, to smell odurs, to
aste g1lstAtory qualities. to feel the surfaces OF
,odics. heat and cold, ETC.; but as d matter OF
act we do nothing OF the kind; the knowledge
which we possess Of these things being simply
hat derived from the facts Of our Impressions
md sensations. The delustyc character OF ap-
becomes more strongly marked the
igher the plane Of observation, SO that 1t may
ducatiop consfstE-more or less sunconsclously-
n learning how to interpret physical appear
noes, and to
.ro1n pr,,rc nrprn nv rHrr.
WI o1.ns n1"s..t... ooD ~ 49, ,o.,o,, +, |
q science and philosophy me nast ieSson 70
eafn IS, or ougnt ~ " ~" ~ - 1ts,t.e st eh u.hu
etWecn tne apparcnt aIo tnE acLuar, 1 tne ~, suu ~
ect1ve ana .ne opaec,T: at,E x, has ada - ay1I HIM
nink and reason correctly Wno nas maue 9 nan,
I'll 1amlnar VIII tnese 14nuanae1iEa. I'LL oSas ~ % nuo
m Keep steaaM9 oeIorc Nun 1Ee ar~s u A senso 1so
eIcepuon. natuou. ~ to'e ~ ara ar,d hasr 49,
aFe cyes and see no., ano euts "no ~ Ia 'ror
1e tnin8s Wo1cn Nat11e pIcsguts; " ~, o .o->.
~ - this 1nanfs, condition tmn;es. cannot