New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-01
CEREBRAL ACTIVITY IN THIS COUNTRY.
HsnJy Ward Beecher at Plymouth church.

annual Thanksgiving services yesterday morning In
the audience several cergymen Of other dehomina-
tons who listened 10 Mr. Beecher with much interest
Upon table the platform was pyramid Of NUTS OF
the earth crowned by waving grasses. Mr. Beecner d-
verged from his ofreyicwingthe noteworthy
events OF the year in this and Otaer countries ana
preached upon the Of and remedies for tns IN
tense cerebral activity this country taking as MS real
text Herbert Spencers recent criticisms. atdOuSh
formai texts from the Il We were reld After the Gus
tonary rIan Isgyng Offering for the poor hai been col
lrced Miss Douglass and Mrs. Norman, OF the choH'
sang Duet and then Mr.. Deecher preached for more
tnan hour III read his Cexts Eccies tx 10
WAatsJever thy hand Gndetn 10 do. do IL with thy
might -; and Daniel XIII A.: Many shall run to and frO
and knowledge sna be increased"
distinguished psrson SAID the preacher, notify titles
fels OF arms, but great in the abundance Of The
LON OF righteousness has just left these sAOres,where
he tarried time. Mr. Spencer, in the only
oral uterance he made here, reced his personal e1-
perience warning against too much activity of the
nd. Without personal consideration he shows that by
the intensity of his nature and the fertility OF his mind
lie is overwOrked He movers between light aud dark
ness between being sick and we'll His testimony IN
tGe matter is very timely, but the application OF
1t to affairs is another matter He merely
touched our shores, going 10 Boston and New
York and possibly passing through Chicago. he
was OF the intense activity
and drew differences rom the experience in thein No
place is more remarka ole for extreme activity than
Chicago In the mixed excitement OF commerce, manu-
and Literary labor place Is no more renark-
Ole tuan New-York While for Boston II say it Is
active than either OF the othor shall only renec
the opinion Of all who tntre. GLaughter Bus
The question L. whether DEDUCTIONS from these facts
characterize this continent the United States Are
there not influences more Aan equivalent 10 all thisi
For the neat is there corresponding frZdltyl For
the excitement ia there equal rest For those who
wearing out do not find equal nunber who will
never die Of much wockl In certain directions it
true We doubt passing mp from one stage TO
another. The law OF evolution applies benefclaly in
science, industry. religion and mo- ally The human
family came from unorganized t, organized matter
and whole line cf development. wa,
along the brain and no We line The
lowest has the least nery6 aud The highest the most
probable that any further development must be on
the same line On this continent is theIe not fore
Swallowed new typei II race shall be developed
with cerebral activity there Will only BE- fulfilled
the prophecy Of evolution. All VII be subject 10 that
same la A-tne law of the survival OF the hes enUnc
atcd by Mr. Spencer himself II snail be growth
by the brain, ana men now organized cannot stand
the strain Stress tie survivors WI be tougher and
t. Every step forward digs the grave for some
thing dnteccdent There Is no transition from ne lower
10 tho higher without waste In this the initiate pro
dtgaty or Goa is Hc creates in amplitude aud
sauaudcrs as magnhccnty fIe creates. AL nature
iim il DIt as the dd+t OF m Oa dnCe
This criticism O Herbert Spencer IL kind but only Of
special Application larger INJUNCTION from the nature
c. tlls cOuhtry would tuat In the .itinn OF
t 5 p11 1tll% and iss x and would leave the
strohs stronger Taere are many tendencies in this
iaud intensity and overexc ability in BRAIN action
NOR in Inc Aor'n tnn in tue South and It is steadily
increasing. Ihe brain =, ard nerve systems ls
came rom aG active AM eaNcated stock stock
pri-Iug, courageous ana strohg mon Cndh does not
rnigr,e racy ad large brains 10 do large wOrK. TIey
maze inc wId r1css and OssJ;G Tuey had lor Is
idea VI Dit cOnhOIweIlth largo ami nOb.c.
Now Eu-laud Was No place t0t Garden or Edtn. Adam
aua Eya would nave Gdcu there IN one da. Under the
Ofty ideal Ot athcls sprng Up CONCEPTION 81 M
ana taught tner cal tren work Tne best was
the got ,he IICense enterprise creiC,d an
it tle tAoaght Of tnrft and reached ont for mouey
before hey knew what it vas. From sueI stock de
nun vvgen food and solar ,ilu" Ires Tha cola nate
IN New-ugahd ali tue developed tue nervous sys
trn n The rlot tnat the air Is better in oie place
nln another. II 1t Is bouer anywhere III N In New
l:ud. nave neTer tasted IT, La time II cane to DC
an iuiiurnce IN the race. rue south sn'errd the
Yalkoe loving money Duo paId mis- deots with IT,
AMI tue never remarkable in tldt way. IAey
said tGe Ianee squeezed as penoe untl II sqleaied
bu re squeeze the ROCKS LET it, He mad 10 nlg
Or penny ald lts Iali vaiue. II one cihtnS
ILilel no thed anosher In turn ne WIS Ia; the, 4"
school, cdcuer, minis or or lawyer To the Yankee
oyery dOof open. one closed he mad the KEY %
the next Ils audP.dDhiJ aus hltue NeW-Nn-luiu
wealthy. YInkee inyen.ions are known the world
cannot gIlnu mems brains ana no. SuafpcD
the mcn o. New-hnsland 90 IN business add ny
their herCutdry hnpdIs ., D! ambition ana Oy sreed,
succeed ia, IN the wHOle You wall Had Ghe Oest con
Git'Ons or men III 0usin IS lines dele Is not mnch
rcc.ndtc Research, noe mucn activity OF philosophical
UhUusI,, Dd, ncI piac,oaI wlsuOn, absorbing energy
aud srcl, pnouc spIri.. prIses OF
NM tIelr Springs III tne commercial classes
Another esneno ~ ac.yity NOT 50 wOrCny, Is tud OF
weAlLn-SIG uerlng not properly lnited. Men Aro MOI
euOusn bu. they " ut lar more. Content
4noy wrllc more upon tner sleius AmDIOh moro
tndn drives kem on aud noJ wodid rear Gol Len hVnd
sI4r wan ID az lLl.tl
merchant reaones out.rOr OIL am Nc "hO ds
snIps wants ave moe ehterp: In bu,IHeSs
90 per blukUp, aid very aroe per cent
badArupt ali Cio tIIe All win6 wealth, Dat many
Anotn s,rln on the brain is general education. No
sucA sphere OF eduoon was ever n the Will az here
IL ID ruOlc, popular free, loyens al distinctions CIV
Ing poor ust tue same as 10 the rlcn, la all IAe
wIo territory LIE fur,her JOd 80
est Is ,no pde IN tno schools ahd colleges
The Wide Of KNOWLEDGE 10 also ICd 0y DJOAs
panpH.eIs AID 1ndt winged eucyc O'eIia-the ncwspa
Der. s.ch OeS every ali, feeding
men tn,y 1, Increases cereOa ACTIVITY uhd rcnd-
ers man Open to all nfchces. Ine e"ld Ok Tue sonoo
" the newspaper mas us uilnu Ocu 10
tiv tlo trees ls, tue tru,ns Of Eeoosy
OF LOOU5J ana u5IohOS9' tHe VolCl Va ing "o4iu q"
jOed tie ser SJvetnts system OF fteo ihst'u
IONS, Opes 70 l ali tue Questions % Jaw, tarih
oOmntfco, taxes, 50 that vast DIe@uth ol eAC'eno'
comes 80 ali. Better ihln khO"icuSe Is quick h'nd
tnnAng Tor nseh, VITA every slep shs 20 yer CIR
co OF lAnurnco me eddcd,loh Oh oV,VoV,CoO Pe"Ple
nus ytdnZng nlus nce u1oh tno lac % Gne
f..is an LA preston piOc al rs. Al
ueayen noIpers, tde poutioiAls, uo ut
u
20 Otn Influences, IT uaNes Tue OTtn excitement moe
intense.
psa,e III rei ION Is OF tao tiuIA,.s
IndaetCBs t.Il5 cOunLy. Nothing IS 80 d-cp
Oh 50 Wlde Religious Connections, lAI,h
IN God ami Immortality, ueyelOpdS unSiatL Oerms
au.lyi.e. In cdurcIcs young ahI Old 80 into
ctu uci. OF cnari,y avon Ia IN uctldaI
cnurncs the cturc Intense. IL said CtlYinsu
,a, le s,rli,st uea VINO ever uyr uu. 1t uesttO yed
luUOO for every Onc " ma ELere IL no COMtef-
We ates mast DO crasnea ana men % nDre nerve
Arc lFl q. u 90
scusi.lgc men CuOOSc. Buo tnsy Inus, sNs "dJ
1, "A stronger race l. to We mo " an
increase 0I ANA com orr large GLASS; wal
b. relieved o,rc ANA IuOcdia.to VIA otucr III
hl,urc-. Aitcf creation o. e.ltH cones q ,iino
vn. men go KuUw To cOnpOrt them elves with