West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-04-14

Probably no feeling has been held up
TO greater rcprobalion than that OF cur
osi,y Ea,ly tradition Ia full Of allusione
TO II. The fate Of "Buo Boards WIFE,
and the third Calender In the ARABIAN
Nigh,e,' who hSs cause 10 lament the in
discreet anxiety which cost him his right
eye, are familiar to us from childhood.
"Peeping Toms tate IS another legend
airy warning. Paul Pry" is hold up as
Nn example to DC stunned. Ancient my
thology has its tales OF Cupid aud Psy che,
OF C,phalus and Pr0crs The Morse le--
gepds tell OF the fate Of the woman who
rashy disturbed the grave Of hero to oh
tain bis sword, and was consumed 10y tho
fames that surrounded the enchanted
blade History aud real life a Id their tale
OF warnings against too great desire 10
know "tho wherefore of every why And
yet the world would be badly off il no in
quisItive pcsplc eXisied Ia II. Great inven-
tors and disooYorers arc ail, in ono sense,
full OF curiosity. The desire for knowl-
edge which J hnson ayerrcd 10 be com
moa tO every human being" who Ia NOT
dprayed," is a form OF iDquisiliyeuess.
Columbus was intensely curious regarding
the unknown world which ho believed lay
across tho unexplored ocean. Curiosity
has sent out long succession Of travellers
into strange countries; from Narco Polo
and Vaudeville down "a tho latcst African
explorers Curiosity has given 10 tho
wor scientific discoveries and valuable
Inventions. Curiosity regarding the life
of previous ageB hos rescued Interesting
documents aud ancient recogls from nb
liyion- Apples bad fallen for thousands
Of Ycars, kettles had huhblcd for contu.
ricg, but % wss only when irqulunp,mlnds
liko Sir aac Ncwt1Dr, ibo Marquis Of
Worcestcrs, and WAITS observed them
that the principle Of eravii,tOn was die
covered or tho poser of steam under
stool. Suoreies was not so mlsllkou wacu
he taught bis die.poa 20 ask questions. age
gngat.ug a8 tho habit must sometimes
Aaye been 90 tbor fellow clul ns.
without qcerlMn sm,uot OF curiosity
nothing would ever otrrot n wss tbs
sight o. book of malhemNleal diagrams
that gave Pascal bis nfsl desire 90 stsdy
geometry. lhc slnugo G-gso1 awoka tho
boy'8 curiosity, arj lc bersms nus.1ust1
undcri1nd what tugY .pJ.f.1tct. HlBv
"a similar tale ul-.t D. f..I..I % .th.-
Kerir7rs. tIr'I3i r1ftfie ir.rIlpf.. Is
comes an eft1us.1sm. 80 dIHluify ur
danger viii deter iht vlury of al arf a-
science from attempting fJ aIlvs tba mys-
tcrlo8 OF DIE calling Mlfya pfys....r
h17, Ike Guy0u, of HluaIIa. P.eEh.
life TO gain an iuairlt int9 90 dirk farfef4
OF disease. Nearly every s.an.ns G.-
cDVrY has paeu bought, at sumo period
hY Ute, worn awsy by over efuEg. 4.
moro iirecty sacr.dcrl tlrUurH nrr..ar
or experiment. D4Iiy climates rrIur
known por'i8 DO not cheek iln .rf.r.E
Che explorer. VantcryD.Is. thec. iabrsfrI
sea painter, being u f auri.r .
iaglrg storm, caused hIm..'f .1 Hr tItH a.
mast i11i DE nigh. uuIy tle tFcrfs ~
sea and ky and kcp' rx.Lumue. ,nsr
VflI1u9i FuHI'mc, totally oblivion nf I.r
danger. iFlDuIil. er.yHl utir1umt is ..ff
.oh4Ya expressed h.rs.., rsros....f n.
death, bccausa gba would uro tarr fte
answer 20 mfny questions lr.hru1 cegJ
never solve which i8 cafl0ig prafIrr
lhe love 'i inquiry ta ..s cEII.m v.rr