The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-12-25
plLLAGLD by PROGRESS
unouLTlvArGp NATURE NO MORE


Futon, IN page published In every
occurs do Litorature," sings y hosannS
to cultivated nature, and appears una
bio % lind words strong enough 10 OK
press his horror OF nature In its savage
state-"brute" nature, as lac calls H. Al
the present day our impression IN pre-
ci-ely tho reverse ~ th =. Wa seek on
almost inaccessible sunmits, IN the re-
gion OF eternal snow, aud IN the very
heart OF hitherto upexpluled cnntinonts,
a spot where man has not Yet pen"-
trntsd, aud whore Wa may beho,d na
uirr IN her inviolato virgihily. We are
1t, fled by civilization, woaried out with
hooks, newspapers, reviews aud period
icais, letters to write and a. read, rsil'
way travelling, the post, the telegraph
aud tho telephone dsvour
time and completely mince ny
ouo's life; any solitude Tor iuture rehec.
ton Ia qnilo out OF the question. Shall
| tind II at last among the FIR trees Of lhs
Carpathians or beneath the shade or III.
old oaks OF the Balkinss Industry ~
spelling aud soiling our planet. Chemi-
cal produce poissns the water, the dross
from different works and faciories Gov
ers tho country, quarries split up tho
picturesque slopes OF valleys, black coal
smoke dnils tho verdant foliage and the
azure of the sky, the drainage OF large
cities turns our rivers into sewers,
whence emerge tho germs of typhus.
The useful destroys the beautiful, and
this IN so general IA ut time 90 bring
tears 10 the eyes. Have not the Italians,
on the lovely isle of 81. Helena, near Ia
the public gardens OF Venice, crested
works for the building of engines, and
replaced the ruins of Y
fourth century church by chin
news, whose Opaque smoke produced
by the detsstable bituminous coal of the
Saar, would soon leave sOUty trace on
the pink marble OF the dOge's palace and
on tho mosaics o. st. Mark, just as we
see them on ST. Paal's cathedral in
London, 30 ugly covered with stick,
streaks. 1t IL true that the produce OF
this industrial activity becomes con-
densed in revenue, which enriches many
families, and adds considerable to the
list of tho bourgeois population inhab-
iting the capital. Here, on the banks OF
the Rhine, these revenues are repre-
sented ~, villas and castles, whose
pseudo.Greek or gothic arch seizure
peeps out from among masses of exotic
trees and plants in the most sought after
positions. near to Bonn, GodesL0rg, st.
Goar or Bingen. Look there is an i'm
mrnse feudal castle, be ,ide
which stolzenfels, the EN-
press Augustus favorite resi-
dence would be mere shooting box.
This immense assemblage OF turrets,
galleries, root and terraces must have
cost at least $4,000. Has 1t sprung from
coal or from Bessemer steel! 1t is still
Stsd lust below the noble ruin of Drach
euies. Will not the drago n Watching
over the Eiebelungen treasure In Nifel
helms den avenge this impertinent
challenge of mOdern plutorracy? All that
see on my way up the Rhine leads me
to reflect on the special characteristics
of Prussian administration. The works
which have so marvelously "domesti-
Gated the river as to make it type OF
what Paschal calls Gun chemin qui
have taken between
30 and 40 years, and have been carried
out continuously, Systematically and
scientifically. In her public works, as
in her military preparations, Prussia
has succeeded in uniting two qualities
which are too often lacking-a spirit of
consistency and the love of progress.
The desire to be as near as possible to
perfect on is apparent in the mo
ininute details. Not unfrequently con.
sistency and too close following Of
traditions leads to routine, which re-
jects Innovations. Great strength Is at
tained and the chances of success are
considerably increased il, while one aim
is kept always in view, the best means
to attain it are selected and applied
without delay.-Irhe Contemporary Re-
view.