The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-22
The Ungainiy Crime Of Indifference.

ignores the sortlil man, whose seliishness
i ever and anon wide awake to capture
soma main chance ut the cost Of another
equitable own; and we may 90 further.
and say we disdain the man who, for his
own gain. puts in train current of cir
cumstances that ne well knows will prove
deieterious 10 the consumer or customer.
Ills Indifference il despoiiiEg him oi that
line emotional sentiment which adorns
the true nobility of man; petriiies his
uiog.l nature. and blights all hope OF en-
Josment fnsthe contemplation Of his vo-
k~u.s@.s ss tAessnpsr nho as.uIterates
food, or the particles Of culinary ingre-
dents that enter into it, Is akin TO the
poisoner.
The man of commerce who purposely
insurcs ship for an excessive value and
freights her with Il heavy cargo. knowing
the same to be unscaworthy. in order 10
claim salvage or indcmniication from the
underwriters. il guilty of diabolsm which
Is onls oulbounded BY his capacity to do
all maaner Of abomination. The indi-
vidual who intercepts precauii rs laws to
prevent 6re is but godfather to the Que
who applies the miduigh. torch.
To this and all other kinds OF diab0iism
we mean to say: the sequences are to the
peFpctrator of incursions on Others rights
IA constant tortae 10 a conscience not scar
Ell; aud If the man persist in his unprin-
cipled aim at the goal Of wealth at the
sacrifice OF all rec;itudc, so that lie be-
cailous 10 the Ills of others through his
Vaccinations, then the benumbed senSi-
biliiies of his nobler nature are Gcad to
I'll power of capacity for enjoyment, aud
he has constructed of himself demon.
aud demoniae:,l desire becomes the doEl-
inent power OF his whole being.
The physician who can ccldly say lie eau
make more money ont Of pump than by
his profession, and sets to work to making
liquor out of water and drugs, must be
rewarded for his premeditatedp pains. The
grim spectres of his victims who were
poisoned by the beverage are present to
his minds eyes; and though he caution
the vendor to not allow Il customer to
drink too much Of taat grade of liqao, at
any one time. he may be sure the seller
hxs no more conscience than The maag-
facturer; and the knowledge of the de-
moralization he is superinducing is by no
means pleasing spectacle. He may
auass million dollars, yet he will be
very poor.-foreyer seeking what he will
never tind-happiness. Away back in
the beginning we read dialogue between
the Creator and Adam. At one time we
the gist of it on our State
dag. 1t was pretty old flag. The hand-
in The constellation of States. But
the sapient legislators thought they could
better it, and showed their folly by their
pains. Their logic was like the young
mans opinion of beauty. when he re-
marked ''he liked to see good figure
meaning wasp-waist of course. The
person TO whom it was spoken simply
asked if he or the Creator was the best
Judge.
The nation whose customs were once
social law to the world, applied their |
to know wisdom and seek out
understanding, and by the deep research
# their sayants published a scheme
Whereby The law of procreafion might be
nterdic,ei.
The ungainly sequel TO their foul plot
'ropped out. when the refracted light of
frances former proud chieftain laid his
word at tne feet of William, and paid the
var cost, besides the less Of the provinces
# .ilsace and Lorraine.
The diamonds lustre most plainly man
tests the beauty of the gem when dark
less enshrouds us, and the full force of
he lights of the chandelier glow on the
brilliant jewel. to strike fire from its bur-
Iished iustre, that speaks the value of the
osly setting and councils wisdom of the
atest forces of inherent principle, which
IN best be valued when tried by the cruel
rucibie of circumstances.
The nation at large is too much on the
rid search for lncre at the sacrifice of
rinciple. There are effects which follow
aase. 1t is plain to see we may not sow
iithout Il harvest. When chaos comes,
he final avalanche which crnshes the
opes Of man, who can say but desire will
all from amongst men; when those who
Dw wheat reap only cheat. whilst the
artL is overgrown by the rank usurpa-
On of the tLislss. And nisan;hropy
roods over the folly of her own mis-
Herald.