The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-06-21

Now if the Virginia gentleman was fred
out OF MS pulpit for being a fool, can
any one explain how it is that the Salt
Lake man is still permitted to edit the
Tribune.
The moon by the process OF internal
cooling has been enabled to absorb
all the water on its surface: and as with
out water and noistened atmosphere
neither animal nor vegetable life can
exist, all such have disappeared from
the surface of the moon. But the
promise and potency Of life still con-
tinue there, and in the far distant future
the matter OF which the moon is COM
posed will b. )me, by natural processe S of
change, rejuvenated and produce again
animal and vegetable life in abundance
The philosopher asks: WHO made
Tyndall so great that it sign of want
of knowledge for any one to doubt a
theory of his? OF ali the scientists OF
the world how many agree with Tyn-
dan ~ The genius and ability OF TyndaIl
have made him the great man that he
Is, and all the genuine scientists of the
world agree with him. When the Til
b7tne philosopher so Dramatically af-
frEned That there were reproductions
In the animal and vegetable kingdoms.
but no new creations; had he known
much about science he would have
known that he was quoting the exact
words of Tyndall, as far, at least, as
they referred to the animal kingdom.
1t was Tyndall who made the investig8-
tons In that direction, and these were
the exact words employed in the an
nouncement of the result. And when
Tyndall says: Looking back across
b hON n <1f ta k<l
dence, l discern IN that nature which
we have hitherto covered with oppro-
brium the promise and potency of every
form and quality of lfe,'' he hac
reference to this very investigation.
The scientific charlatan of the Tribune
asserts that Tyndall did not state the
words quoted above as facts but merely
as speculation. Tyndall did state them
as facts and as nothing else. And the
constituted facts as apparent as any
others connected with science The
proof is just as conclusive, and as satis-r
factorily demonstrate as that the water
marks on the sides of our rugged noun
tains prove that this valley that we now
inhabit was, at one time, the bed of an
inland sea.
Again the philosopher says: at
pleased Tyndall to express the belief
that matter has within itself all the laws
of order, of wisdom and reproduction;
(and creation. if you please). it pleases
us to believe that sovei e;gn mind
all the life that is in matter
and fashioned the universe by per-
feet PLAN" Yes; Tyndall has said that
matter contains within itself all these
things, if they can be properly called
laws of order and of wisdom, etc. That
the Tribune philosopher should believe
that a.sovereign mind originated all the
life there is in matter, and fashioned |
the universe by perfect plan, is not to |
this country to prevent a man from |
making an ass of himself Supernatur-
ilism is but-the dream the phantasm of |
he fool. He further states: THAT |
neither of the foregoing propositions
AN oe called science at all for the simple
'eason that neither can be demonstrated /
~ any of the rules which men know
But what does the Tribune phiIoso-
bier know of the rules of science?
Very little more, indeed, than a suck
ng infant knows The philosopher next
ndulges in some rank blackguardisin,
md says the writer of this evidently
,egan his study late in life. Now black
,uardism never inspires anything but
contempt in the breasts of thinking
nen-as regards my having commenced
ny studies late in life the philosopher
proves himself as poor a prophet as
scientist. The writer of this COM
nenced his studies when very young.
nd had in his boyhood for preceptcr
gentleman who could. while pacing
he schoolroom floor, recite Homer.
rom beginning to end, in the original.
rom memory. wonder if the philos-
pher understands Greek2 But why
SIX the question, being such sturdy
iTeek himself how could he possibly
all in that particular.
Now, no doubt, while was studying
nder this master, the philosopher of
he Tribune, judging from his Chester
eldian polish, was hoeiDg corn in some
and out-of-the-way nook.
erhaps, in New England. l do not
Mention this in any reproachful spirit,
or yield to none in admiration for
onest labor, but merely to correct the
light error into which the philosopher
as fallen. If the writer of this is but
smatterer at best, the editor of the
rt6lne must be considered as full
Town blunderer, who is not capable of
resenting even school boy lessons in
philosophy correctly, but manages,
n every occasion, when treat :
lg on science, to present just +
he reverse OF the real facts.
High sounding phrases are apt to be
egarded by the masses as evidences of
1perior. ability, when they are really,
My evidences of ~superficiality and
ant of reasoning capacity.
EpICURUs.
SALT LAKE CRY, June 20, 1885.
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