Daily Republican., 1885-06-23

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The wonderful ingenuity Of man as
shown In tie representation of the in
dustrial Swiss village now on exhibi.
siou st 419 Market street, impresses IT.
sslf upon the mind Of every one who
visits 1t. Philosophy presents no great
er triumph Of mind over matter than
the construction Of this wonderful curl
osity, where every part Is complete.
Every miniature being moves as II i'm
bued with the life and power of thought;
even the birds that sing in the clump
OF trees as the train of cars go rushing
by seem to be imbued with real life
song power. The flowers that gently
grow up apparently through the earth
and unfold themselves in all their gay
ETY. of colors. exhibiting every tiny
petal aud stamen, seem possessed OF
real flower life as much as those that
unfold their beauties beneath the be-
nign influence Of summer sun. When
they attain their fullest beauty, how
suddenly they drop apparently into the
obscurity Of mother earth. In An In
slant they are gone, just like . species
of sensitive plant or touch me not, that
we know of. Watch that blacksmith
1t work. How he hammers the iron
and apparently sweats IS he hammers,
at least he becomes thirsty. His wife
comes to him with bottle OF some
thing 10 drink-very likely 1t is wine
in those S wiss cantonments. See, he
pauses In his work to Stake his thirst.
How naturally the bottle is taken In his
hand. Why man who has not had a
drink for . week could not empty q
bottle more gracefully down his throat
than this little animated thing, yet
without life, apparently takes down the
contents Of the bottle. Then, again,
watch the movements of that miller
who comes out Of the mill at regular in.
tervals, to take u grist bag on his shout
der, and retiring inside carefully returns
and shuts the doors after him. See the
elevator take the grist up to another
story aud then zee another miller CONT
out Of an inclosed place with the grair
upon his back, turn and empty 1t int
the mill hopper. and retire for anothe
load, always shutting the doors behiut
him.
How natural Is the beer garden,
where . number OF the followers o
Gambrinus quaff the frothy foam an
hold their glasses out for more. w
think We can almost hear them ca
out "zwer glass lager und Elm pret1sl.
Pastoral life Is represented almost /
Nfe by the shepherd and his shepherd
ess who watch their focks. 1t al
paren ly needs but the breath of life t
be blown into these tiny woode
nostrils to give them human anima
ton. The shoe merchant seems I
have little trouble suiting the lad
to pair of shoes, but after animate
discussion carried on by movements
the head the merchant makes q sal
But we need go no farther into Il
mysteries of this wonderful manufa
turing Swiss village. After all the
is no life there. To those who ha
watched these various manufactori
apparently all life, this would see
like monstroasly def ant assertion. Y
1t is q true one. The little tank
water secreted away up in the top
the miniature building embellished
a clock. Is the motive power. I
wonderful ingenuity of man can su
ply almost every thing but the re
life. That must come alone from
higher and divine source. Gould jose
Bergman, after seventeen years
brain racking, have supplied his WI
der OF ingenuity with brain a
thought, then the problem of animal
life would have been solved.
man cannot be as wise as his Great
and he must still confine himself
his aspirations to mechanical philt
ply. Men like BeIgmann may disp
che power oflife and ingenuity of
soul, but God alone can give t
power, that life, that ingenuity, t
soul.