The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-22
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HIGHER EDUCATION. ~

Among the commonwealth OF the
United States, Utah RACKS second to
Enone in variety and abunda3ce of re
sou ces necessary for prosperous, in
/ dustrtal, and great State. These, re-
sources, however, are awaiting the
scrutiny aud research of the scientific
mind and the application of technical
knowledge that they may be unlocked,
utilized and converted into wealth. But
this scientific research and this teehnical
knowledge are obtained ia scientific in
slltutions, anG by proper education.
| Education then, and scientific ilsti-
tuition, are to be the important factors
in the future development of our re-
sources, SO the sooner an earnest effort
is exerted to improve the facilities for
scientific attainmeDts, the earlier will
our Territory beEplaced upon basis of
permanent prosperity. If our educa-
ton be neglected, the adjacent Ter
ritories and States will absorb
the industries that row lie at
our doors inviting US TO lay hold
and TO push onward to prosperity
and power. No one needs but to read
the history of the advancement of civ
ilization by the means of scientific re-
search and discovery to be convinced
that it is education that makes the
wheels of commerce move and that has
made the worlds activity what it is to-
day. T.
The discovery of phosphorus by
Bechil and the further researches
on this important substance by
Schede. have bel of untold benefit
to the entire world. Instead of being
put to the inconvenience of striking to-
gether two pieces of flint to ignite our
fuel by the accumulated knowledge re-
gardlng phosphorus acquired through
experimental work, we can obtain a
fame with a single stroke and kindle
the woodland coalwith but feeble effort.
In Galvani's and Volta's experiments
and discoveries originated the many
benefits derived from electrical
applications. Brugnatelli's expert
ment of suspending silver id
solution of gold and observ-
ing the deposit of the latter metal upon
the former, has led to the industries of
eIectrotyping, electroplating and cleo
trogilding, processes of very great i'm
portance in many ways. Magnetic
electricity. discovered by the expert
mentalist, Faraday, has been the means
of the invention of many useful ma
chimes, and the establishment of the
electric light system that is destined to
supersede the illumination by gas. By
experimenting with pieces of iron and
discovering their attractive power led
to the invention of the compass, with
ont which this great American country
may perhaps have yet been the wilder
ness of the red man and unknown to
civilized man. To the experimental
researches and discoveries of Hooke,
Boyle, and Papin regarding the proper
ties of steam, and resulting in the in
vention OF the steam engine, the world
is indebted for an inconceivable
amount of wealth, and for the
furtherance of a thousand different
kinds of industries. A recent document
issued by the Bureau of Statistics, at
Berlin, states that all the steam engines
and locomotives in the world DO the
work of nine hundred and sixly-six
millions of able-bedied men. The dis
cevery of chloroform by Liebig and
others marked an epoch in the history
of medicine never to be forgotten. This
discovery has brought unutterable JOY
to suffering humanity, besides being
the means of shedding much light upon
many important subjects. Through
experimental work of the scientist, |
sugar, at the present day can be manu-,
featured In Germany, from beets, for
two cents pound. s.
Scientific research and discovery made |
by experimental work have lifted the
world from the position of imbeciIity
and poverty to one of vast wealth and
power.
Nor can the worlds wealth and power
claim the whole benefits of scientific re-
search and discovery. but to these is
the moral rectitude of the world to a
great extent indebted. AS man learns
more about the laws of nature, he
realizes more the necessity of his ODE
dience to law. The scientific man dis
covers that to obtain certain result he
must conform strictly to certain condi-
tons or laws, and therefore acquires the
habit of obedience to law, and conse-
quentiy there is of necessity created ID
him through habit. and desire to at
tain an end, a feeling of conscientious
ness. Other scientists pro6ting from
the latter's experience will learn gradu-
ally, that strictly complying with GER
tain set of conditions of laws will bring
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