The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-17
DEFINITION OF WEAIrp
Something New for PolitIcar ~
onaists to Consider VI
a Critical Analysis of TIA. yvo.,
Defines Its True Meaning ,,s NE
Liniiations-An Iutcre.,-
Ing Study.

The term wealth" sop,,.
been formed 10y combination ~ n laa
old SaSon words, 'wcal" and ..,1. 80
and the process may ha-. -"
this; Veal things, wcal-thir-,s
pronounced as two svlIs1r.s --
ing" dropPedl, and fually ,.,..,.' '"-
we now have it. But, houc~o- 49, -. E
that the term wealth is idep,i..- /.
incoming with wcal-things tb.r. 20. il. Z
no doubt by examining tn p
words. therefore ascert9inir,,
ms"nin@s and combining tber, 's'
work ice well done. the cyac, ,-5 "
Pl"tc meaning of the word weaI,t -
appear. W.
The word thing" says the Chi
Journal. springs from an old Sa,..
which signifies TO be hesvv %
what j. heavy j. Of material ,r,. -
and j. AN object OF sense. 49,
then i any material object com
10y the senses. But II Is cspcaf.If,.
OF what j. without life. tlou,1, Il.
mon speech all living beinrs b.lo,.
are spoken Of as thing, an4 even
himself when thought 81 ~ l.r..-
10 the animal kingdom, as In tA.r,.-
''ail animals and inaIIimate thTr,.. d. N
stri .tlE speaking, man g. not accom-.
"a thing. because hc Il moral r..-
and thi, higher element of prr,4,...
raises him above the sphere of f-
Veal has the same root as well i
be wcll--that l. 10 be In stat. -l.. \
weal-is 10 be in health. and tia, (. n
b. ID the state 81 fullest, mos, ,..
and most uuinpaired life. Thi, B. !,
keynote word 81 tho whole m.r..
liic. To be wen Is o. Doe In a s-.
that is weal-is 10 be in The I'M.
degree alive.
The thing that make tor ,veer q.
the Things r-hieh make tur tl-H..r
that il % De- alive. t.ut !, ayir !
life. The things which make fa- v.
tlat t. for life. came in lumar 10.
u De called wcal-thinC,. and iii, III
pound word was contracted iut8w.
81 these steps the correct and conn.
definition Of our term is brought pl.-
int view.
Wealth j. one. or more. or the ss-
thing which make for life.
And hcrc. in passing. II may be- d
that life. and especially lie rs fJu-
man. l. the keynote word Of AL t.-
contained III what men have been a
TO call political economy"
Now take this definition as meas
ing staff in the hand and go sl-
through the world and measure o. Z
array Of things therein. Al
which make for life are veal th-.-
wealth. Wheat. corn, grain. z.
| root crops, food things 81 rvc- 81
are wealth. 80 are all imp.gm.ss
! provide them. 50 are clothing iu..a
all implements 10 provide thee. sd
all things 10 help about them.
transportation and exchange
But human life has Craio~ and
! things which feed il II its higher --
arc also wcalth-as works ot a-
| illustrate the higher. spiritual
human life, or hospitals, 10 ilius.sa
again.
But are muskets and cannon a..
the munitions Of war. wealth, i
flr as they are pccdfui rD h,'r 81
life preserve itself against d'S.r.
10y other life. they arc wealth II
live, they preserve: but thay a-. i.-
which Il '-illth'' to thos- whom t.Hl
in preserving alive tho,t whom Z
defend. But u the whole sum o.. l--
life on the earth, they are aa..
evil. 10 be swept of from the sa-,
the heart II human kind is healed d
impulses 10 rob and kin har
economic sense nothing that J, -
for killing men is wealth: b'
what is made to make Tor life FORA
But. finally. are not human ta-
powers, actions, activit.r- -al Oh.
wealth? No: they come na. Ta're
word. There must be- au..I.-T-..
! them, if one would cscap- ru.-g,i5a
mind and utter clear Thought II
curatc speech.
Only the material thing which I'd
for life are wealth. ana "a. those I.
that word includes