The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-20

f, our best cricKsDers owed the discovery
of his natural gifts for the game to an
accidental suggestion by his doctor that
! he should practice fielding as agen-
tie exercise. SO the power Of observa-
ton may come late in life, IL the indis-
pensable conditions of health and eve
sight are preserved. Bat the impulse
to observe nature is usually acquired
in youth, and as usually suggests ac-
tive and vigorous enterprise 10 secure
its gratifca ton. Once acquired. the
taste is seldom lost. and, like most Of
the satisfactons Of later years. derives
a richness and satisfaction from the
leisurely employment Of the knowledge
gained in early days
Even the loss Of evesiFht may then
be powerless TO rob the possessor Of the
pleasures once enjoyed; and Huber.
like Mr.. Herreshod, the blind en- qineer,
was not least happy in his later dis
eoveries, when forced 20 use the eyes Of
others. But. even II the age a. which
the taste for observation OF nature
comes may be surmised with some ac-
curecy. the nature OF the impulse which
suggests it is still puzzle. The frst
observations Of young children are sci-
dom recorded and still less often re-
membered by themselves in maturity.
Those who care 20 90 back on their
earliest impressions may yet recall the
6rst feeling OF delight and wonder at
tho beauty of the stars. Even under
our misty skies, children wstrh the
stars oftener than might he supposed,
and let their magiRatjops weave stories
about them M til She facts Of astronomy
take their place. Foods rather COM
moap}ace lines on the poplars-
u>sd to think sEa5r slender tops
WeT- close against the sky.
always recall us 70 a reu1in ;sceuca Of
the days when We used "a locate Heaven
just above some trimmed American pop
lars which grew By She ''Wash" 81 a
Norfolk fat
But m och more complicated prob
lem 70 early years was the question Of
the wind, which moved the poplar tops.
That is the first spontaneous obs-rva-
ton Of nature which we can remember.
and as no child can readily comprehend
tA4N HA~-s Y VI @tfa ~ tN fts1s fAA1fr-
tsfed by the scientific explanz ton.
How could those giant trees Be moved
except BY q thing. and that one bigger
than themselves? And 50 the ezplaps-
tion was rejected IN favor a. the oa-
vious one that the trees made The wind
By waving atOu. themselves. Nodoabt
there ARE cases u hsTsdify IN THE hiss
toward zatzral ohservE tsoa1. a. ln either
tastes. Charles KiuzslsT's remarks be
love for outdoor beauty II directly
sSc-ibed In mas gioEra ply 70 biz mothers
intense enjoyment Of The rural scenery
Of Devon during tie mon khs that pre-
eedsd ans birth
But Eneh cases are The exception. u
Booth CT Bate. Water.oa ct Gilbert
White, had becn asked how thar D.
came pssurslists, they would grosa by
have fallea b1ck on Topsv's exp 'huz-
tion: Il 'speets I growsd Cfsiiagss
iesra 20 Ess what they are tszTat :,
see: and na1rh lies IL thos- with whosa
they are IA contact. Eve~ythsug
showed 70 fi1e1 carefully. cot - eo,rs.
IS remer1 be-~3s 5uH1nin1- b5,d moths
poised a. Povrr's uoEth. red a6rui r.li
batteries. The marks - the ho~s~-sher
upon the kos se-cilestzst t-ee tse sAcs
etoas % poplaT leaves Bat uHlets
they are poizted 0s1t such tang are
usually tazeE- sven by enDn1rg- Lres
children Es matter q eourss Thzs.s
Why the children q tie ogur tgw fs1e-.
yrho have 10 che % pol1t tosra g1-. G. .
take thsn - mater - eoazs sr8
axiom sre god o.a~TTrrs - uaszs
unless Appended 20 tAg seTvJoe 81 /.