Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-06

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q rs upsa< ia<o ohs hlppopot.mns ~
~ great ds1,ns<ic poef criss oof. ''Caase
thu al kIssk1n With baxb>i irons o. his
han1 with 6sh spee1sf- lea. The t>h b.
GIN % swzm Ia t,p very nFs< boek ef
Genesis. where my text records. ~Anit
God sid. Let the waters bring forth
abund.ntly The moving creature that
hath lfs-'
10 yea reaiizs that ths nrst hvinls
thznr tat cd kre4ted WA the fsh< u
preceded tho bird, lie qu2druped- the
human race. The azh has priority q
residence ever every living thing. The
next thing doue AFTER God bad k.ndlcd
for our world the xollen eh8ndeler VI
the sun and <ts ssi<tr chandeliey q The
n,oon va % aaks the Efh- The nrse
motion Of the p<lncirAs u life, = prin~
cipls that al the thousands II years since
have not be<.z able 70 define or an2iyzo-
the very frsE stir q hfe-was in tsk.
What "A hour thar was when tn the
E1pLrates. the Chen. the Pison and ne
Ei1tskel. tho four rivers Of paradise.
the waters sxiried with fms and bright
ened with scales All the attributes of
the infinite God were called into action
for the making Of that iirst iish- Lanceo-
late and translucent miracle. There u
enough wonder IN tie plato Of = strr
eeoa or ia tao cartilage Of shark u
confound the scientists IL does nos
take the universe 10 prove a God A
fish does il. No wonder that LinnHus
and Cuvier and Axasslz and the greatest
minds 81 AL the centuries sat enraptured
before its anatomy.
On. It's beauty and the adaptedness Of
It's structure Ia the element III which is
must live; the picture gallery On the sides
Ct the mountain trout unveiled a. they
spring up 70 snatch the flies; the gray
Ing. called tAe flower Of fishes; the salm-
on. ascending tho Oregon and the Sew
err. easily lsaplng the falls that woriS
stop them; the bold perch. the grigeon,
silver and black spotted; tbs herring,
moving In rQuadrons five miles lorg: tho
carp. for cunning called the fox Of fishes;
the wontrous Surgeons. formerly re-
served for the tables OF royal families,
and the ism glass made out Of their mesn-
brane: the ssnch. called the ply stefan Of
nfhes. because whom applied to human
ailments it Is said TO be curative: the
lampreys. 50 tempting to the epiczrean
that too many Of them slew Henry Il
aye. the whole world Of fishes:
Enough Of them floating up and down
the rivers 70 feed the hanispherss il
every ear Of corn and every head Of
wheat and every herd OF quadrupcd and
II every other article Of food in al the
earth we're destroyed Universal drought,
leaving not 30 much as q spear Of grsss
ON the round planet. would leave in the
rivers and lakes and seas for the human
race q staple commodity Of food which,
Il brought to shore, would be enough not
only to feed but fatten the entire human
race.
In times to come the world may be so
populated that tho haryests and vino
yards ard land animals may be INSULT
cient 70 feed the human family. and the
nations may be obliged to come 70 the
rivers and ocean beaches to seek the liy-
ing harvests that swim the deep. and
that would mean more health and vigor
aud brilhancy and brain than the hui
uan race now own
xPcRTASSE OF PLAIN FOOD.
Tho Lori, By placing the fish in the
first course Of the menu in paradise.
making 1t p<ccede bird and beast. indi-
Gated to the world the importance Ct the
fsh as an article Of human food. Tho
reason that men and women lived throo
and four and five and nine hundred years
was because they were kept on parched
corn and fsh- We mix up fantastic
food that kills the most Of rs before 20
years Of age. Custarls and whipped ST.
la5ubs and Roman punches and chicken
salads at midnight are gantlet that few
have strength 70 run.
We put on many tombstone glowing
epithets ssying that the person beneath
died Of patriotic services or from ex-
harstinn IN religious work when moth
ing killed. the poor fellow but lobster
eaten ~ party four hours after h.
ought - have been sound asleep in led
Thsre are men today in our streets -
many WALKING hospitals who might
have been athletes II they had taken tho
hint o: Genesis ia my text and Of orr
Lofd'a rsiaarx and adhered 70 simplicity
q dict.
Tho reason that the country districts
have furnished most II the men and
voss,en - or time who ere doing the
fni1htfest work in merchandise IA me-
eianics ia law. n medicine. ia theology.
IN le<zlstiys nod congressional halls,
All al The presidents frosa Washington
down at least Those who hare amount
ID 70 anything Is because they were in
thoss country districts Of necessity kept
ca flaiu diet.
Ne snso - woman ever Amounted 20
snytd4ns who was brought up en- fost-
INK island &c angel cake. Tho world
must tnrn back t. llars.1sssac diet II II 10
= get fnradssisc morals and psra.3.s!sc
health. Tie humaa rice today neeis
rers rbrsphoros and the tan = charged
AID suretsrTed With raozpbra<-~ph cs-
rhor1s. fhst ~hifh shines Ia the dark
without burning.
Whas made tn - xroes'ss snch -tz'-
~aft rsn thar thov coufs endure any.
thing and sfhiefe everything Serf to
divine r'<ssr.sien. it VS. because thcv
w<re nseriy RI fishermen and lived On
f.<h AID fer plain coralmrufs Paul.
thouxh rfs kr.rsFht up - swing th> Mt
ard threw fhe line. mast II necessity
have stortetI The i'fi II tbs Population
smonx ~hpui he il<a. and yoa 80 tile