Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-02-23
most every variety of odorife.ous plant

most every variety OF ooorlIe.ous ptan'
and here. proper for pasturage.
The whole sides of the valley through
which the children-of Israel marched are
still tufted with brushwood, which
DOUBTLESS afforded food for their beasts,
together with many drier sorts for light
ing fire, on which the Israeltes could
with the greatest ease bake the dough
they brought with them on small iron
plates, which form q constant appendage
to the baggage of an oriental draveler-
Lastly, the herbage underneath these
trees and shrubs is completely covered
with snails of prodigious size and OF
the best sort, and, however unin71tlng
such repast might appear to US, they
are here esteemed great deficacy. Tney
are so plentiful in this7valley that 1t may
be literally said that it is difficult to take
one step without treading on them.
So the shelled creatures saved the host
of Is-aelites on the march to the prom
ised land, and the attack of inhdellty at
this point is defeated by the facts, as IN
fidelity is always defeated by facts. since
it is founded on ignorance In writing
and printing our Interrogation point has
at the bottom mark like period and
over il flourish like the swing OF a
teamster's whip, and we put this inter
rosation point at the end of question.
but in the Spanish language the interro-
cation point is twice used for each ques-
ton. At the beginning of the question
the interrogation point Is presented up
side down. and at the close of the ques-
ton right side up When infdelity puts
a question about the Scriptures, as it
always indicates ignorance. the question
ought to be printed with two interroga-
ton points. one at the beginning and
o.le at the close, but both upside down.
THE ROYAL FAMILIES OF NATURE
Thank God for the wealth of mollusiSs
all ND and down the earth, whether feed
inc the lsraeites on their way to the
land flowing with milk and honey, or. as
we are better acquainted with the moi.
!rsks. when flung to the beach OF lake
or sea. There are three great families OF
them. If should ask you 10 name three
Of the great royal families of the earth.
perhaps YOU would respond. the house
of Stuart. the house Of Hapsburg. the
house of Bourbon, but the three royal
families of mollusks are the univalve, or
she'll in one part; the bivalve. or shell OF
two parts, and the multivalve, or shell
n many parts, and Isee God In their ev-
err hinge. in their every tooth, in their
every cartilage. in their every hgament,
in their every spiral ridge. and IN theli
every color. prism on prism. and their
adaptation OF thin shell for still ponds
and thick coatings for boisterous seas.
They all dash upon me the thought OF the
proviiential care Of God.
What is the use Of all this architecture
OF tn, she'll. and why is it pictured from
he outside lip clear down into its laby
,inths of construction: Why the infinitr
of skill and radiance in she'll: What Is
the use of the color and exquisite curvt
of thing so Insignificant as shellhsh:
Why. when the conchologist by dredge
or rake fetches the crustaceous specl-
mems to the shore. does he find at his feet
whole alhambras and co!iseums and
parthenons and crystal palaces of beauty
in miniature. and these bring to Hight
only an infnitesimal part of the opu-
lence in the great subaQueous world
Linnaus counted $500 species of shells.
but coucholosy had then only begun Its
achievements
While exploring the bed of the Allan
tic ocean in preparation for 'ay;ins the
cable shelled animals were brought up
from depths of 1905 fathoms. When
lifting the telegraph wire from the Med
iterr,nean and Ged seas. shelled crea-
lures we're brcaght up from depths Of
, 600 fathoms. The English admiralty.
exploring in behalf Of science. found
moliusks at depth of 2,435 fathoms. or
"A 42l0 feet deep What Il realm awful
for vastness!
As the shell is only the house and the
wardrobe OF insignificant animals of the
deep. why all tha. wonder and beauty OF
construction: Gods care for them Is the
only reason. And if God provide so
munidcently for them. will he not see
tha, vou have wardrobe and shelter:
Wardrobe and shelter for periwinkle.
Shall there not be wardrobe and shelter
for a man: Would God give coat OF
mil for the defense of nautilus and
leave YOU no defense against the sto-1n:
Does he build stone house for crea-
ture that lasts season and leave with
ont home soul that takes hold on cen
tur;es and cons:
Hugh Miller found the Footprints
of the Creator in the old red sand
stone. and hear the harmonies Of God
in the tinkle of the sea shells when the
tides come in. The same Christ who
drew lesson of prov;dential care from
the fac, that God clothes with grass
the field lnstructs me TO draw the same
lesson from the shells.
THE CORAL INSECT TEACHES FAITH
In almost every mans life. however
well born and prosperous for years, and
in almost every woman's life, there comes
a very dark time, at least once. a con
junction of circumstances will threaten
bankruptcy and homelessness and starva-
ton. 1t may be that these words will
meet the ear or will meet the eye Of those
who are in such state of foreboding
Co,ne then. and see how God gives an
ivory palace to water animal that YOU
could cover with l0-cent piece and
clothes in arlnor against all attack a
coral no bigger than snowflake. | dc
not think that God will take better care
O. bivalve than Of one of his own chill
dren
rake to your feet with the gospel
rake the most thorough evidences OF
Gods care for his creatures. Ipile around
YOU great mounds of shells that they
NAV teach you most comforting theol-
ogy Oh. We of little faith. walk among
these arbors of coraline and look at these
bouquets of shell dt to be handed a
queen on her coronation day, and see
aese fallen rainbows Of color. and ex-
anime these lilies in stone. these prim-
roses in stone. these helotrQpes IN stone.
these cowslips in stone, these geraniums
in stone. these japonicas in stone.
o We who have your telescopes ready
looking out on clear nights, trying to see
what is transpiring in Mars. Jupiter and
Mercury. know that within few hours
walk or ride of where you now are there
are whole worlds that you might explore,