The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-03-29
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The great us,sri.l univtfse 10 eeGdncied
the mere clearly Dc se discover ttsi elot'
issai to d,isii sud mir nts y rs',uiou q
sli The iennmersbls isc,tr. shieh % ere
lsiss snd e0pse we TIE setltiii,s aud u
saiis Of the varied ~oilias forces his
hsrmonious eoopet.tion add ,, rice, sdltsl
meat Of The pstl. 10 the stols are seeuied
add nsniiesied. Add 90. shile ihtte "a
o. uch sppsrent pfotis.iiiy 10 nstuu's ~
pendilur,', snd her honniy 10 d,ileatd
siih lasish ssnetosiiy. there Is TO the tsts
fnl student Of Der modes aid m,;t eds
the ,yidetee oi v,ry ,uici tcouop y
Among eli The members OF tie rlstt ismi
" none ere more simple 10 construct Oh
spd sppsretti, less qa.lifsd Tor service
than the moses. They have rtiihtr ieot
nor leaf. and STE shat toe bo,snisie call
prinsry iorms. To . superficial ,nu
they teen 10 be lothits more than bal GO
sod pets 10 the vegetable household. and
beyond the purpose OF orosmfpistiou and
decoration would scarcely be expected to
iol6i sny higher nis ion. Were this the
speeisl feature o. their service they vorid
no, be useless. Besuiy 10 useful. Our
natures are msny sided. spd require cult
vsnon and DEVELOPMENT beyond the de
msnds of mere dy utility.
But il sby one tbitks that this is tie
sole province Of the moss,s In Nsiure'.
vide sphere. be 10 tut Of his reckoning.
They tsve posts assigned them and iutc
tons to perform Of utmost importance 10
The grand plan. 10 the fret place the,
bold honorable commission 10 The dspsi'
mept OF public safety, and ere enrolled l.
Natures army OF pto,ectIonisis. Ttey
sre . special police iorcr, posted 1t
point OF i'm pinent danger TO bold very
riotous element 10 CHECK.
10 r,vin,s aud Rlers, o. mountain
slopes and coded bills. during severe
storms and sudden showers. when The
rein dsshes down heavily and innum'rs
BILE rivulsts collect and rapidly unite,
wire there nothing TO check the flow every
storm would prove more or lees OF 90 inun
dstiop, and would pour its ooumulsied
torrents over bills aud meadows, washing
oui the coil snd doing inoslcnlsble damage
to grass and grain. But Just In such
places we find these beds OF soft. sponRy
NOES interpreting their barrier. They alb
serb part OF the waterfall, and check the
sweep OF the impetuous currents and grad
nate its distribution over wider surface, |
thus serving TO avert lis dangerous ten |
Denotes and economic its benefits. For
such service their simple, porous con
struction eminently qualities them. snd
they are the tole agents Of this i'm portspt
commission.
Bnt doing their part go we'll IS proiec
tiopists, they advance TO higher honor
and called upon to act ss constructionists,
too. They grow on rocks and where there
Is 10 euii, nuu wuctc uuiuiuk eieo Couip !
grow. They grow rapidly and spresd
the mselves over broad sress. end ss they
decay new growth is formed over the old.
and thus 10 course OF time they create 3
soil which becomes bed for hiRhtr forms
OF plant life. The lordly trees which GOV
er bills and mountains. giving beauty 10
the scenery, exciting their wondrous 10
anence upon atmosphere sDd climate and
msterisl for sneh multiplied
and varied use, spring from coil prepared
by beds Of decsying NOES. The houses
we live 10 and which bear our commerce
over the seas, and the material subetancep,
worked over by human skill to such lsrpe
variety Of prsc,icsl nee. sre In some mess
ure the sii. Of the moses to the world.
10 these two departments they exercise
their general functions and play their
part under Natures economical rule But
apart from these they also exercise certain
specific and LEGAL benefits, which, il net
world vide. are yet Il great advantage to :
lhose who are the reciI itrts Of their lsy
ors.
From the buried stores OF peat. which is
10 form Il coal composed OF moss. msty
! poor peasant aud cottseer obtains bic
'upply Of fuel and wards fl the chill Of
winter and prepsres bis food
10 localities still more restricted and
shere tnc ngenisl climate limits the n
ources Of those who 10 sucb int ospitsble
epions find their homes. there are given
o the ncsses tuch hniiitive vi d medicin
i properties thst tbst they furnish The 10
lsbitsLts OF tbose sterile chores with
,ortion OF their tnbsis,erc CO, ard 10 gather
be item Tor tIptrt 10 Uncomfortable
,s,t Of their means Of livIihood 10 come
ONE lspds cotton, and 10 others corn, 10
Jog Bot there are regions whore mon
olds the sceptre, and stsu6e &c riv.l With
hose great powers which rule 90 much oil !.
be side world.
This lie What the mosses DO, and Nature.
j ell her vast dominion csn furnish no
lore conspicuous instance of active benif c
snee from Obscure aud humble seeucies.
SHALL WORN EATEN MAPLE BE TAPPED. r