Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-02-06

Gus evangelist Paul, for three days not
able to take a safe step without guild
ancc!
Two Strings OF Gratitude.
Have you ever given thanks for two
cyes--media between the soul inside
and the world outside, media that no
one but the infinite God could create?
The eye, the window OF our immortal
nature, the gate through which all col
ors march, the picture gallery of the
soul! Without the eye this world Ia a
big dungeon. l fear that many of us
have never given one hearty expression
Of gratitude for treasure Of sight, the
loss of which Is the greatest disa ster
mind. Those wondrous seven muscles
that turn the eye UP or down, to right
or left or around. No one but God
could have created the retina. IF we
have ever appreciated what God did
when he gave us two eyes, 1t was when
we saw others with obliterated vision.
Alas, that only through the privation
Of others we came to a realization OF
our own blessing II you had harp in
itude you would have struck this.
which IS one of the most dulcet of the
ten strings.
Further, notice how many pass
through life in silence because the ear
refuses to do Its office. They never
hear music, vocal or instrumental. The
thunder that rolls it's full diapason
through the heavens does not startle
the prolonged silence. The air that
has for us SO many melodies has no
sweet sound for them. They live in a
quietude that will not be broken until
heaven breaks in upon them with it's
larmonles. The bird voices of the
springtme, the chatter of the children
the sublime chant Of the sea, the solo
of the cantatrice and the melody of the
great worshiping assemblies mean
nothing to them. Have we devoutly
thanked God for these two wonders Of
our hearing. with which we can now
put ourselves under the charm of sweet
sound and also carry in our memories
the infantile song with which our
mothers put us to sleep. and the voices
of the great prima donnas like Lind
and Patti and Nelson, and the sound
of Instruments like the violin of the
Swedish performer, or the cornet Of
Arbuckc or the mightiest of all in
struments. with the hand of Morgan
on the keys and his foot on the pedal,
or some Sabbath tune like Corona
ton in the acclaim of which you
could hear the crowns of heaven com
ing down at the feet Of Jesus? Many
Of us have never thanked God for this
hearing apparatus of the soul That is
one of the ten strings Of gratitude that
we ought always to thrum after hear
ing the voice of a loved one or the last
strain of an oratorio or the clang of a
cathedral tower.
Further, there are many who never
recognize how much God gives them
when he gives them sleep. Insomnia
is calamity wider known in our land
than in any other. BY midlife vast
multitudes have their nerves so over
wrought that slumber has to be coaxed,
and many are the victims of chloral
and morphine Seepiessncss is an
American disorder. If it has not touch
ed you and YOU can rest for seven or
eight hours without waking-if for that
length of time in every twenty-four
hours you can be free Of all care and
! wOrrimcnt and your nerves arc returned
. and your limbs escape from all fatigue
and the rising sun finds you now
man, body, mind and soul-you have an
advantage that ought to be put in
: prayer and song and congratuaton.
= The French fnancler, almost wealthy
enough to purchase Il Kingdom, but the
victim of insomnia wrote. mo slumber
to be bought in any market" He was
right. Sleep is gratuty from him
. who never sleeps. Oh. the feicities of
. slumber! Let all who have this real
henefaction celebrate It. That is one
of the sweetest strings in all the instru
| ment Of ten strings.
Further, let us gratefully acknowl
, edge the power Of physical locomotlon
To be able to go where we wish and al
, unaided-what n kindness What null
| titudcs have to call In the aid of cane
{ and crutch and invalid's chair, and
their whole life Is Underwent. How
t hard to get about with lack OF strong
/ and healthy and supple limbs. Con
, graduated ought you all to be If you
J have the usual physical endowment
, and sympathzed with ought all those
= 10 be who can neither walk nor climb moi
{ enter upon any great activities. Tina,
, is one of the thousands Of reasons WHY
| hate war with complete hatred |,
r takes off with bullet or shell or sur
= gcon's knife the capacity of men tC
, achieve their own livelihood or do the
. work for which they would otherwise
= be fully qualified. Brave men, sell
t sacrificing men, for the rest OF theil
Q life are put on the limits and strangely
, suffer in stormy weather from limbs
amputated.
Give Thanks For sound Limbs
t How much Of the human family II
t every century has been cut up ant
! shot to pieces and passed into mutila
! ton! American manhood had hardly
0 recovered from the decorations of tn,
I war of the Revolution when It wal
7 called to be carved by the swords anC
? stabbed with the bayonets and black
: ened with the gunpowder Of 1872
@ Hardly recovered was our America
+ manhood from that when the war witt
q Mexico began its butchery. Hardl,
0 was American manhood recovere,