Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-06-06

whoop of the Indian. the boot of tn,
OWL the iluitcr of wild wings. the lone
some whisper of the wind. Civilian
ton waved her magic wand. and 10
from all over the land the factor,
whistles of early morn. like II thou
sand calliopcs. began to play the an
thems of the Union: silvcr.tonguc,
bells from n thousand church bplfrics
! II thousand school house cupolns. brgai
I 10 swing and ring the chimes of tn,
nation; the factory wheels bean {,
wlilrl and wliirr the sweet song of In
dustry: the blacksmith kept time viii
| the nnvlrs ring and the whistle of tn,
bellows: the Indian heard the reaper
| playing the morning rovcillc and the
evening tattoo: the storm clouds gazing
on savage strife rolled away. and the
fleccr clouds of u faircr day fingered
In the sky. and as the sun of u new
day showcrcd It's blessings upon the
earth. notified shadows ran and played
upon the face of u land wrapped In the
security of civilizations RUE.
this world n tit place within which To
i've; take away what they have given
and our civilization would disappear.
Blu, the world has been slow to rccog-
nizc the merits Of this fourth profess.
sion. For many centuries there were hut
three learned professions. the ministry.
medicine ana law. These professions
wcr" content 10 deal with the human
body ~ they found II. The doctor
WAS content 10 conserve for u few
short years the tociing human form.
to lessen. perhaps. It's rapid decay: the
lawyer dealt only with the actions of
HE human hOdy In IN cndravor to nd.
just the complex relations created by
the conflict AMI the strife of human
life; the ministry cOntentcd itself with
the contemplation of the human body
rs the temporary house of clay of u
spiritual tcnTnt. All confined their
thoughts Ia The human frame us they
found 1t, ana as they found Il they
! lcft II.
But the engineering profession was
not content with the human form with
all Its limitations: It has given to the
human body an arm which has been
nngnlficd In power until It can grasp
mighty weights. houses and ships and
pOlse them with the ease of n giant;
1t has given To the human body magni.
He'd limbs. which can speed across the
continents and the seas with an ease
ana velocity compared with which
the seven-lenguod boots of fable are
hut IN Idle fancy. compared with
which the flying rug of MOhammed
pales into lnsigniiicance: II has given
the human body an eye of magniti,sl
power. which can peer into Interstcllnr
darkness and discern suns AMI planets
ami solar systems all black to the
naked eye; IN eye that can look
through the human body ana behold
the skeleton In Its shroud Of flesh: II
has given us ears which enable the
Farmer on the western plains to hear
me waves breaking on the coast of
the sea. which enable the invalid sit.
ing In the orange groves of Floridn 10
WI
winds OF Cnnadn; ears which can de.
tect the footsteps of the insect ON It's
leafy path: It has given the human
form voice which can be heard
across the lands and over the sens
transforming the nations into n valley
where echo follows echo around the
world.
Ii Is the engineers who have planted
| civilization. First came the hunters
ami the trappers, the Daniel Boones
ana the Dnvy CrOcketts, who blazed
the paths through the forests. but they
established no civilization: then came
the engineers, first. the pioneers who
felled the trees and built the road
ways: then came the rumbling wagons.
and as we listen we can hear the lula.
by of the mother, the prattle of chil.
dren and the grooming of babes: then
comes the building of the home. ana
the cornerstone OF civilization IL laid
all, the work Of the engineer; then post
roads and military roads are built.
communication Is established with the
former home protection Is afforded.
ana the new lands feel themselves part
OF the old and contribute their taxes to
It's support; then steamboats, ply the
waters ana railroads ana telegraph
lines are built, and streets are laid out
ana improved, ana bridges are built
to replace the forls along the high
ways; then come sewage systems aud
water works and public buildings. and
homes are embellished and architec.
ture Is developed as an art. ana the
civic life responds to the harmony. for
architecture Ia the music OF engineer