Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-01-29
THE PEOPLES FORUM
NATURE, ART AND SCIENCE.

DDuAC HOOAA
Editor Democrat:
Pertaining to the above subiect, Art
Is said to mean everything which q
be distinguished from Nature, in the
formation Of conceptions by the hui
man mind. The earth and the uni
verse, in all their varied phenomina.
We think Of as Nature When we form
i scheme for changing natural phe-
nomina, as we find it, we call that
scheme Science and the putting Of
that scientific scheme into effect, we
cali Art. Nature is said to end where
art begins, and hence we char the
great and immortal Shakespeare say
ing. There is an art which doth mend
I.aturerchange it, rather, but the art
itself is nature Then again we must
remember that art is but the employ
nlent of the powers Of nature and +
must be done by and through scientific
principles, if it would prove to be of
any value. Art changes things, but
never creates a nd the united powers
Of all the human race on the earth.
cannot create one single item of mar-
ter, nor add one single new property
Thereto, which does not already exist
The scientifically applied arts of man
can only turn to his use the natural
existing properties which he finds al
reaoy existing.
For practical instances, Henderson
vile. as we find it, is the work of art
either scientifically or unscientificaIly
applied to nature as it existed in the
beginning of the town or city, which,
eyer word has the right of way. The
Tw,he natural HendersonvfIIe was then
and there consisting of a broken sub
face covered with trees, chfnquapin
bushes, etc., but scientific man said,
'Tet there be streets and sidewalks
laid off and artisticaIIy made and lei
there be artistic houses and homes
erected, and let the streets and side
walks be artisticaIIy graded, paved
and cemented--and behold some Of
all of it was lone unscfenti1cally and
nnartistically. As is always the case.
to that extent. nature was mistreated
and abused.
Brother Smith scientifically looked
ont upon Natural Laurel Park and be
held old fields, bushes and ridges GOV
erred with broomsedge. With a scfen
tifc eye Mr.. Smith 'p1anned-he plan.
ned streets, roads, drfveways, walk
ways, street railways, lakes, running
water and the like, while under his
scientific directions, the workmen ar
astically did the rest-tiH now the
tourist is Invited to geBout and see for
himself.
Art has for hundreds of years been
understood to belong to the fepdisI
and common man, while science suit
ed itself to the nabob and more gen.
teel fellow, but this to be understood
In no offensive sense, under American
democracy, where all men are alike.
For further practical illustration let
lis take up the question of the boys
corn growing clubs and contests.
which are being most worthfly stimu
lated at this time.
The most excellent Hon. A. Cannon
the Agricultural Department man. tn.
gether with the other State depar-
ment fellows, may be considered as
pulling the scientific end of the single
tree. while our artistic boys are ex-
pected to receive their scientific les
sons concerning the natural ground
and soils and what elements of ma
nUre, phosphates, acids, &C., should
artistically be applied, to meet condi-
tions for the best corn growing. Then
Under Bro. Cannon and his boards
scientific rules for artistic planting
and cultivation the boys loosen the
soil, catch and hold the moisture, chi.
tivate the plants and the work is done.
after which the boys are rewarded.
not only with crop of corn, but the
premium, together with a name OF
HONOR, to all of which. glory he is
as much entitled for his artistic labor
as are the scientific gentlemen FL.
: their service, if not more.
With best wishes for all and especi
ally the boys, till next
THos. J, RICKMAN Asheyille, Nc