Year: 1871

@ ~ nvsef or any obrtsive scrutiny OF my APP
peance Yet was the rs creature % VI h snS a dafeIy C
held and consequently regarded ny theh as most
~ npsnoWn 40 tbis pe6pe and the youngest child IL
taught 10 despise any vehement emouonal uemOh-
stIatioD.


The strangeneSs of everything that he had seen
acted powerfully on his senses, and he was soon
thrown into q state of violent delirium, but after
ward became entirely insensible. Heremained in an
unconscious state for many days and upon recover
ING found himself in strange room, with the family
of his host gathered round him, while the daughter
addressed him in his own language, with but a
slightly foreign accent.


My host then proceeded 10 question 20 the habits
and modes OF life among the races ON the upper earth,
especially among those considered TO he the most
advanced in tha cyzaton which he was pleased to de
fine the art Of dihusing throughout community the
ordered household" Naturally desiring to represent in
the most favorable colors the world from which came,
quated and doCaynG Institutions Of Europe in order to
eXpaate on the present grandeur and prospective pre-
Europe envousy seeks its model and trcmhingly fore
sees its doom. Selecting for example of the social
vaces at the fastest rate INDUCED In an animated de
scripti0n OF the moral habits Of NewYork. Mortified
to 10y the faces of listeners that did not make
the favorable impression had ANTICIPATED. elevated
my theme dwelling on the excellence OF democratic m
stnOns, their promotion OF tranquil happiness by the
government OF party, and the mode IN which they ar
fused such happiness throughout the community by pre-


errng for the exercise of power and the acquisition OF
ton ana character Fortunately recolectinc perora
ton of speech the purifying influences of American
democracy and their destined spread over the world
made by certain eloquent Senator dor whose vote III
| the Senate a Railway Company. 10 which my Two
brothers belonged had Just paid $4,000 wound up by
repeating its glowing predictions OF the magnificent fu-
turc tnat smiled upon mauknd-wcn the Nag OF Tree
dom should hOa over an entire continent dnh NVVVuWV
intelligent citizens accustomed from infancy to tine
daily u,e of rey0lyers shoud amply to a covering uni
verse the doctrine OF the Patriot Monroe.


| The daughter, who was member Of the college of
sages then began TO initiate him into some of the
! scientific mysteries Of their snbteTanean world.
She described the great force of the universe, which
was called Vril as the unity of all natural agencies,
and through the influence of winch, while IN state OF
trance he had been made acquainted with the rudi-
mcnts of their'lauguage, while she and her father
by the same method had gained knowledge Of his
own Easy communication thus became possible,
and be made rapid progress in learning the peculiar
! social customs and principles of the extraordinary
| people, among whom he had been thrown in so Won
| derful manner.


According to their traditions the progenitors of
| the race had once tenanted world above the sur
face of that in which their descendants dwelt.
! BY great convulson, the whole face of the earth
| had been changed land had been turned into sea,
sea into land. band Of fugitves had taken refuge
in caverns among the loftier rocks and thus lost
sight Of the upper world forever They carried with
them the arts of culture and civilization which they
| had practiced above ground. They soon became
acquainted with the art of extracting light fcm
and othernatural substances. They were established
| in different communities, and had attained a high
degree Of civilization but were in fierce competition
with each other. They had their rich and their
! poor; they had orators and cOnquerOTs; they made
war either for a domain an idea Free institutions
finally began to predOminate; republics became gen
eTal but the democracy which in the upper world is
regarded the highest point Of political progress,
was here looked back upon as a crude and Ignorant
experiment belonging to the infancy of political
science Ii was the age of envy and hate, of fierce
passions of violent social changes, OF strife between
! classes, and of war between states This phase Of
society after enduring for many ages, ultimately
brought to a close, by the gradual discovery of the
latent powers Of the universal fluid called Vril.


The tribe with which our adventurer had fallen in
was limited to 1900 families. Each Tribe occupied


territory sufficient for all its wants and when the
population became too numerous relief was found in
voluntary emigration. The government was simple.
There was one supreme magistrate, who Dominally


held his office for life, but could seldom be induced


to retain il after the first approach of old The
society offer no temptations to the love of Office.
No honOrs, no insignia Of rank, 10 superior habit
alton or revenue were accorded to the supreme
magistrate. His duties were light, demanding no
special intelligence or energy IHefe were no wars,
and no armies As the government was not one of
force, there was police. What we call crime was
utterly unknown, and there courts Of crlm-
inal Justice and no lawyers. Disputes were referred
for arbitration to friends. Ii any person found it
hard to comply with the rules which had been tacty
adopted for several ages he left the community and
| went elsewhere. Poverty was no more known than
cnme. Not that property was held in common, but
as wealth gave distinction, every pursued his
own incnations, and whether he liked a modest, or
a splendid, mode of life, made himself happy in his
own way. There were no hazardous spocuatons, no
competitors striving with each Other for superior
wealth and rank


The condition of women i'll this new Utopia pre-
! sents some curious features. They in the full
/ enjoyment Of perfect equality with the men. In
childhood they perform the offices Of labor and
service as the boys. The girls indeed are preferred
for the duty of destroying hostile animals, as being
naturally more cruel and implacable under the intu-
ence Of fear or hate. All arts and vOcations aot-
ted to one sex are open to the other but the
claim superiority in abstract and speculative
branches Of reasoning, fOr which are too dull
and matter Of fact, just young ladies in our
| world remarks the author constitute themselves
authorities i'll the subest points Of theological doc
trine for which few men, actively engaged in
worldly business, haze sufficient learning or refine
meut Of intellect The women are usually
superior 10 the men in physical strength
they attain the loitier stature, and amid their
rounder proportions are imbedded sinews and mus
cles hardy those of the other sex. Indeed they
maintain that according the original laws Of ma
tuTe females were intended to be larger than males
Of which we have proof in the earliest insect
formations, and III fishes.-the most ancient family
OF the veItebrata-in both Of which the females are
generally large enough to make meal Of their con-
sorts The marriage customs considered as tend
ing somewhat to the advantage of the men. They