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ro THC TIMKS.
crowx weary."-
- t lottib LrxwooD;1 ' ;
... Nellie, I'm weary of the chain
.That binds my spirit here j
' ; ' Behind each joy there lurks a pain,
Behind each smile a tear.
' J lute grown weary with the strife
'Twixt earthliness and sin t
And all that hidden holier life,
That pants aud pines within.
I've kept the fount of deepest thought
Prom erory beating heart, j,
Till I at last have really taught
My own a life of art !
This should not be ! 'tis sad Indeed
To wrong the spirit so ; 4
. It hath a nobler, higher meed,
Than year of gathered woe.
SumetMBee a spirit like thine own,
v Comes floating around mine,
. And whispers in love's thrilling tone, .. .
Its sweetness half divine.
And for ebe BMuent Mien I cease
............ jjt ffrtlngg longings wild, '
For thou hast whispered words of peace,
In accents low aud aiild.
Cod blcoa the weary one who pines
To rest hisearth-Boiled wings:
Whose fctterod flight to henyen inclines,
'Though bound to earthly tilings,
Make his impatient spirit brave,
- His'lot inlife to share.
That he may live beyond the grave,
,.. - 'owee's1i,:r'oTy7rVer'T
FlASTrosD, Conn,
.... roa THK TIMT.S.
WE ABE PA8SIXG AWAY.
4T MAOOIS B. HOYSTEB.
"All that's bright must fade
The brightest, stillWie fleetest ;
All that's sweet was made
' But to be lost when swectewt."
Thu?, ever thus, it has been
the same. The sweetest hope, the
brightest dream are those quickest
wrapt in fears. The smile that plays
on the innocent face of the fragile
babe, passes aw ay ; and in a moment
as it were, a tear-drop trembles on its
silken lids. - Darkness folds its shadowy
wines and passes away. Then aurora
bursts forth minding her roseate huoceupied his body was nothing more
: C .. -, , r-.r-H i t , f -r-Ttr::--"!-n
with the rays of the . potent King of
day. A sun-beam strays down to our
Leautiful green earth. What is its mis
sion? Alas! to kiss away tho spar
kling dew-dr.ops that glisteu like a dia
mond on the delicate petal of the rose,
Nature' gifts ! they, too, must fade ;
for though so sweet, so beautiful, fill
ing the air with their aromatic odor,
and enlisting an exclamation of praise
from "every beholder, the scorching
rays of the sun must blast them, and
what was 60 fresh and green at down,
at eve will be but parched relics.
Listen to the melody of tho wood-
- laiidsongster, as it carols its wood-land
hty. It sport8 among the boughs of
the forest oaks, as they are gently
fann'd by the- laughing zephyrs, and it
seems frantic with delight; bt a few
weeks, and it is no more." Yes ! the
little feather'd gift, has pass'd away,
Look at the little cchrub as it nestles
in its mother's bosom ; it smiles, it
- plays, it sips the cup of life, and in the
twinkling of an eye, the goblet is dash' d
from its lips, and it is winging its way
' to a more genial clime. &ee again the
Devoted to News, Internal
blooming child in all the freshness of
youth, just as she begins to appreciate
the Mother's love and Father's ten
derness. - The angel Death claims her
us his victim ; and she is reluctantly
torn from earth and transplanted to
the eternal regions of celestial bliss. A
gain a beautiful maiden r
fully upon a bank of violets, her dark
glossy hair is buried amid their soft
petalsand her rubj lips arid dark glow
ing tresses almost bid defiance to
Death's sharp arrow ; but ere the beams
of another sun shall fall upon the earth,
she may" pass away. All things in
nature speak the mournful truth, that
we are passing away. J. he brightest
hope must bo blighted ; the sweetest
dream vanish ; the fairest flower droop
and die. The little shrub must perish;
the mighty oak decay; the gallant
soldier fall, and" all,- all, must wither
iind pass into nonenity. The young
bride has bid farewell to her child
hood's home ; turned her back to the
scenes of early youth, and given her
young being into.. the keeping of one.
who, by both looks and words, pro-
mm. to.lm, chcrMLandiccLJiiil
but a few short months she too passes
away. Another session has psssed,
and the joyous school-girl,, who left
home with such bright hopes, is to re
turn unto the same hcarth-stono to
meet with lov'd ones there ; but per
haps the vacant chair will too plainly
divine the sadden'd face and subdued
tones. : Alas ! a parcntc a, brother
a sister ; or a menu may have pass d
away. Eighteen hundred and fifty-six
has dawned upon us ; but the future,
so wisely unrevealed, lies before us.
It may teem with pleasure or be bnr-
lened with sadness. Shall we sully
its fair pages with foul deeds, or shall
we brighten them by such actions, as
will meet with the approval of con
science and uboVe'all of God ?
..' " Stars that shine a-id full
The flowers that droop in springing,
These, alas! are types of all
To which our hearts are clinging-"
Young's X Roads, N.C.
Day Dreams.
The poet us that the visions of the
night arc-- V
. . . . ' less beguiling far,
Than waking dreaimVby lightdny are.'
Stoves and gae-lighisarediiviug the joys
of twilight from our homes, which is not
a pleasant thing to think of. The glare
of gas but ill. replaces the dusky glow of
the red fire-light, that was wont to plieer
our twilight hours. We are living so fat,
of late years, that we have no time for twi
light drcainings, and we leap from day
light to gas light without a pause.' We niny
accomplish more, but do we enjoy as much?
Tho power of absiracting one's thoughts
from outward things has been possessed
by some great thinkers to an extraordina
ry degree. It is related of Socrates that
at Potitliea ho spent a day and a night
standing iu one place and position 1 -La
Fontaine was so given to abstraction that
he did not know his own son when intro
duced "id hiiu.AVheiThisTniifd"wri8-thiw
than
a machine. .IJIiidame .aeTRuiuoif, going
one day to Versailles, fouud liim, in the
morning, meditating under a tree iu the
park, On returning 'in the evening, he
was still in the sanc spot, and even in the
same attitude, although it was very jold,
aud the rain had been falling all day- This
absence of mind sometimes gives rise t'oa
musing incidents. One such is related of
Moliere, wtwseJETcrjes were much like
those-of, La Fontaine.--Having" one day
hired a sedan chair to take iim to the thea
tre, and being in great haste, he was so
annoyed by the slow movements of the
carrier, that he in his impatience leaped
out, and began to push the vehicle.! Nor
iu his abstraction was ho aware ot- what
he was doing, until aroused by the peals of
laughter which came from the man, to
whose aid he had come, in order to quicken
his speed. Portland fanr'- .
WAKisa'tP Sinners We have hpard
of an old minister in Kentucky, who pur
chased a whistle, and when his hearers
went to sleep, as usual, he emitted from it
a shrill sound. All were awake, and stood
up to hear him launch forth thus :
Well, you are a sot of smart specimens
of humanity, tint ye?" us U slowly gacd
Snieimiimtt aha Cttnan! gmtrwl.
Improvements; Education, Agriculture, Manufacture, Commerce and the Markers.
GIIEENSBOIIOUGH, NORTH CAROLINA,
at his wondering people ; " when I preach
the gospel, you go to sleep ; whea I play
the fool, you are awake, and look like a
rush of hornets with a pole in their nest.
' "' Hope. ,,'-.'
Unfading Hopel when life's last embers burn,
When soul to soul, and dust to dust, return
Heaven to thy charge resigns the awfuj hour
0, tljen, thy kingdom comes, Immortal Power I
What tho' each spark of earth-born rapture fly
The quivering lip, pale ebeckand closing eye,
Bright to the soul thy seiaph hands convey
The morning dream of life's eternal day.
roa TUB TIMES.
MESMERISM and STBYCIIXIHiE,
OR,
THE CITYGENT IN THE COUNTRY.
BT SIMKOX HABDTIMKS.
The trials and difficulties which of
tentimes beset the pathway of the "City
Gent," while sojourning in the coun
try, are both numerous and formidable
especially if he be of that class who
are ignorant of the manners and cus-
toms of country life. A cityjuck of
hiige pretensions is sure to run against
snags, get into more' scrapes than he
can find it convenient to get out of, an J
his life is generally one continuous
thread ofnishaps and adventures." Our
story will relato the experience of one
of our city friends dunng a five months
sojourn in a little village aw ay " down
cast."
A few years ago a new name was reg
istered at the Hardscrabble hotel, in
the nice little town of Hartshorn. The
location of this place is between Stink
ing .creek and Ramcat valley a region
thaHiftsndiplnce on our maps, because
of its peculiar position. So few were
the arrivals at the hotel aforesaid du
ring this partieular season of the year,
that any new comer was sure to be
"the centre of attraction " or the ob
served of all observers for days after
wards ; and consequently our hero oame
in for a full share of observation and
criticism from the peaceful but quaint,
comical and curious denizens of Harts'
horn. There was nothing in his ap
pearance to excite remarks save a cer
tain air of pompousness that ill became
one of his inches. Butf while there
was nothing to rouse Fpecial attention,
it was evident that material for fun was
in liim, and it was resolved in solemn
council,that he should be put through
a regular course of instruction concern
ing the forms and ceremonies of our
good people. And being thus resolved
measures were forthwith entered into ,
for the consummation of the project.
Accordingly, on one of the gloomiest
nights of January, when the storm-god
was out in all his fury, tho lightning
flashing,' and the heaviest artillery of
heaven was roaring thro' the elements,
there might liave been seen seated in the
counting room of one of our stores, a
clique of young men who were evident
ly planning some scheme to have a lit
tle sport, y Nor were they long in com
ing4o point, ileswerismphr: those
days, was in high repute, and the num
ber of operators "was increasing dai
ly. Just as our junto had come to this
conclusion, a quick knock was heard,
and the clerk of the store opened it,
when lo ! much to their gratification,
in walked our city hero, who for the
sake of convenience we shall call Aaron
Moultrie.
" Walk in, walk in," they all ex
claimed, each one inwardly rejoicing
in this unexpected accession to their
number, , .. .
"Lad night, gentlemen," Fpoke
Aaron, shaking the rain, from his coat,
and taking tt spat near the bin zing hre.
" Yes, quite bad," paid Elford, who
was pvklently the ohlef of the crowd
" but locked in securely from the rag-;
ing tempests we "can laugh dull care a
way, and let the winds howl. on."
Then propose some plan to keep
us awake," spoke several at the. same
moment.
Well, gentlemen," began Elford
in slow and measured tones, Jil Jiave
been reading to-day about this myste-
rious dogma called Mesmerism, and I
must confess my prejudices are f ctnq-,
what shaken. J shall doubtless become
a convert to tho new doctrine."
" There is nothing more certain,"
broke in Doctor Pain, "than that wo
can be placed in such a position as that
our will be made subservient to the will
of others, and that the operator can
control the subject as completely as
though he were a horse." And hav
ing thus delivered himself the learned
disciple of JEscaulapius leaned back in
his chair and in a moment was lost in
profound thought.
" I have been thinking of this very
subject," languidly spoke Mr. Yard
arm ; and I feel bo entirely willing to
believe in it that.1, should have no hesi
tation to give it a fair anXlionest trial,
for once at least."
" Doctor, doctor, ean you exercise
mesmeric influence ? if you can, try
your handToh Yartlarm, chimed in
several, among whom was Moultrie.
He was quite a non-believer, and was
anxious to see an experiment.
After a good deal of apparent and
well feigned hesitation, the Doctor a-
greed to operate upon the believing
Yardarm ; and it was but a few mo-
ments ere the yielding youth was com
pletely in the Doctor's-power. "Moul
trie, was non-plussed his eyes were
wide open, and ho stood there the per
fect picture of astonishment.
" Gentlemen," said the Doctor, "in
order to'convince yoflfe.ll of the truth
of science, I will order the patient to
perform certain acts. This command
he will obey with readiness, as my will
and Lis beeomestf perfectly united that
v- e ,.,,;.,,
to order is to obey." So saying he
put a large walking stick in the hands
of the mesmerised Yardarm, and de
manded him to hold it up in nearly a
perpendicular position The patient
was standing in an upright attifude j
and Moultrie was just in front of him,
equally mesmerised with astonishment.
The stick wa raised, and the Doctor
commanded Yardarm to lower it the
motion being first made by himself and
then imitated by the obedient patient.
Before the unforffnate"city gentleman
was aware of the fact, the heavy stick
had descended upon his head with such
force that he forthwith laid himself
down upon the soft side of a plank, to
be only aroused by repeated applica
tions of the active stick. But Moul
trie soon found it necessary - to - leave
that place. So springing up, he sought
refugo under the bed, but it niforded
him no protection. Then he was un
der the counter over it round and round
he went, but he was followed by the
mesmerised patient. - At last discovei'
ing an open door out he went at rail
road speed, and finding his case was
growing desperate, he set up the yell
of fire so furiously diaUie brought out
the whole town, set the dogs to howl
ing, the chickens to crowing, the old
women to crying, the old men to swear
ing, and even the bleating herd partook
of tho universal fright anil went to bel-
IU TTlII 11 VM V aaV M.iliJ viviiv
. - . . 1 ' -j. . .
eoa niivaiinr wrr.r nr Twn.ifirrv n i si
plank road, until reaching his hotel he
tumbled in nearly frightened to death.
Seeing the good old landlady at the
door, attracted there by the butstlc out
side, he caught her in his arms, and
over they went, Old dog Trouser caught
him In a peculiar part of his pants, and
it was not until quite strenuous efforts
were made that he was released. Mean
while Yardarm returned to the room
to laugh over the success of their in-
genious scheme, . i
Our hero, having extricated lumseli
frotn the dog, made an apology to the
terror-stricken landlady, and explain
ed everything,1 went to his room to rub
his bruised limbs and take that repose
he ought to have been wooing rather
than a beating from the subject of mes
merism, The company in the counting room
laughed heartily at the unexpected de
nouement of their plan; and determin
ed to give him another dose on the tery
first opportunity.. Had Moultrie even
suspected the hoax possibly the laws
that govern 'men of honor would have
been appealed to, but it never enterea
THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1856.
his head that it was anything but a
stern reality ; and so he became a con
vert to Mesinerism-r-firmly believing
Dr. Pain to be thenost wonderful man
in the world.
It was not long before another op
portunity for tho display of their in
genuity presented itself, i
About a mouth' after the above oc
currence, the party, Yardarm, Elford,
Dr. Pain, and all, including two or
three newly initiated members, were
seated in the same room, which, by the
way, was a pleasant place of resort for
the young mejr of the town, when in
walked Moultrie. Being thirsty, he
watks up to the water stand, fills a glass
and takes a hearty draught of water.
But imagining something wrong in the
taste, he said . .
"This waiter has a curious taste,
has anything been in the tumbler?"
. Elford, who was reading, suddenly
jumped up in great consternation, and
enquired if he had drank out of a par
ticular glass. '
. " Yes," was the reply.
" Great heaven ! General Winston
came here to-day and purchased a
quantity of strychnine to kill crows,
and I really forgot to wash that tum-
bler. Doctor, do give Moultrie a dose
of something to counteract the influ
ence of the poison, else he be a dead
man in a short while." This was said
in such apparent earnestness that Moul
trie was sure the thing was so, and that
unless spoedy relief could be given, he
would have but a short time to wind up
ibis sublunary concerns.
' flivo him ." said T)
; Give him," said Dr. Pain, " six
ounces of solution of jcamphorI nhuie-'
diatelv."
Elford sprang into the adjoining
room, and while he was measuring the
medicine, the Doctor examined the pa
ticnt. He had all the fearful symp
toms of a poisoned man. Elford soon
came in, and notwithstanding Moultrie
wna a riifid Son of Temperance, he
grasped the glass and quaffed down the
six ounces of laid face tchhJeey at one
breath. This acted as an emcticGive
him six ounces more, said the doctor
It was given him. lie was quietly put
to bed ; he retaining Uis senses all" the
while. Great caution w as observed in
walking overthe floor, lest noise would
disturb the now drowsy man. lut lie
wakes-in excruciating agony. ,Tells his
friends farewell, sends a message to
his relatives and then sank down.
" He lay like a warrior taking jtlsjrest .
With his martial cloak around him"
And yet again he roused himself, and
the doctor noticing he was awake, or
dered Elford to give him a large glass
full of French brandy with a couple of
dvons of Croton oil in it. This had the
desired effect, and ere daylight came,
luvnr "VTrtuTf rie was in a most uneviable
predicamc'ntr" It was the object of El
ford and Company to get him drunk,
and they induced our unfortunat e friend
to drink by representing him tpbepoi-
i - (
a r?nt viow of his Teal condition, lie
i . -
was gloriously .corned, and he wake in
the morning to find himself in just such
a fix as he most solemnly declares he
never desires to be in again.
The first thing he did after dressing
himself was to consult his physician,
who acfnsed him "to take all the exer
cise ho "possibly couldrunning, for
instance, was very good. Tho doctor
wound up his advice by telling him to
run one mile twice a day for three days,
which wouldJiave the effect to cleanse
the stomach of the poison, and to re
store him to health.,, o Sthc next mora
ine our friend Moultrie might have been
seen winding his way tO the starting,
point. Arrived there, 'he leapea-e-tt
quite nimbly, but after going about one
hundred yards, he fell quite exhausted;
yet ngain he rose and sped on ever
and arrtrmfalling from pure exhuustion,
but persevering to do or die.
The last we saw of him ho was en
deavoring in all earnestness to complete
his first mile, which I could see no hope
for him to do, as he was dragging his
slow length along in a' crippled condi
tion, ,
And thus ends tho adventures of
Aaron Moultrie. -
Coming to this Country. Hugh
Miller, the distinguished Scotch geologist
the author of Red Sandstone and a re
cent biography ig about to visit Amcrieo
on a lecturing tour. He will he received
everywhere with cordiality and attoution.
From the Massachusetts Teacher.
Xatural l'lallosopliy In Schools.
Do not suppose from this heading that
we arc about to enter upon a prosy vindi
cation of the utility and importance of this
science, as forming one of the series of
studies in our higher grades of rJUblic
schools. Such would be but a defenco or
what is already universally admitted. We
wish merely to refer to some of the objec
tionable features in the mode of teaching
this branch of science, too commonly
practiced.
It is said that every teacher has his
bobby, some favorite science in which
he enlists with that commendable enthusi
asm which is a surd guaranty of success.
This' shows itself in the art of happy illus-
tration ; in the power of so commending
the subject to the winds of his pupils as
to awaken in them a like enthusiasm. : A
class in English Grammar, for instance,
commence under the instructions of a zeal
ous and thorough linguist : he leads them
step by step through tho otherwiso dull
and dreary windings, over the dry and
dusty course of paradigms and rules, and
by his skill and tact rcuders really inviting
and attractive, this usually most unpalata
ble of school exercises.- Now let such a
class chango instructors ; let them come
under tho charge of one sciupulcudy exact
in following the course prescribed by -the
book, never breaking in upon a settled
monotony by ingenious aud . well-timed il
lustrations, careful never to attire the
barren details with the least channof nov-
i'ltv and how mwdlv will the scene
V 7 t
change, and enthusiasm relapse iuto posi
tive indifference.
No branch taught in our schools requires
more skill and tact, more extra, labor, for
its successful teaching, than Natural Phil
osophy, It is for this reason that this de
partment is so often neglected, or fails of
attaininsr its appropriate results. JVatural
Philosophy is an experimental seicace;
-Cj. a
and in order to enlist an interest, so as to
fix the principles to any considerable extent
requires an actual mechanical illustration
of these principles by the use of some kind
of machines. - Tho teacher who never
adVaaces, beyond written or verbal illustra
tions, will find bis instructions crowned
with pnmnarativcrv slicht SUCCCSS. The
.. .. , . ,.
illustrations furnished ia Nature are sel
dom dwly notice)! and carefully studied,
from learning a mere description contained
in tho text-book : but let a miniature exhi
bition of these operations of Nature be
presented to the cyo in connection with
their study, and the wihdof the scholar is
prepared to observe, and assign causes, as
hti upas the" same Dhcnomeia on a broader
scale in daily life.- Skill in experimental
illustration is, then, an important requi
site for success in teaching this branch of
school study.
The importance ofpenmtaillusjra-
tions of the principles of Natural science,
in our lliirh Schools and -Academies,- has
conic to be quite generally felt, and in
strumcuts fur this pupose have accordingly
been provided to a considerable extent.
An erroneous impression, however, prevails
iu reirard to the experience and mechani
cal skill requisite for using successfully
such instruments. It is very generally
supposed, that a graduate from a College
orXormiil School is, in some way, amply
qualified for overcoming all the intricacies
and difficulties of philosophical manipula
tion.
Bat bow, we would ask, is that which
is mainly the result of manual skill and
mechanical experience, to be learned from
merely listening to illustrated lectures from
the seats of a college lecture 'room ?
What teacher ever learned from the luc-
ture-room, or from the reading of work
upon general science, how to use a pneu
uiutio apparatus, an electric machine, qr
galvanic battery, so as to operate these,
with their varidtu appendages, successful
ly, and avoid the numerous., liabilities to
snmdant and failure ?
As well might ono
hone-to become skilfuLiuahe use of -the
1
pen from merely scciug an expert penman
write ; or expect to learn the pinctieal de
tails of husbaudry, how-to -sow, wheut, h'je
$2.00 Per Aimun
IN ADVANCE. '
(NO. 24.
com, or make butter, from niemly hearing
or reading gonerul essays on agriculture.
To be sure, he might succeed "after
fashion ; " but poor and expensive fash
ion it would most likely be. . The success
ful illustration of scientific truths is a dis
tinct art, acquired only by study and pa
tient experiment ; and yet it is commonly
regarded as a necessary consequence of an
acquaintance with the general -principles,
of science To tft how to operate in a lee-
ture-rooin,' is one tbing; kuotc how,
quito another., '
Mr. CLiXKEtt's ExpERrEircir.
The School Committee of Gracetowa
appoint Mr. Septimus Clinker to the
principalship of their High SchooL The
school is liberally furnished with, philoso
yhical apparatus, which Mr. Clinker, be
ing graduate and a fino scholar, is sup
posed to know how to use to the best pos
sible advantaga. Indeed, bo ho himself
supposes, although he has never had tho
first hour's experience in practical mechan
ics or philosophical manipulation.
He attempts to illustrate, before
class in philosophy, the mechanical pro
perties of air ; bt vents too freely his up
ward pressure cylinder, which causes the
uspended fiftg-tix to descend on one side,
and causiug the bmss plate attached to tha
connecting hose to make, at the same time)
a ruinous fall among the glass ware upon "
tho other. Tho equal . descent of light
and heavy bodies iu a Vucmrn is illustrated?
by screwing a tall "Guiuea and Feathes'
tube to the centre hole of the pump plate,
with such force as to wrench pff the seres
of tho stop-cock. " The expansive force of
air is shown by bursting a thin and tight
ly scaled glass bottle beneath an exhausted
receiver, aud ready for receiving serious
scratches from the small fragments of
glass, whenever the next receiver shall W
placed upon it. All the various experi
ments requiring the use Of mercury and
acids are attempted, and result in the air
pump's being thoroughly drugged? by
mercry . within, and Bpottod by acids
without. And the result is, that the- in
struments, after one or two exhibitions,
are packed away in some darlr corner to
complete a f-pejdy and premature ruin. - '
The illustrations in Electricitj are,
next attempted. Here Mr. Clinker hope .
to win some laurels. He places a smarts
boy at the crank of the electric machine,
requests the class to join hands, charges a
Lcydcn jar, and places it in the grasp of a
timid juvenile. The result is, that the
class receive a shock, and the jar is ujsct
and broken, Mr. C. nsxt attempts to iT-
lustrate, by means of his thunder house,
the. utility of the lightning rod ; : and for
want of a proper communication between,
the inner and outer coatings of the jafc
fails iu the experiment and receives him-"
self a painful yet ridiculous shock. Thus
he proceeds with a series of expensive
blunders, until the electric apparatus. s
consigned to similar quarters and in a
similar condition with the pheunatio set.
Galvanism and Eloctro-Magnetisra are
pssed, Mr. C's experince in illustrating
previous subjects deterring him from fur
her aitcmpjU at experimenting, cspeciallwT
where waterand acids are reciufsrto.
Now with such an perienee as we
have described, Mr. Cliukcr -comes to feel
a disliko for experimental philosophy, bor-i
dortn even oa disgust ;and the science is
"so hard aud so dry," that every member
of the class votes it a-nuisance. The' in-"-stuments,
too, are pronounced defective In
construction, and the manufacturer round,
ly censured for hot making the m of such
materials as to resist the action of mercury
and acids. -. .
Remedy fob the Evil.
Such a description may be highly
wrought, but still contains much more of
truth than of fiction. Is it then a matter
of wonder that men of sense, in view of
such attempts at philosophical illustrations,
should So often pronounce a gundy sham,
and the appropriations of money fur in
struments a prodigal waste ? Where,
then, is the remedy for all this ? We
answer, iu the teacher's properly qualify
ing himself for this as for other manual
Hi t.", -in bis devoting to the niechanica)
illustration of Natural Science the same
thuught and practical attention as to other
"labors of skill that are of equal Importance. "
A false pride too often governs tcacbert
aud let u rers, in their attempts at the ma
of philosophical apparatus, -an unwil
lingnesi to own their iguoraucc of the me.
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H6ice, rather than betwy their want of
knowledge by frank intjuiry of(the expe
rioatttd, they chouse to hobble on, to their
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