higher sphere from which, we are exiles, and for which in such moments, our heart is 

 pining, it may be unconsciously, as does the wandered mountaineer for his native hills. 

 It is this perfect harmony between beautiful objects and the soul, — it is this strano-e 

 tender delight at the presence of anything supremely lovely, that made Plato account 

 for earthly love by the romantic theory of reminiscence, — by the supposition that lovers, 

 and especially lovers at first sight, are attracted to each other not, as is really the case, 

 by a congeniality of nature, on the world-wi.le principle of " like draws to like," but 

 because their souls existed together as twins in a prior and higher state of existence, 

 and long to reunite and blend themselves together again when they happen to meet on 

 earth. A fancy so beautiful, that we willingly say with Cicero, " Malbn cum Platone 

 errare quam desqoere alas !" 



THE WI>'D-MILL PUMP, AGAIN". 



BY M. B. BATEHAM, EDITOR OHIO CULTIVATOE, COLUMBUS. 



In the November number of the Horticulturist^ I notice that our mutual friend, Dr. 

 KiRTLAyn, has been at some pains to combat an opinion expressed in the Ohio Culti- 

 vator, in reference to the utility of a kind of wind-mill described by him in the Horti- 

 culturist, Vol. III., p. 227 ; and as some readers may infer that the difierence between 

 my statement and that of Dr. K. is greater than it really is, I will here insert a copy 

 of the pai-agraph from the Ohio Cultivator, of August 15th, 1854, which w^as the 

 concluding portion of a long article on wind-mill pumps, — in which the importance 

 and utility of such contrivances, if rightly constructed, was fully admitted : 



" Our opinion has been asked respefting a simple kind of wind-mill and pump, figured 

 and described in the Horticulturist and a number of other papers, about a year ago, as seen 

 in operation some years since on a farm near Ashland, in this State. We liad occasion to 

 pass the farm alluded to, and noticed that mill four different times within three years after 

 its erection. The first and third times passing, it was idle for want of wind. The second 

 time it was running well, and the fourth time it was blown down. A farmer who lived 

 close by, in answer to an inquiry by us, said it had never done enough service to pay for 

 the cost of building and keeping in repair. This we have no doubt will prove the result 

 with all that may be constructed after that model. The wheel is too small to work with a 

 slight breeze, and the whole affair too frail to endure a strong gale." 



Now, as far as i\\Q facts stated are concerned, it appears that my informant was mis- 

 taken in supposing that the machine was blown down ; but as the owner admits that 

 its construction wa.s defective, we may infer that it was taken do\\Tito save it from being 

 blown down. In regard to the amount of work it performed, I could only judge 

 from having seen it going once only in four times ; and my informant who testified 

 unfavorably, may nave been prejudiced, or poorly informed in regard to the work per- 

 formed, and the expense of the machine. Hence, I cheerfully correct this part of my 

 statement. 



But I am sony to say that the testimony adduced has not changed my own opinion 

 ard to the general utility of this contrivance for pumping water, although 

 would give me real pleasure to agree in opinion with my friend the Doctor, on this, 



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