A SKETCH OF SIR CHARLES BELL. 



Art is so long, and time so short, that a man can 

 accomplish only a moiety of what he may have con- 

 templated in his more ambitious moments. Michael 

 Angelo achieved more than the average of diligent 

 men because he lived so long to old age and was 

 able to work to the end. Raphael accomplished less 

 because he died young. Win. Hewson thoroughly in- 

 vestigated the lymphatic system, and wrote a work on 

 the constituents and qualities of the blood, yet died at 

 the age of thirty-five. 



It is generally remarked that a man can not dip 

 deep into any branch of science without progress being 

 at the expense of other intellectual pursuits. In a 

 measure this is true, but if kindred studies be pursued 

 at the same time, points gained in one line of thought 

 will assist in making progress in other departments of 

 knowledge. 



A prevailing notion among the ignorant is that 

 an accidental endowment, called genius, enables the 

 fortunate possessor to outstrip his fellow men at a 

 bound, and without effort of a laborious nature. It is 

 needless to state to intelligent readers that such a eon- 

 -ception is wholly or principally erroneous. Those 

 who have acquired much in this world have labored 

 for what they possess. An individual may inherit a 

 bent or inclination for a given pursuit, and make 

 notable headway in that direction, yet not much 

 worthy of comment will be achieved, unless a fair 

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