72 The Triumphal Chariot of Antimony. 



worms of the dust, and food for worms, 

 always stopping short at the husk, and 

 neglecting the precious kernel, forgetful 

 of your Creator, who has formed you 

 after His own image? Why do you not 

 rather thank Him by studying His works 

 which transcend Nature? Return, be- 

 hold in your heart the image of your 

 ingratitude, and pray that you may feel 

 heartily ashamed of yourself for not 

 having realized and accepted with a 

 thankful heart what God has prepared 

 for you ! 



But I must conclude this appeal, 

 lest, while I write, I stain the pages of 

 my book with tears of indignation, and 

 lest, while deploring the blindness of the 

 world, I render these words illegible, 

 which I wish to become known to all. 

 I am a man belonging to a most holy 

 religious order, in which I shall continue 

 to live so long as God is pleased to 

 animate this wretched body of mine with 

 the breath of life. Hence I must needs 

 write as becomes a religious man. But 

 if I were a secular judge, I would lift up 



