THE SEVEN FOLLIES OF SCIENCE 



The little engraving which, with a new motto, forms a fit- 

 ting tail-piece to this volume, was the outcome. 



It is true that the pen is mighty, and in the hands of 

 philosophers and diplomats it accomplishes much, but it is 

 only when resting on the printing press that it is provided 

 with that fulcrum which enables it to raise the world by 

 diffusing knowledge, inculcating morality, and providing 

 pleasure and culture for humanity at large. 



When assigned to such a task the sword breaks, and 

 well it may. But we have a well-grounded hope that 

 through the influence of the pen and the printing press 

 there will soon come an era of universal 



peace on JEartb anD <5ooD TOU Howard flfcen. 



