Cedar Keys 



limited monarchy; believes in the literature 

 and language of England ; is a warm supporter 

 of the English constitution and Sunday schools 

 and missionary societies; and is as purely a 

 manufactured article as any puppet of a half- 

 penny theater. 



With such views of the Creator it is^ of course, 

 not surprising that erroneous views should be 

 entertained of the creation. To such properly 

 trimmed people, the sheep, for example, is an 

 easy problem — food and clothing "for us," 

 eating grass and daisies white by divine appoint- 

 ment for this predestined purpose, on perceiv- 

 ing the demand for wool that would be occa- 

 sioned by the eating of the apple in the Garden 

 of Eden. 



In the same pleasant plan, whales are store- 

 houses of oil for us, to help out the stars in 

 lighting our dark ways until the discovery of the 

 Pennsylvania oil wells. Among plants, hemp, 

 to say nothing of the cereals, is a case of evident 

 destination for ships' rigging, wrapping pack- 

 ages, and hanging the wicked. Cotton is an- 

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