t € 4 OF THE USE 
erna was fent for by his majefty Frederic th$ 
firft to fhew him fome of the ele&rical phseno- 
mena. When all was over, a man of great 
rank, who happened to be one of the fpedta- 
tors on this occafion, faid with a fneer, 44 Mr. 
Klingenftierna of what ufe is all this ?” Klin- 
genftierna replyed with fome acutenefs ; 4 Sir, 
4 this very objection was made to me by J. C.* 
(this J. C. was a very rich dry falter). Upon 
which the king faid fmiling, to the nobleman, 
i think he has given it you. Such men as thefe 
refemble more the brute creation, than rational 
creatures. They do not confider, that the all- 
wife Creator made every thing for man’s ufe. 
They forget that every thing, which was cre- 
ated at the beginning, was declared to be good. 
To thefe men whatever is curious is difgufi> 
full, and inquiries into nature are deemed 
mere folly. 
Ternftom (Chrift.) when he went with the 
Oftend fleet to the Eaft Indies, was treated 
with contempt by fome of the company for his 
curiofity *. They thought nothing of confe- 
quence, but what belonged to the winds, and 
waves. 
* BeUcnius in his Obfervations, p. 3. fays the fame hap- 
'peaed to him. 
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