MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND EMILY NEWSPAPER, 
(jthudbttd. 
[Written for tlie Rural New-Yorker.] 
IT DIED. 
LACK OF ENERGY KILLED IT. 
« Well, friend Charles, how does the Ly¬ 
ceum flourish, during these rough roads and 
dark nights? A great amount of energy must 
be requisite, these dull times, to get up so much 
interest as I hear is manifested by the mem¬ 
bers. I will venture that those weekly original 
articles add much to the entertainment of the 
spectators, and give an energetic appearance 
to the society. I must say that I envy you 
somewhat; for I have long wished for such an 
opportunity to improve myself in composition 
and declamation. Y et for your advancement, 
and all connected with so useful and instruct¬ 
ive an institution, I can but wish it a long life 
and a fruitful old age. For, although a great 
disparity of talents and experience exhibits 
itself in the speakers, yet almost every one 
advances some new thought; or the peculiar 
and forcible expression of some new idea con¬ 
veys a useful lesson to the mind ot the listenei. 
After my friend had finished this harangue, 
or before he had time to commence another 
similar strain, I broke suddenly, and almost un- 
manneredly, in upon him, with a “Yes, fcir , 
there seems to be some prospect at least of our 
having a flourishing Lyceum this term. Men 
of talent, old and young, have joined it, and 
the number is already sufficient to occupy the 
time that we have for this purpose. ^ Give us 
a call some session, will you not, 13. ? 
Wf/M 
PKOFESSOR BENJAMIN SILLIMAN, Sen. 
from within. Still, our duty as citizens, and 
the calls of business demand that the mind 
shall be instructed, as well as educated, and 
€k feainst. 
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[Written for Moore’s Rural New-Yorker.] 
CONSTANTINOPLE. chilli U llU gUuiJi lllj* 
The storm which has so long been brewing 
“ Bur °P e 4 T meS ’ T y vYi y ’, a THE THREE ANGELS. 
more portentous aspect. W hile we aie writ- _____ 
i U g this, the eyes of two hemispheres turn by hok ack s. r umbky. 
chiefly to the spot whose history is lost amid Turks angels from the courts above, 
the ages of antiquity — a spot where the winds Came down to dwell with mortals here; 
of the four corners of the earth are about to °" r Fath f «“* his 
To guide us to tli Ely si an Sphere. 
gather. r l wenty-five centuries ago, Jlyzas, a Faith, Hope and Charity their names, 
Thracian, is supposed to have laid the fonnda- a glorious triad, sacred three; 
tion of a city which, from his own name, he To bless humanity each aims, 
J To stay the tide of misery. 
called Byzantium. The Greeks, ever fond ot 
attributing a divine origin to everything, as- confiding trusted in nts word, 
cribed the foundation to Apollo, from the Which tells us of the spirit Home, 
seven strings of whose guitar the seven ringing where Sorrow’s sigh no more is heard. 
° . • i x i And with arch angel telescope 
towers of the Oriental city aie said to have Which peers beyond these mundane skies, 
Sprung. Is seen the world of bliss by Hope— 
, . , , , . , The radiant fields of Paradise. 
To narrate the events which have transpired 
in this place, and to describe the various for- And chari * ,1Pr !° vin « a ? n8 
f ’ t Around humanity entwines; 
tunes and misfortunes that have befallen this The hungry feeds, the cold she warms, 
city, would require volumes. Twenty-four Her sun on every people shines, 
times has this city been besieged, and six times B " uve , r ; nevar wiU v e° n do ' vn > 
^ ..... . But blaze through.all eternity; 
taken; still achange ofaffairs is impending which its ngi^ iiiumes the Christian’s crown, 
must sooner or later be wrought. We are And emanates from Deity, 
eager to know what will yet be the destiny of Eltm ra Water-Cure, N. a ., March, 1854. 
a city justly styled thekeyof both Asia and THEODORE PARKER. 
Europe, lie who studies the checkered uar- _ 
rative of her hopes and disappointments, from Fanny Fern went recently to hear Theo- 
her infancy to her advanced age, may receive core Parker, who entertains an audience ev. 
many instructive lessons upon the instability of ery Sabbath day at the New Music Hall— 
human affairs. Scarcely had she begun to Her impressions derived from the occasion are 
prattle with her neighbors, when a Persian ex- thus stated: 
pedition into Greece almost entirely obliterated « Do you call this a church? Well, I heard 
her. She was then taken under the care of a a great singer here a few nights ago; and 
Spartan mother, whom the ungrateful nursling bright eyes sparkled, and waving ringlets kept 
1, m hnnl.1, nn.I anno-M wi+b too t0 fuI1S i .Opera ghlSSCS and 
forsook in trouble, and sought refuge with the 
Athenians. She now gained such strength 
that she could withstand the power of Philip 
ogling, and fashion and folly reigned for this 
once triumphant. I can’t get up any devotion 
here, under these latticed balconies, with their 
Whether the object of government is nega- t t : g a we p known fact, that men of science ofMacedon. But the all-conquering arms of fashionable freight. If it was a good old 
... _1 in too .von .- no-illliql 10 “ ’ 10 , , . , 1 , ,, _1_1_ u. 
church, with a cracked bell and unhewn rafters, 
a pine pulpit, with the honest sun staring 
„ , 1 +Lo ni,Avp o.Liontimml institutions should Drovide for both. ’ . & , ° , ogling, and fashion and folly reigned fortius 
A few weeks have P a -‘ b . . PROFESSOR SILLIMAN Athenians. She now gained such strength once triumphant. I can’t get up any devotion 
conversation occurred, and I am again me y m. _ _ ‘ that she could withstand the power of Philip here, under these latticed balconies, with their 
my friend and critic ; who in his numerous Whether the object of government is nega- J T j s a well known fact, that men of science ofMacedon. But the all-conquering arms of fashionable freight. If it was a good old 
questions and anticipations inquires about the tive, and iiitende Lcuritv^Bie and literature, men engaged in the peaceful Rome soon subjected her also. She now church, with a cracked bell and unhewn ratters, 
T , ,1 a+nilmr hiq intention the strong, ana provide loi me secumy oi me unu v., & e i . J . . a pine pulpit, with the honest sun staring 
Lyceum, at the same time stating ms nut ^ rightg of life| liberty, and happiness; or wheth- pursuits of the laboratory, the observatory, or struggled violently with intestine commotions, th J on „ h Windows, a pitch-pipe in the galle- 
of calling at the next meeting. Uli . sliaae oi er ; s positive, and designed to develop the re- the sanctum, pass through life without chal- till Constantine the Great resolved to fix r y j ail( ] a f ew bob-nailed rustics scattered 
the past, hover o’er me with your sable ving. sourC es of a country, and stimulate its people i eng ] ng that attention from the mass of men the imperial residence at this advantageous around on the uncushioned seats, I should feel 
A sense of shame and remorse thrills my head to moral and mental exertion, in order to render ° awarded to the brawling politician and point. He changed the name of Byzantium aright; but my soul is in fetters here—it won’t 
- heart, „ e y « noisy denagogne, whose clattering tongue and into New Rome but his people, to honor hin, 
blood courses more rapidly tnrougn vision for a f ree and enlarged system of educa- brazen throat, bray forth discordant notes at called the city Constantinople, or the City of whose hat and coat and bonnet are not fashion- 
Not that the guilt rests alone upon me . Y et tioQ - s a pb c imperative. street cornel's, on the platforms of the so-called Constantine. From this time she advanced in a bly cut. The poor man (minus a Sunday 
the truth must be spoken, though to the dis- vn. “Mass Conventions,” and in both houses of the power and political standing. Strongly pro- suit,) might lean on his staff in the porch a 
grace of the members of that body; though r phe key [ 0 a ]j proper development, whether National Congress and the State Legislature, tected, alike by nature and by art, she defied long while, before hod dare venture in, to pick 
to the disparagement of the place in which it me ntal or physical, is judicious use. 1 his is j they have too often been sent for other the sieges of her enemies. This circumstance J 1 )' Dh> UU, M> of the bread ot life. But, thank 
, f 1 , AM l.monrn U (Lod • T the “faithful servant’ who will make the two & , ...... God, the unspoken prayer of penitence may 
was born, and upon whose bosom it (bed , ' f or five talents ten. A black- qualifications than sound statesmanship and was one of the causes which induced Coxstas- wing its way to the eternal throne, though our 
must say, for some time its interest almost m- ™ i®;^ £ 
sensibly declined, and, despite the exertions of virtua ] ly b y the sa 
a few, who labored hard, who struggled nobly vern ember, by reme 
a few, who labored hard, who struggled nobly veni ember, by remembering; to reason, by rea- 
to sustain its character, its interests and its soning; to love, by loving; and in no other 
and the mind of a Bacon grow scholarly attainments. The former class of tine to give a new capital to his empire. A mocking church spires point only with aristo- 
tlie same process. We learn to men are known by their fruits, and are lion- slight glance at the natural advantages of craticjingers to the rich mans heaven. 
ored not so much by their cotemporaries, as Constantinople will show that the removal of 
by after generations; the latter obtain a short- the seat of government was justified by con- 
w D .7 T n A q that wav The whole art of teaching consists in U Y7 ., I luu bUUL “ «« j™- Y seat bvthe reading desk — now h 
prospenty, it gradually wastea away. . «■ inducing these processes in the minds of others, lived and clamorous personal popularity, and j siderations of the soundest policy. The city platform and offers his hymn book 
fell disease, Consumption, preys “slowly though ° ynL then sink into an oblivion that knows no resur -1 is in the form of an irregular triangle, wl^osc who bus just entered. YVliat rig 
That hymn was beautifully read, there is po¬ 
etry in the preacher’s soul. Now he takes his 
seat by the reading desk — now he crosses the 
platform and offers his hymn book to a female 
who has just entered. What right has he to 
know there is a woman in the house? It isn’t 
clerical. Let the bonnets find their own 
surely” upon the vitals of its victim, eating out j The educator may af fe ct the mind ofk'S pu- ration. obtuse point, advancing to the east and know there is a woman in the house? It isn’t 
his veiy fife’s core by degrees; so did neg i-1 ^rg e -vpayst—ist, by precept—the rule Professor Benjamin Silliman, Senior, whose toward the Asiatic coast, meets and repels the clerical. Let the 'onnets md their oun 
gence, love of ease, want of ambition, (that | ^ ^ 2 nd, by example—for he can por t ra it heads these columns, is one of the most waters of the Thracian Bosphorus. The ^Wei] I take a listening- attitude and try to 
worst of all diseases,) prey upon the \ ita itj o create kindness, by being kind; have industi}, d ; s tj n g lds i ied !Iien 0 f science in this country.— northern part is bounded by a winding harbor, believe'I am in a church. 1 hear a great 
this Lyceum, until at last the members, (except by being mi md r i 01 -is, 1,d 2?““Having been connected for many years with known both in ancient and in modern times by many original, a great many startling things 
„ I r,no Rv nnft like the linsrerillSf sands ot thinking. * It, y • • . . ° -vr.i.. /L i, AT— +i.o Inflnonoo o-u-. . . c 1 J IT - t+ sail! I SPP. tLo thrown at. the dear 
a few,) one by one, like the lingering sands of ^ t h e 'daslnng'flood, and the mysterious Y r ale College, at New Haven, the influence ex- the name of the Golden Horn. It is about 
an hour-glass, fell quietly to sleep in the crac e tea(dl ug to re ' 7 on, as the riddle prompts erted by him upon the minds of educated seven miles in length, with good anchorage 
of carelessness. And the few who tor along the reading; and towering mountains, dancing Americans, and through them upon the mass through the greater part of its extent. The 
time had borne the task ot the many, quietly streamlets, and singing biids awaken im.igina- ^ p - g countrymen at large, cannot be estimat- entrance is only five hundred yards wide, and 
disbanded, feeling keenly the bitter shame that ivania School 'journal ^ mUS1C ed. As the editor of the Journal of Science, ma y be easily defended against a hostile navy. 
attached itself to this society. And where, in j- _ l< T __ and a contributor to the many works of scion- q’fle southeastern side is washed by the Pro- 
the sterner duties of life, shall we look for ^ FIGURE NINE. tific literature, which have been published in pontis, or sea of Marmora, and the basis of the 
those who could not or would not sustain their - our countryj kis labor and services are invalu- triaugle is opposed to the west, and terminates 
part in this Lyceum? This is a peculiar figure, with which numer- a bi e . As a pleasing and instructive, as well as the continent of Europe. Thus situated, the 
polished blade of satire glittering in the air, 
followed by curious, eager, youthful eyes, which 
gladly see the searching ‘sword of the Spirit’ 
From a Member. 
Hunt’s Hollow, Feb. 1854. 
EDUCATIONAL APHORISMS. 
BY J. P. WIOKERSHAM. 
This is a peculiar figure, with which numei- able. As a pleasing and instructive, as well as the continent of Europe. Thus situated, the 
rSM fundamental rules ofSmT- a learued auth ° r ’ Ms tra y els in Eur0pG city can be supplied with the richest produc¬ 
ts are proved by the 9, there arc among oth- y ears a S°> ^ als0 a S am m 1 ? ol » are read ex ' tions of Europe and Asia, through the Euxine 
era the following curiosities connected with the tensively by all classes of society. g ea on t i ie one side, and the /Egean on the 
did, for the ‘ Athenians ’ are not all dead, who 
‘love to see and hear some new thing.’ But 
he bus another arrow’ in his quiver. How his 
features soften—his voice is low and thrilling, 
figure:— 
Prof. Silliman is one of the solid men; the j other; while its shape renders it easily defensi- his imagery beautiful and touching. 
BY J. P. WIOKERSHAM. Add together as many nines as you please, rcnreseutai ; ve 0 f old America in the world of hie airainst anv naval attack. speaks of human love; touches skilfully a chord 
and the figures indicating the amount, when . t d; t - nn to t h 0 o P f as + voun<Y T ~ r tt + 1 to which every heart vibrates, and stern man- 
i. added together, will be 9, or 9 repeated. The science in contradistinction to those tast young It 1S four centuries since Mohammed II. took hood ig stru Jw with his tears, and his smiles 
The human mind requires culture. The un- same is true in multiplying any number of times men who study superficially, think crudely, and Q ons t a ntinople, and made it the capital of the are chased away, 
obstructed capability is proof of the necessity. —the sum of the figures in the product will be publish profusely who deal in words rather Q^ oman Empire. From the warlike and 0, there’s intellect there,—there’s poetry there 
Where nature erects no barriers she intends ad- 9, or a number of nines. For instance:— than ideas, and set themselves up as priests in power f u i people which then carried conquest —there’s genius there; but I remember Gethse- 
mission. Instinct is perfect and admits no im- Twice 9 are l 8 —8 and 1 are nine. the temple of science, when they are only fit to f d t wherever their banners were plant- mane—I forget not Calvary! I know the 
provement; and, we are all hedged about with Three times 9 are 27—2 and are 9. ( canneitv of nortera at the outer gate , , , , „ f „ . ,, P . . ‘ rocks were rent,’ and ‘ the heavens darkened,’ 
pain and diseases when we would enter unfor- Four times 9 are 36—3 and 6 are 9. _ act in the capacity ot porters at the outer gate. ed> the q U rks have gradually fallen to the state and , the Blone ro ll e d away,’ and a cold chill 
bidden regions. But on the side of mind, all And so on, until we come to eleven times 9 The physiognomy of the above head is tally w hi c h we see them. But foreign drill-mas- strikes to my heart when I hear Jesus of Naz¬ 
is open—free—unbounded. are 99; here we have two nines, or lb, but 1 and perfectly an in^ex ol the mans character. ^ erg and refugees have of late renewed their areth lightly mentioned. 
n. and b are 9. anr i RavoQ His massive brain, his penetrating eye, every disci liue . The courage of the Turks is al- O, what are intellect, and poetry, and genius, 
The culture of the mind must not be partial lilieameat of his face speak 0ut the ready kindled, and is now writing itself out in gen J^ish voice they cry, ‘Away with 
5 Ut t f te id to ^ further for amusement. character of the soul within. blood. Much blood must be shed—the death- With • Maiy,’ let me bathe his feet with my 
for the development of one, must be cone A nother curiosity is exhibited m these differ- A sententious philosopher once asked a man ghriek of the wounded and the dying must tears, and wipe them with the hairs of my head. 
mission. Instinct is perfect and admits no im¬ 
provement; and, we are all hedged about with 
pain and diseases when we would enter unfor¬ 
bidden regions. But on the side of mind, all 
is open—free—unbounded. 
than ideas, ana set tnemseives up as priests m p 0 wer f u [ people which then carried conquest 
the temple of science, when they are only tit to and [ error wherever their banners were plant- 
act in the capacity of porters at the outer gate. ed , die r j’ U rks have gradually fallen to the state 
The physiognomy ot the above head is tally - n w hi c h we see them. But foreign drill-mas- 
speaks of human love; touches skilfully a chord 
TT . to which every heart vibrates, and stem man- 
1 ’ hood is struggling with his tears, and his smiles 
al of the are chased away. 
like and 0 , there’s intellect there,—there’s poetry there 
conquest —there’s genius there; but I remember Gethse- 
i’c rflant- mane —1 forget not Calvary! I know the 
’ ‘ rocks were rent,’ and ‘ the heavens darkened,’ 
ed, the Hirks have gradually fallen to the state and < the stone rolled away,’ and a cold chill 
in which we see them. But foreign drill-mas- strikes to my heart when I hear Jesus of Naz- 
ters and refugees have of late renewed their areth lightly mentioned. 
The culture of the mind must not be partial, 
but extend to all its faculties. The argument 
for the development of one, must be conclu¬ 
sive as to the development of all. The senses, 
perception, conception, imagination, abstrac- 
ent products of the 9 when multiplied by the w ] ia t he had done to further human progress; 
digits, as follows, the products being 18, 2 1 ,36, aad wag answered, that he had raised seven 
eanu uncamcnu ui ius ready kindled, and is now writing itself out in nhnV - 
aractcr of the soul witlun. blood. Much blood must be shed—the death- ™/ ith < Mary,’ let me bathe his feet with my 
A sententious philosopher once asked a man gkr j ek 0 [- t j ie wounded and the dying must tears, and wipe them with the hairs of my head. 
tion, reason, moral sentiment, and whatever ^ ^ reverpe theseand we have'the remain- and waa anSW f e “ ' We are, obviously enough, approaching some 
other powers the mind may have, all claim due . ^ products 54 63 72 81. ’ sons and two daught ’ra. 1 lofessoi (Silliman tremendous crisis in the history of the world, 
culture. Each is a talent committed to our ^ g di A ^ 2> ’ 3 , 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, when cannot boast of a family of that dimension, but ^ GoI) , g le s h 0ldd be prepared for the 
charge, and we bury it in the eartli at our pern. ad(Jcd) amountj to 5 times 9 ; or instead of add- the children he has raised are following in the comin(r stovm 0ne tll i ng i s certain; that Tur- 
in. ing, multiply the middle figure by the last, and 8ame honorable path trodden by their progen- , ca ° not stand alone) nor , do we think, will 
Mens sana in carvore sano. The body the amount will be the mysterious nines, or 4o, One son, Benjamin Silliman, Jr., is Pro- n ;n aK , hv pnw nf liw npioli. 
arise to heaven fiom many a field of slaughter. And so I went away sorrowtul that this hu- 
We are, obviously enough, approaching some nian preacher, with great intellectual po.-scss- 
1 ... . r ,, ,, 10 ns, should yet lack the ‘one thing’ neediul. 
iwim/mrinnc! ir» tho nf t.hA wnrIn 1 J 0 
and Gods people sfiouia be prepared tor me p DLm Oratory— A theological student 
coming storm. One thing is certain; that Tur- once wr0 [ e to Mr. Garrack for advice on pub- 
Mens sana in carpore sano. me body me araouni w iub injsraiuiu 
must be healthy in order that the mind be and 4 and 5 are 9. 
properly trained. The patient’s short intervals Once more. Let the digits as written be 
of rest when his frame is racked by disease, or J23456789 
the maniac’s fitful glimmerings ofreason, allow do 1 6o432 L 
at best, but spasmodic mental effort. It may 777T7TT7n 
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circumatances favorable to mental or uioral e“bat the head of an excellent female school in 
culture. A mystic philosophy would have us Or let the upper series 01 
think that the body impedes the growth of the tracted from the under: 
soul, and its believers heavily afflict the former 
for the good of the latter. But such fanaticism 1234o0 1 oJ 
needs no serious refutation. We are conscious 
of the reverse. . 
same honorable pain trouaen by mui progen- ke ^ cann0 [ stand alone, nor, do we think, will lie speaking, and he gave the following reply: 
itor. One son, Benjamin Silliman, Jr., is Pro- t h e pillars, erected by the envy of her neigh- “My dear sir:—You know how you would 
fessorof Chemistry iu Yale College, and the , gtand forever< The powers of Europe feel aud speak in a parlor to a dear friend, who 
author of a valuable text book on that branch V ther the possession of the ereat w f s m imnun . ent dan ^ er h A s hfc; and "' lth 
.. . . . , n o p Unc.nn gruage one anotner cne possession oi me great wba t energetic pathos ot diction and counten- 
of science. A son-in-law, Dr. 0.1. Hubbard, ^ and the rfch fields of Turkey. By do- ance you WO uld cuiforce the observance of that 
is Professor of Chemistry and Mineralogy, in ^ rees ^he crescent will decline, and when, at which you really thought would be for his pre- 
old time-honored Dartmouth, while his wife is leno . th) it disappears, we may hope to behold serration. You would be yourself, and the in- 
at the head of an excellent female school in once more the sun of civilization rise above the testing nature of your subject impressing 
The duty of development argues freedom of 
condition. If the Creator intended that the 
mind should be cultivated, all institutions, laws 
aud conditions, which in any wise hinder his 
wise designs, must be contrary to his will, and 
therefore wrong. 
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Add the figures of the difference, and once America, will be recognized as an active and 
freedom of more vm have the 5 nines or 45, or 9. efficient co-worker iu the same field. Perverseness. —A spirit of perverseness t m _ 
d that the We wiP uow multiply the same figures by 9:-► »♦ - ■>- sometimes seizes us, making us act contrary to _ 1 
itions, laws 123456789 A man of truly refined feelings and philoso- our own better feelings—making us do little Unconscious kfluence. may jo 
> 9 p hy will not consent to wear apparel that in- disagreeable things just because ice should not Upn which is the wiser, but not the 1 ‘lfi 11 
- suits the plainer garb of ids associates. He do them. This furnishes the only satisfactory he who strives against every torn ot w ong 
1111111101 wiU not b P ild a niar hle palace in the midst of solution of one-half the quarrels between the seeking directly to destroy erio . u 10 . o 
d we have 9 ones again, or 9. th dilapid ated dwelling of the poor. The best of friends. It rather grates upon our self- ignorance; or he who c I ua f J; 
-—- very luxuries he has, he will try with half guil- love to feel that they possess, however worthi- examples of f.nte 
Gold and silver are metals quite too heavy ty consciousness to conceal, lest thfeir sight ly so much power over us; so we make the ka " n (] 01 ;* J. n k /fpose around him.into unisor 
the same town. While the names of 1 araday, crescen h dispelling the gloom that rests upon 
in England, and Arago, in France, are identi- dds ancient seat of power and culture, and 
fied with the progress of the natural sciences in bedding the light of the Word of Cod. 
the nineteenth century, that of Silliman in university of Rochester, March, 1854. s. T. 
your heart, would furnish you with the most 
natural tone of voice, the most proper lan¬ 
guage, the most engaging features, and the 
most graceful and suitable gestures. What 
you would be in the parlor, be in the pulpit, 
and you will not fail to please, to affect, to 
profit.” 
s do little Unconscious Influence.—I t may be quesr 
should not tipn which is the wiser, but not the happier— 
The mind grows by internal impulse, not by 
external pressure. Rules, laws aud punish- 
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and we have 9 ones again, or 9. 
PYternal nressure Rules, laws and punish- Uold ana silver are metais quiie uoo ncavy iy uonsciuusnusa w tunwai, ^ “ 6 ““ 1 y, ™ 7 "-• lmvod nnasinna of those around him into unison 
ments may direct; but the impulse that prompts I for us to cany to Heav^buMn^good hands, should^painfully^ affect Ins neighbor who does attempt^in^some such way to show off oui in -1 ^ ^ qwu higher and purer llaU ’ u . a 
to a free and generous progress must come j they can be made to pave the way to it. not possess them. 
