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more than any other, conclusively proves
that there is, in the whole circle of nature,
nothing trihing to a truly great mind
Thousands had seen apples fall from the
trees TO the earth; yet no one had ever
asked the question whether the cause that
caused the apple to fall to the earth, extend
ed to the moon? yet this question, and its
solution, was the key which unlocked the
mechanism Of the universe, and has given
to man power and ideas that could Otherwise
never have existed.


The greattruth these examples inculcate
is this-that there is nothing trifling in ma
ture, nothing that is not worthy attention
and reflection, nothing that does not form
part of the great chain of cause and effect,
and capable, consequently, of leading to
the most valuable and Interesting events.
There is an impression abroad that it forms
no part Of the business of the tller of the
soil to think. This is not true and the posi-
lion should be exploded at once. II is
scarcely possible for man to be more fa-
vorably situated for an observation Of ma
ture, than is the farmer. His business is
with The soil he treads upon-with its con-
stituents and the varying proportions-with
the green earth and its covering of herbs
and plants,its trees and flowers; while over
head is stretched the broad over-arching
sky, inviting him to useful reflection, and
urging him to "look through nature up to
natures God"