John Nagle's philosophy . ent of the interests ofmankind than have legislative halls. Fast up-on the splendid results which came from aknowledge of the properties of steam camethe inconceivably quick transmission of mes-sages through the agency of electricity. Thetelephone with its miraculous reproduc-tion of tones makes the wonders of the tele- graph seem commonplace. The phonographappears next on the scene, with its seeminglyincredible capacity of conserving sounds, togive us almost unbounded faith in the omni-potence of science. A membrane, a groovedcylinder and a stylus are endowed by the
John Nagle's philosophy . ent of the interests ofmankind than have legislative halls. Fast up-on the splendid results which came from aknowledge of the properties of steam camethe inconceivably quick transmission of mes-sages through the agency of electricity. Thetelephone with its miraculous reproduc-tion of tones makes the wonders of the tele- graph seem commonplace. The phonographappears next on the scene, with its seeminglyincredible capacity of conserving sounds, togive us almost unbounded faith in the omni-potence of science. A membrane, a groovedcylinder and a stylus are endowed by the intel-lect of man with a faculty, which, heretofore,has been peculiar to Natures most perfect or-ganism, and makes the fable of Frankensteinseem a reality. With the wonderful achieve-ments of science before us, Tyndals labors todiscover the principles of life should not beprejudged as the fruitless efforts of an enthusi-ast. The miracles which science performs to-day are great enough to win belief in the di-vinity of VIRTUE IS RESERVED. Virtue is reserved not obtrusive. When-ever a parade is made virtue is absent. Notthat it is lacking in assertion, but that it hasmodesty as its chief characteristic. There isno man living who is wholly pure, there aresome women, but they are not given to adver-tising the fact by condemning those who havefallen. Virtue is more compassionate andcharitable than vengeful and relentless. Os-tentatious virtue is hardly superior to unobtru-sive vice.
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