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printingshopinaterdarhaarletheywereexposed
tothebitterentyofthechurch;bothprotestantandcatholic;
andons;incitingtheparishioners
toviolenceagainstthe‘‘heretics
hereandtheretheyfoundanasyluinholland;where
thespiritoftolerancerongest;theauthorities;while
regardingthesescientificinvestigationshlittlefavour;yet
refusedtointerfereofthoughtitbeca
alittleasyluorintellectuallibertyhand
englishandgephilosophersandtheticiansand
physiciansuldgotoenjoyashortspellofrestandgeta
breathoffreeair
inanotherchapterihavetoldyouhohe
greatgeniusofthethirteenthcentury;edforyears
frongasinglehegetintoneroublesh
theauthoritiesofthechurchandfivehundredyearslater;the
ntributorstothegreatphilosophic‘‘encyclopaediawereunder
thenstantsupervisionofthefrenchgendarriehalf
acenturyafteroquestionthestory
ofthean;asrevealedinthebible;ed
froverypulpitasaneneofthehunrace
eventoday;thepersecutionofthoseureintothe
unknoofsciencehasnotentirelyetoanend
andrbryanisaddressingavast
ltitudeonthe‘‘naceofdar;wainghishearers
againsttheerrorsofthegreatenglishnaturalist
allthis;hoeredetailthehathasto
bedoneinvariablygetsdone;andtheultiteprofitofthe
disveriesandtheinventionsgoestothessofthosesapeople
anofvisionasanunpracticalidealist
theseventeenthcenturyhadstillpreferredtoinvestigate
thefaroffheavensandtostudythepositionofour
plainrelationtothesolarsysteevenso;thechurchhad
disapprovedofthisunseeycuriosity;andpeicuswho
firstofallhadprovedthatthesunhecentreoftheuniverse;
didnotpublishhisilthedayofhisdeathgalileo
spentthegreaterpartofhislifeunderthesupervisionofthe
clericalauthorities;buthentinuedtousehistelespeand
providedisaaeassofpracticalobservations;
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veredtheexistenceofthatinterestinghabitoffallingobjects
etobeknohelaation
that;forthentatleast;exhaustedtheinterestinthe
heavens;andnbegantostudytheearththeinvention
ofaisylittlething;
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icrospiccreatures
anyofhisailntsitlaid
thefoundationsofthescienceof‘‘bacteriologyhe
lastfortyyearshasdeliveredtheagreatnuerof
diseasesbydisveringthetinyorganishe
plaintitalsoalloakeare
carefulstudyofdifferentrocksandofthefossilsthepetrified
prehistoricplantsheyfounddeepbelohesurfaceof
theearththeseinvestigationsnvincedthehattheearth
stbeagreatdealolderthanatedinthebookof
genesisandintheyear1830;sircharleslyellpublishedhis
‘‘principlesofgeologyhestoryofcreationas
relatedinthebibleandgaveafarreion
ofsloent
atthesati;therquisdelaplacewasworkingon
aneadetheearthalittleblotch
inthenebulousseaoutofhad
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spectrospe;icalpositionofthe
starsandofourgoodneighbour;thesun;s
hadfirstbeennoticedbygalileo
anostbitterandrelentlessh
theclericalauthoritiesofcatholicandprotestantlands;the
anatostsandphysiologistshadatlastobtainedperssion
todissectbodiesandtosubstituteapositiveknowledgeofour
organsandtheirhabitsfortheguessediaeval
quack
hinasinglegenerationbetore
progressadeineverybranchofsciencethaninallthe
hundredsofthousandsofyearsthathadpassedsincenfirst
lookedatthestarsandheyhereit
sthavebeenaverysadageforthepeoplewhohadbeen
eduandandtheir
feelingofhatredforsuchnaslarckanddarwin;who
didnotexactlytellthehatthey
nkeys;anaccusationedto
regardasapersonalinsult;butedthattheproud
hunraalongseriesofancestorswho
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donatedthenieenthcentury;akeuse
ofthegasortheeleanypracticalapplications
ofthegreatscientificdisveries;butthereinvestigator;
thenofthe‘‘scientifictheoryno
progressinuedtobedistrusteduntil
veryrecentlythen;atlast;hisservicesoday
therichpeopleagesdonatedtheirhfor
thebuildingofacathedral;nstructvastlab
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oftensaayenjoy
greaterhappinessandhealth
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orsregardedasinevitable‘‘actsof
god;havebeenexposedasnifestationsofouroe
andneglecteverychildnohathecan
keepfroettingtyphoidfeverbyalittlecareinthechoiceof
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feicrobes
thatliveinouruthhasdeitpossibletokeepour
teethfroecaystperchanceatoothbepulled;thenwe
takeasniffofgas;andgoourhenewspapers
oftheyear1846broughtthestoryofthe‘‘painless
operationedinaricahthehelp
ofether;thegoodpeopleofeuropeshooktheirheadsto
thetseedagainsttheanshouldescape
thepainortals;andittookalong
tibeforetheprafor
operationsbecageneral
butthebattleofprogresshadbeenhe
oldewasgrowinglargerandlarger;andas
tiecruling
doheeagercrusadersofaneialorder
rushedforselvesfacinganew
obstacleoutoftheruinsofalonggonepast;anothercitadel
ofreaillionsofnhadtogive
theirlivesbeforethislastbulroyed
art
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lyhealthyandhashadenoughtoeat
andhassleptallitsalittletuoshowhow
happyitistogrongansnothingit
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itisperfectsicitishisfirstntributiontoart
assoonasheorshegetsalittleolderandisabletosit
up;theperiodofdpiekingbeginsthesedpiesdo
notinteresttheoutsideanyllion
babies;kingtoonylliondpiesatthesati
buttothesllinfanttheyrepresentanotherexpeditioninto
thepleasantrealfartthebabyisnoor
attheageofthreeorfour;hehandsbegintoobey
thebrain;theothergives
hiboxoflouredchalksandeveryloosebitofpaperis
rapidlyveredhstrangepothooksandscra