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The peace of society dependeth on Justice ; the happiness of individuals , on the certain enjoyment of all their possessions . CEcon . of Human Life . Short is the period that man is suffered to tread this transitory stage of existence ; nor is it in the power of man to arrest the stroke of death .
Excessive and too frequent marks of respect and esteem only tiro those to whom they are addressed , and on that account are the contrary of true politeness , whose only end is to please . It is a great art to know how to vary these according to persons and circumstances . That which is only due respect to a superior , would be to an equal accounted over-strained complaisance or affectation ,
Character Of Gavin Wilson, With Some Account Of His Inventions,
CHARACTER OF GAVIN WILSON , WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF HIS INVENTIONS ,
THE world often profits by the inventions of the ingenious artisan , and enjoys the conveniences which are the fruits of his labour , without indulging a thought upon the obligations it lies under to their inventor , and without entertaining a wish to trace from obscurity the name or history of the person whose exertions have , in realibeen
ty , of more advantage . to mankind than all the pursuits of an hundred other individuals , whose names are held in high esteem , and even their foibles venerated , forages of ages ,, after they have ceased to exist , The ingenious artist who is the subject of the following desultory remarks , as having contributed very considerably to the ease and
convenience of many-ranks of people , by his useful inventions , is surely pot undeserving of mention in the pages of Biography , For the art of hardening and polishing leather , and the manufacture ing of various implements and utensils from it , superior for many uses to those formed of other materials , the world is indebted to Gavin Wilson , a journeyman bookmaker of the city of Edinburgh . The
' extensive circulation of the polished leathern powder-flasks , drinking mugs , snuff-boxes , ink-cases , and numerous other useful articles in this branch of manufacture , of which he was the original maker , has rendered this Invention famous , not only over Europe , but in pther quarters of the globe ; although the name of the inventor is almost entirely unknown . His abilities were not limited to the producing of the articles in this line of manufacture which are in common use ; his ingenuity enabled him to form a German flute and a Yioh ' n , both of leather , which for neatness of workmanship and me-
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Detached Sentiments.
The peace of society dependeth on Justice ; the happiness of individuals , on the certain enjoyment of all their possessions . CEcon . of Human Life . Short is the period that man is suffered to tread this transitory stage of existence ; nor is it in the power of man to arrest the stroke of death .
Excessive and too frequent marks of respect and esteem only tiro those to whom they are addressed , and on that account are the contrary of true politeness , whose only end is to please . It is a great art to know how to vary these according to persons and circumstances . That which is only due respect to a superior , would be to an equal accounted over-strained complaisance or affectation ,
Character Of Gavin Wilson, With Some Account Of His Inventions,
CHARACTER OF GAVIN WILSON , WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF HIS INVENTIONS ,
THE world often profits by the inventions of the ingenious artisan , and enjoys the conveniences which are the fruits of his labour , without indulging a thought upon the obligations it lies under to their inventor , and without entertaining a wish to trace from obscurity the name or history of the person whose exertions have , in realibeen
ty , of more advantage . to mankind than all the pursuits of an hundred other individuals , whose names are held in high esteem , and even their foibles venerated , forages of ages ,, after they have ceased to exist , The ingenious artist who is the subject of the following desultory remarks , as having contributed very considerably to the ease and
convenience of many-ranks of people , by his useful inventions , is surely pot undeserving of mention in the pages of Biography , For the art of hardening and polishing leather , and the manufacture ing of various implements and utensils from it , superior for many uses to those formed of other materials , the world is indebted to Gavin Wilson , a journeyman bookmaker of the city of Edinburgh . The
' extensive circulation of the polished leathern powder-flasks , drinking mugs , snuff-boxes , ink-cases , and numerous other useful articles in this branch of manufacture , of which he was the original maker , has rendered this Invention famous , not only over Europe , but in pther quarters of the globe ; although the name of the inventor is almost entirely unknown . His abilities were not limited to the producing of the articles in this line of manufacture which are in common use ; his ingenuity enabled him to form a German flute and a Yioh ' n , both of leather , which for neatness of workmanship and me-