“_There are many fingers pointing to the value of a training in
science, as the one thing needful to make the man, who shall rise above
his fellows._”—FRANK ALLEN.
[Illustration: Ancient device using steam to lift a ball.]
“_The motto marked upon our foreheads, written upon our door-posts,
channeled in the earth, and wafted upon the waves is and must be ‘Labor
is honorable and Idleness is dishonorable.’_”—CARLYLE.
“_A heavy wager has been laid
That there are tricks in every trade._”