It is sometimes best not to alarm persons in peril by revealing the
danger, as is illustrated by the Rev. Asa Bullard in the following
incident:
On our way down the Ohio River one day, in a thunder-shower, my
brother requested me to remind him on reaching Cincinnati to
reveal a secret to me. That secret was, as I learned on reaching
the city, that we were then sitting directly over several
casks, not of whisky, but of gunpowder! He was acquainted with
some of the officials of the steamer, and tho it was unlawful
to carry that article on the boat, they had told him of the
fact. When asked why he had seated himself in such a dangerous
place, his reply was that “if the boat should be struck by
lightning, or if for any cause the powder should be exploded, we
were probably as safe there as we should be in any part of the
steamer.”--“Incidents in a Busy Life.”
(1499)
=Ignorance Mystified=--See ENLIGHTENMENT.
=Ignorance of Money=--See MONEY, IGNORANCE OF.