Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-07-08

Inns parts and his progress are aumlreu
lie has great talents, rare talents, shin.
Ing talents, and all sense but common
sense. He knows the reputed numbe,
| of the visible stars in the. armament, and
mot a few of them he can call by their
names; he has explored the depths of
lnatural PHILOSOPHY I; in metaphysical acu-
men he is keen, and can split hairs as
with an edge ,entold finer and sharper
than razor's, in the most celebrated
languages of antiquity, and perhaps IN
,everai modern languages, he IS marvel
lousy skilled !: but, with respect to that
ordinary chatter which all who have boz
Idies TO feed and cioatn must De concern
led in, he knows less than market boy
|of the are of twelve. And aow will he
lever get this Kind OF knowledges Ills
books teacn it not to make 1t an object
|of practical attention, is alike repugnant
Ito ms habits and feelings. thus richly
endowed, and at the same deplorably
lacking, he s.eps into the busy world s.
and experience tells the rest.
1t is nG uncommon thing to find men
|ef excellent parts and protund eraditlon,
and yet OF the little affairs OF practical life
las ignorant as children. IN their trade
|thsy are exposed to daily imposition the
sharks Of society prey upon them,and they
perceive itnot If they employ iabofers,
they know neither how to direct them nor
|Tov O. ,esr;mae tbeir services and
are quite as kelly to fiEd fault with the
honest and ialtntlI, as with those who de.
,raud them but artIuily cover the cheat.
LII they enjoy IN income that rightly
managed wuuld be competent, ltmeits a.
wa, lii their 1mpruyldent hahds, ana they
suffer want. In whatever pertain to alb
|stract science, they are emitted to rank
vita the great; out Ia eve J Ting thai re
lates TO the supply OF their daily aeces
sites, or those of Their families, liley are
east among the little. though lReyi
haye an accurate knowledge oil the mapI
II the heavens and vi the earth, as they
nnow nothing or next to nothing CT tile
things about thcai, they are more pitiabiei
tor their ignorance than eyiable Tor their|
learning.
ini, orto helplessness does not, how
ever, beia the learned only it is alike
incident To the hertors OF opulence. AS
tdey who from CnidhoOd have Ueen alto
gether engaged lii scientific pursuits: know
Tess OF TIE economy vi "a family than OF the
economy OF the visible heavens. So thsy
@no are born to the inheritance OF wealthy
are naturally Inclined to desplse the very
same AID appearance OF economy, as little
and mean assessing suPeltiulty VI mo-
neg which they never knew the getting Vi
'hty squandel father than speno; ana liz
very little while the fruits Vi whole age
Oi painlnl industry are utterly wasted
anu gone HOT always fom any uncom-
,non depraMty of heaet, but, sometimes,
nay often from merely The lack OF oldi-
Aary prauence; OF thai /. 0 Idly prudence
the study and observance OF which they
deemed beneath their coalition
"lhc love Of money! lnot money Itself
g Is ,he root ol ali evil 1 here is all
most To evil, winch all lnordinate love oi
noney has not given blrtn OF aid To !;
out Ii things we've to be estimated melel, !
oy the abuse OF them, Literature, Science
he ligh hts OF keason, and even keasoni
tscli, must TAD under reproach. What
though money IS the 400. Of gl1plngi
avatice ANA the pillar OF devourlng am
oltion " lat thousi: it ministers u
tnousald ways totae usts OF mens " hat
thuuoh, to maby, it OPENS tue ifoodgatesl
oi wee. WHAT though tie sordld seek
II as the chlel good, and knavlsh SNATCH
ii b, Whatever means !--is money itSeli
ia iau!t is 1t not u blessing alter all
II II DC not blessing, then 1t follows,
mat the naked Vanishing savage is as
we'll Off as Tie Neli-fed and WEN Clothed
Opeanor American that vile smoky I
Caulns are as Comfortable as choice Nous
eo anG tnat civilization ltseifls no bet
lei than tsle iori0rn state oil nature.
Monty Is indeed Il great blessing, and
the knowledge Of using money and nor
aouslng 1t charitably whatsoever CHAIR
'ty calls, but always discreetiy--iS all IN
le,esgins branch OF knowledge, and well
deserves place in our systems Of edu'
cation ; tur it Is lar more Important to
|iearn 20 guide our affairs with discretion,
than to learn to speak with tongues =
nor is any science else 50 often and 50
urgently needed, as homely household
sclence-or practical Skill in managingl
those little and domestic and personal
concerns which every day Of lite brings
along with it.
In France, the married men are said to
n-o he, /