Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-07-12

no, meant that nea should labor a. hard in old age
esen IN propor,ion 10 their strengths 10 carly life
Youth requires great ,srieiy and amour, Of &C.
Iion maturity mech ,snd .se still lsss We,
90 much age does In fac, require 10 much more
indispensable than thcse who are younger. Chi.
dfen are Tenacious ~ life that they will not suf
fer rpoh,n least " exercise Is neglected
Hence We see the reason why those who retire
from busness towards the close Of life 90 of,en he
come Diseased bodily and mentally and Instead
Of enjoying themselves making those around
them happy become source 2f misery TO them
selves and others.
Most people have general belief in The I'M
Porlsnce Of hsbIis; and yet not few make strange
works in eodeavoring 10 form them. Some attempt
TO do II by eompulsion; others BY haltery--some
think 1t Is to be accomplished by set lessons, in
spite of example alone.
certain father who was deeply convinced Of
the importance OF forming bis sons TO habits OF in
dusiry. used TO set them to pulling down heaps Of
stone, and then putting them back again. lie has
been known to employ them many day alternate
removing and replacing OF stones. This vel!
intended, aud rose from regarding industry az a
high accomplishment but there is some danger
OF defeating on our own purpose in the way, by
disgusting the young. Beside. an abundance of
labor which is obviously profitable, can usually be
obisined.
All persons, without exception, ought to labor
more or lees every day in the open air. OF the
truth Of this opinion. the public are beginning to
be sensible and hence We hear much said, lately
about manual labor schools. Those who, from
particular circumstances cannot labor in the open
air should substitute in its place some active me-
chsneal employment together with suitable calls.
thentic and gymnas,ic exercise.
tn great misfortune for the present day, tina,
almost every one is, by his own estimate, raised a.
boye his real state Of life. Nearly every person
you meet with is aiming at situation in which
he shall be exempted from the drudgery of labor
ing with his hends.
Now we cannot all be LORDS and gentlemen
there must be large part Of U.S. after all, to make
and mend clothes and houses, and carry on trade
and commerce and in spite of all that we can do
the Tar greater part Of us must actually work al
something; otherwise we must fall under the sen
tence Gle who will not rork, shall not eat"--
Yet so strong is tho propensity to be thought
gentlemen y so general is the desire among the
youth Of this proud money making nation, that
thousands upon thousands of them are, at this mo-
ment, in a state which may end in starvation,-
not so much because they too lazy to earn their
bread, as because they are too proud
And what are the consequences Such youth
remains, or becomes. n burden to his parents, of
whom he ought to be the comfort, if not the sup
port. Always aspiring TO something higher than
he can reach his life ia life of disappointment and
Of shame. If marriage befall him it is real az
Fiction, involving others as well himself His
lot is thousand times than that of the com
mon lsboring person. Nineteen times out Of TWEEN
ty, premature death awaits him and alas -
how numerous are the cases in which that death
is mos, miserable, not TO say ignomnous.