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5a The experiences Of every day demon-
strates that the body and mind are endew-
ed with such mutual susceptibililies, that
each is alive to the slighteSt influence OF
the other. What Is the common sense
inference from this factf Manifestly this:
that the bo1y sn1 the mind should b sdz-
cItsi together. Thesales ofthe body are
infinitely various. All these differtat
states differently affect the mind. They
are causes, and their effects have all the
variety which mark the causes that pro-
dace them. If then different conditious
OF the body differently affect the mind,
s1me eiectrifying, and others parIlyzing
its energies. what duty can be plainer than
EOpreSsyrstbe body IN that condition. whieA
tcIlI Most favora6Ly affect The mind. If,
the Maker Of both was infinitely wise,
then the highest permanent perfection of
The mind can be found only in connection
with the most heakhful STATE OF the body.
Has infinite wisdom established laws BY
which the best condition OF the mind is
Permanently connected with any other
than the best condition Of the body -
When all the bodily functions are perfect.
Iy performed. the mind must be IN a bet.
Ter state than when these functions are
imperfectly performed. And now 1 ask.
snot that system iof education fundamen.
tally defective, which makes no provision
for putting the tody in its best condition,
and for keeping II in that condition "a
system which-exPends its energies upon
The mind alone, and surrendeTs the body
either to the irregular prdnPtings Of per-
Verted instinct, or to the hap-hazard i'm
pulses Of chance or necessity "a system
which aims solely at the deveIopement Of
mind, and yet oyerlooks those very princi-
pies which are indispensable to produce
: that deyeIopemcut, and transgress those
very laws which constitute the only
groundwork Of rational e1ucation4
Such system sunders what God has
joined together, and impeaches the wis
dom which pronounced that union good.
Il destroys the symmetry Of human pro-
portion, and makes man q monster. II
reverses the order ofthe constitution CON-
mis- Outrage upon rs principles; breaks
up its reciprocities; makes war alike up
on physical health and intellectual eaergy,
dividing man against himself arming
body and mind in mutual hostility, and
prolonging the conflict until each fLls a
prey TO the other. and both surrender 10
ruin.
We repeat the assertion the best con.
dition OF the mental powers cannot be
found permanently connected with any
other than the best coalition Of the bodily
powers, and this both as a matter of phi-
fcsophy and fact Ifthis be true, the sys-
tefA OF educs.ion which is generally par
sued IN the United States IS unphiIosopbi-
col 10 is elementary principles; i'll adapt
ca 70 the condition Of man practically
mocks his necessities aud is enthusiastically
absurd. The high exeeIlencies of the
Eesent system ~ other respects are fully
@ppteciated Modern education has in
deed achieved wonders. Il has substitut.
cd things for names, experiment for n.y.
Po'hesis, hrst principles for arbitrary rules
has nmpli6ed processes; stripped
knowledge Of It's abstraction, and thrown
u INTO visibility; made practical result,
rather than mystery the standard by which
70 measure the value Of attainment, anC
facts rather than conjecture its circulating
medium. '-.at ..'
Al this is eheeriulIy admitted. Blu
what has been done meanwhile for tn.
bodyf What provision has been mad.
Tor the daily wants Of its muscles anc
nervesf What aids have been furnished
10 the organs Of digestion. secretion, ant
clrcuiauonf What means have been pro
~ided Tor preserving the body in lis bes
condition, and thus no, only giving hearth
ful energy to its functions, but securing {,
Ene mind that permanent vigor which re
suits from such condition Of the boiik,
,,orCansi What recognition has been mad
SEor those irrepealable laws which eonnsc
,the mind with the physical organization
and which grad1aie It's states by the cor
,.ditioa fthat organizatioui In fine, ho,
has modern education been giving pract
,cal testimony to the fact that man . CON
pounds creature of flesh as well as u
tellect7 Has It been by dividing hfn !
twain, cuItivating one half with unTems
ting care, and leaving the other 70 stat
nate in the torpor Of inactlon. OF 20 glea
a momentary energy from the contmge'
cies Of chance Has i been by glyln
birth 10 an ofder. of things in which
sound mind with q sound body Is alreae
q ale nnion. and Is 4ast becoming
anemalyl Ifthese are its witnesses, q
world y fnN Of them; and the uiteraDee
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