Canton herald. (Canton, Miss.) 1837-1839, 1838-06-27

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substance, they can be equally well /
conducted through fair or water, and /
hus all communication be made to fly .
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LEARNING A TRADE. {
There are many people who dislike ;
the name of mechanic; and would,
rather than put their children TO a
trade, tug hard at their business, and
live sparingly, for the sake of giving
their children a college educatlon!--
They think mcanIy of him who wears
a leather apron, and is not dressed up
in fnery and show. Many son has
been sent to college, with the eSpec-
tations of his parents highly excited;
but, like the fable of the mountain,
only brought forth mouse. We think
highly of our college institutions, and
rejoice to see them prosper; but we
are more pleased to see an lndlvldu-
ais mind turned in a right current
If a child have talents, they will not
remain hid; and no matter what his
profession is, they will sooner or later
burst forth. There are many distn-
guished individuals in the world, who
were bred to mechanical pursuits
Many of the editors Of our best jour
mails are mechanics, and do credit toI
the station they occupy. Our me-
chanics, too, generally speaking, are
the most Industrious part of commu-I
nifty. They are almost always bu-I
silly employed; BUTT is seldom so with
professional men. True, they uie wen
informed, because they spend much
time in reading; but this is mproilt-
able business. unless we have. some
thing definite in view.-Ohio paper.
Coming Paddy ocer him few
days since an Irish prisoner was COM
Imitted to BrideweIl. A female ac-
quaintance called to see him, and was
attended by one OF the under keepers
to the cell where the prisoner was con-
fined. The female began converslnS
in low tone, to which the under
keeper obiected-obscrying, 81 must
hear what is said" "Faith, and We
, shall, too,'' was the ready reply, fol-
lowed by a question TO the prisoners
natire irish, to which an answer was
/ given in the same dialect. This was
, a stumpor to the turnkey, who had tc
: listen and make the best OF the dla
q logue that he could--his understanding
: not being able to comprehend a single
word Of it. If this was not . coming
!, paddy over him. we know not VIVA
the phrase means.-Neu- York paper
Irish Equiiy.-A couple from tn
:, Green Island--pat and Nancy--ha
: settled on the Mississippi, and in cours
e Of time, Ito use the language OF tn
= = region, had "acquired six children an
i nine negroes" Pat had made up III
- mind to better his fortunes, and to 9
= unincumbered higher up the river; b
6 therefore explained his plans to MAJ
! CIV. finishing with, sand so, my darlll
4 I'll lave you the six dear, nate prett
: children, and I'll take the nine mast.
4 dirty nagurs!"
y A lady, in France, had the habit
4 picking her teeth with pins. A trlillr
81 humor was the consequence, who
~ terminated in a cancer. The bra
- and quicksilver used in making pr
IL will account for this circumstance,
ID Pms are always injurious to the teet
~ and should never be used for loot
90 picks.
~ Botanic Doctors.-The law restrlc
ID inc Botanic practice and practltlo
-, ers. has been repealed by the Legs
=, ~ ture OF Maine, so that these medlcI
- - men arc placed on an equality with I
y regular faculty. This is the min
h. State which, in few years, has
:! pealed so much Of its medical laws
- deprived the Botanic physicians of I
X privilege of collecting for services re
dered. -
III another Rail Road.-A meeting
citizens has been held at Dubuqe,
efl Wisconsin Territory. to take into &C
,ne sideration the practicability OF unit
ing lake Michigan with the MlssisslI
river, by rail road,