Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-07-03

.hev would give them up, UuoOuoteuly,aiL
and many CT these same children ARE now l
undoubledlyln penitentiaries, as a conse-3
quence. When driven from these ration {
al amusements provided for them by their
Creator, which every child seeks as his
richest ssource.of delight; they resort to {
some of the artificial, unnatural and de- s
moralizing, sports, provided by the cuPidi-
ty or evil designs of unprincipled mem
When compelled TO abandon their walks
for examining, collecting, and preserving
specimens of minerals, plants, shells, in
sects, and other productions OF nature,
and punished by their. teachers or their
parents for draaoing pictures ofsthe Vari-
Gus objects of nature, appearing to them
so beautiful, they resort, in self-defence,
to such company as they can find, wheth.
er good or bad, to tipping shops, to some
sports Of petty gambling. such as pitching
coppers or colts, rolling nine pins, play
ing cards, horse racing, or some other ex-
ercises, which 10 many of our most prom.
ising youths open road directly to the
penitentiary, or to habits of idleness. dis
sipation andquick destruction.
| ! But some parents will almost indig-
nantly enquire perhaps, doiyou mean to
charge us, with compelling our children
to tipping shops, gambling houses and
penitentiaries To such enquiries, say
yes, but for no other reason but because
the charge is true; and for leading them,
by candid examination of the case, to
satisfy themselves that it is true;or false.
| Without attempting, on the present &C.
caslon, TO bring TO view the numerous adj
vantages of FAMILY CABINETS L will
mention three or four reasons why they
should in all cases constitute part, and
an essential part of household furniture,
especially for farmers.
4 First, they will interest and instruct
children long before they can scompre-
bend any thing contained in books. 1t
would probably be difficult to find more
improper instrument of instruction to put
\ into the hands of child under five wears
of age, than common spelling book
If any should doubt the correctness of
this assertion, they need only cast their
eye over almost any spelling book used
in schools, and compare its contents with
the mind of little child, and their doubts
, will probably all be removed But with
the objects of nature, with the names,
q properties, and uses of minerals, plants,
Eshells, and animals, also with the works
OF art, and with the operations of nature
and the arts, children begin to form an &C
lquaintance, almost at the moment they
open theireyes upon the hg ht of Heaven
Il This. acquaintance they extend more
widely and more infinitely, until they are
., driven fromtheir enquiries bytheir teach
ers or parents, to the bla. bio, blu system
or inlthe language of a little girl of fiv
Years, inanswer tosan enquiry,swhat sh
did at school, TO 4 sag A and b and set 81
: Gsbench., - @ss y s. ge-
as f<a Second, the knowledge sof things -ac
iquired by children under the aid of fami
lily cabinets. puts them ina way literally
Ito learn Themselves the arts of reading
d, writing, spelling and speaking correctly
]without any trouble, and almost withou
time or expense, but with great pleasure
las books in such course become th
sources OF entertaining knowledge, IN
, Estead of a medley of unmeaning sounds
J, Children are now TO be found in almo
~ every part of the country, who read wit
great propriety, and who write, speak an
W, lspell correctly, who have never spent
moment over spelling books, and but5litt
II time in any way for learning to reat
!. write, or SPELL
Third, by family cabinents, embraein
some simple articles of apparatus for try
ling experiments in chemistry, natural ph
tlosophy, and other departments of scienc
children at an earlyage, store their ulint
with many ofthe most important and fun
= amental principles of useful knowledg
which furnish them, on all occasions
. future life, with a valuable stock on han
or with important instruments for col
Quoting any department of science, or an
. branch OF business, but above all, the b.
is siness OF farming. Lord Brougha
sr- some where very correctly remarke,
to that if we were deprived Of what "
Ia learn under three years of age, we shou
wo be the most ignorant beings uponthe IA,
for of the earth. agiie ~ 500
RE Fourth, habits of industry and atteI
.ge Etion to business are most successfully Gu
M ftiEated bv these domestic collections ar
- instruments sof' knowledge, so eager
es- sought and'sso industriously used BY g
ay children, if permitted by their parents. :
he fftime and the occasion permitted, lnur
,lesl erous examples might be given, of your
of persons with habits of untiring industT
rn- and of the strictest attentionato any bn:
ry.I mess they might undertake, UoluntGri
not acquired by their pefsevering and Gag
ac- pursuit after science afforded them
be these natural and agreeable instruments
rst, knowledge q 9ee
ian Fifth. the study of the works of o
Ia y / Csreatnr is. narhar ne The hest nrntactlnn