Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-03-17

cru.--Liavlng asCei eeAi~ri e,.e@ l. - = | !
..,;ou Of DR.. Guitar, to tronble The PUB
p'n ~. 49, views Of the subject 70 which you
-, '.,,.d his attention, and being anxious
W. ~ ;muOrtance Of the subject, should not
~ 10 minds Of men, I willattemPe pre-
y 80 - a. il may be, to answer your sall,
un'oou, ding feel my inability 10 perform
VIM = ! that scientific chronological, and
S,a ,,.nne, to which know the Doctor
's'eDy '.,0oetept. Really SIR II think the
Dc Nv a,e greatly indebted to you for
nnu .a, heir minds from the apathy into
a''a me have sunk Of late, and arousing
cu W. ZION in A cause which cannot brook
fn " ,nJeed, sir, melhipks the world win
y' 10 able to repay, by their gratitude
y '.h less BY their purse, the orglnators
"oo,alca,ors Ofshis productive - 'tein, Of
+ YOU speak unless j, be done by attnn-
- harms Of praise as VIII arouse the
80 Of ancient Philosophers, and point
,,,bose bright stars which have appeared
- ,bo horizon Of literature. i'll am cor
Nv. -, Iris ,urnise, pray that we may never
..,,be exettions OF those friends OF man
',h.t every breeze, which blows, may
,bo;, name from pole IN pole, and from
ssors TO the ends Of the earth--that all
feeding generations may learn to veneer
800. 49,. memories, and that when there shall
go 70 nraise never ending eternity, may
49,, and enlvenihe aDodes of. dark-
e S, Sir I must beg to be pardoned fordf-
D~' from YOU in relation to the origin ofthis
., - system under consideration. | am
n, ,uare, sir, that whatever is good in Lit
",,,o has either derived its origin from Ger
TEACHERS, or, while in its rude state, has
lived the7p0lishins tosch from those mas
n,iDas. bit (excnseme sir,) cannot think
moment, that we are indebted to those
',bsrs for the beauties and projections Of
nroI,ctius system. / Aattet myself that
!, r,ill aeree with me on this point, when |
.pbave traced its rise and progress. You
=. ro,d doubtless that inimitable work
n History of Robinson Crosoe," known al
- Alexandria Selkirls, who was shiPwreck-
ns,r the Island Of Juan Fernandis, and es'
aDg from the wreck, was compelled to take
bis abode on that desOlate Island, where
could neither behold human face nor hsai
human voice, and if ever his ear was strucl
IN a sound, it was only the awful roaring Q
:, or the dismal howlings Of wild beasts
~ remember. to-. how beautifully the Poe'
.,Dre,ses Sclkirk's feeling in view of his situa
Bon.
~ am out Of humaniiy's reach.
must finish my journey alone;
Nsver hear the speetmuslc Of speech
starr at the sound Of my owp."
Now strange il appears the productive sy'
an took its rise from Selkirk. The Germa
teachers may. have improved It and brought
is present stage, but they have glory ei
urh without receiving that which is not the
oe The necessity Of the system evident
,ose from the forlorn coalition in which Sc
I'M was placed, and il may not be entire
undressing to show what use he made oil
Fortunately for Selxirk he had been educated
ertbe manner Of Plato, Of Aristo'leS and o.
=, Of the Greek schools. and thus was ur
BED to ADOPT the most expeditions system
Education, if he needed any at all, for the be
e6ts Of whatever animals he might meet W
on the Island.
: According to the history the first he.
Nos goat, which you know is very sai
sous animal; the .organsof destriietiueness'
msntivensss, and frmness, are powerfully
veloped on his cEanium, and these are the
yans best adapted to conversation and the
SaI habits. The next animal he met "
v,s,be monkey which, if possible excels
tomer in many qualities, especially in cum
wnbthese social animals .SelkTk though
NAV have known little Or nothing about
admirable science Of Phrenology, but III
dacul,v in establishing a system Of com
ocation. He would,talze them on the sea 81
and BY making characters IN the sand
small stick, he,would soon teach them to
tinuuish characters as well as things
each other; not by first making letters
BY writing the whole WORD such as nat
dog goat, monkey, and after repeating
over and over again the animal would
The sound and adapt his voicesothe sound
word. Thus in short time those ANNA
CURED knowledge Of things which our !
are years attainmg BY means Of the Ole
tenn OF education adopted in the Greek SCI
Now, sir, I hesitate not to say that II me ne
oppose a system so substantial by such
mony as tins that can prove itself SO .
. sa to society, they ate pafed nP-with
end envious of the reputation which the
i der and prcmulgators Of the 'Productv
, TEN" have acquired. | would as sooa
4 sing psalms to a. dead horse as after
E each such meh any thing. They wlli
Esye even what they see and mreh les
p they hear, giving sanction to the sent
\. Of the poet.
"Convince man against his wall
y He's in the same opinion STILL
q Before concluding I would say tn
r. part Ofthe system torIned ~Frog Surg
10 Ofmodern invention, but does not def
y The least from the beauties Of the orig
% deed hope 1t win nos be confined
o. frog, but that It viii be applied 70 o.
Hs nals, for possibly here might be ex '
"a taFsmaa for all the diseases Of the
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