Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-10-30
FOR THE TIMES,

Promiscuous Questions and Answers. pro.
posed and answered by the members of
the Puilington Male Seminary.
Q. have heard so much said resnectinr
schools that | am extremely anxious to know
more; can you give me some account OF them?
A. In the first place will give you a slight
sketch Of the Ancient Schools, and then institute
a comparison between them, and those of the
present time. The O'Conneletic School was
the first that descended from the Mesians, and
received its name from its founder, the great
o 'Connel, Miesian orator, highly distinguish
ed for his moderation and love Of order. His
mode OF instruction was colentestica he taught;
that unless a certain amount of tithes were
collected for the love of the Virgin Mary, re-
peal was not comalible. The O'ConnelIetic
School was soon divided into three branches
known as the Major O'Connelelic, the Minor
IO'Conneletic and the Pure O'Connelec.
OGorman O'Brady was the founder OF the
first which was distinguished for its punctual at.
tendance at all wakes fairs and patterns; one Of
theirprominent rules was that the disciples should
live entirely on potatoes ard buttermilk, when
they could get nothing better, and on no account
were they 10 mix water OF aqua with their farni.
sheen. Fire, they believed 10 be the great prin.
.
those souls were the best and happest which had
the least mixture in them, and approached near.
est the primary fire. Consequently this branch
was not Of long duration.
! Patrick O'DooIey mot St. Pdtrick) was the
founder Of the Minor O'Connelle,ic Branch
| These disciples differed from the first or Major
O'Conneletc branch, in mixing in even quaint.
ties their potcheen and water; they were extreme.
. ~ md If enhtla
have never lose and you never will lose what
you have you have never lost your impudence,
therefore mpudence you have.
The Pure O'ConneIec Branch was estab
Iished by Phim O'Maubew. This sect dis
carded oil speculation and science and insisted
on the most rigid selLdenial. The least mixture
oil the spirit in the pure element, amounting to
an exclusion Of the offender. league Oregan
was the most distinguished Of this sect. He was
very eccentric; having heard Paddy Black on
certain occasion define man as an animal that
could scratch himself all over, he obtained
Monkey, and taking it into the Academy, ex
claimed, "Behold Paddy Rlacks man.
Having said thus much Of Ancient Schools,
will now endeavor 10 show the difference which
exists in modern education and the system pur.
sued by the anclentS-more particularly the edu.
cation Of Females
We read in the works Of Hudibfas, Jane
Shore, and other ancient writers, as far back AS
the seventeenth century of the barbarous notions
then entertained respecting female instruction.
Hudl5ras and others affirm most positively that
young ladies were instructed in reading their own
language, writing it correctly and grammacaIly
and with due attention 10 orthography, before
they were taught Latin Greek. French. and ltal
ian, and likewise that it was considered necessa
ry Tor young lady TO know something Of multi
plcatlon before diving into Algebra But we
should be thankful that we live in times when the
glorious spectacle is presented to US daily OF
young ladies' from five 10 nine years OF age who
may be considered perfect in Gunnery and Fot
fcatlon. Geometry, Trgonomerry and Comic Sec
tons, DAZZLING, Fractions and DecimaIs, the
Cube root and Perspection, the use Of the Globes.
Mapping and Astronomy, with Greek verbs and
Latin cases, French and Germon genders, in
drawing in India ink, Septa, Painting in oil and
water coIors and etching, in drumming on the
Piano, Guitar, and the Key BugIe, and many Of
them able Botanisls and far advanced in Chem
istry. 1t would be easy TO continue the compar
ison, but let this suffice.
Q. You referred us TO the history Of Gil Bias
as being the most ancient-in the last chapter
ma an account Of MS death and burial; was that
written by himself?
A. calculate not.
Q. Why is hungry person generally in bad
humor?
A. Either for want Of sense to appreciate the
blessings of good appetite, or because he can't
get anything to eat.
Q. What is wind?
A. Wind appears to us in different lorms:-
Sometimes as lille pufs, such as "Promscuous
Questions and Answers" &c. &c and at Ger.
tain seasons Or sessions of the year, in the form
Of long examinations with poeticaI and senti |.
mental speeches by learned NJ. DIS. These
are looked upon as d big blew.
9. What part OF the human form is most
wonderfully constructed!
A. We find advocates for several and different
parts as being the most wonderfu-but think
the foot claims that distinction, as it will be found
that ninety nine hundred and ninety,nine feet out
of every thousand have each four smaller toes
and one considerable larger. But should this be
disputed by any member OF the physiological
class in the female department, as have under .
stood it would be. feel prepared to sustain my
position. Yours truly, J. F. Jun. /
Puiington, 9th Oct. 1911.
BANK Failures -We find in Syvester's Re.
porter a list Of Banks which have failed in two
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