Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1842-06-10

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or excel but to tread in their pathway ano
initiate their doings, unite the force Of hao't-
become fixed and inviolable, and study second
nature, Il will not be necessary to more par
ticularlv expIain; truly it is said man is q
creature of habit, and is moulded to do good or
evil according as he is subjected to the infiu-
ences of the one OF the other power.
Nor is mental care and prudence to be alone
attended too, by parents, in bringing up their
offspring ;-the diet Of youth has wonderful
effect upon the mental and corporeai constitn-
ton. If the appetite IS not regulated, and the
cravings Of hunger appeased by suitable no"f-
ishment, at this, nature may have done her gen,
tie part, i. e. may have given it we'll formed
body and mind, it is, Notwithstanding, liable
to beome victim to its grovelling propensi-
ties--to have its nature distorted, By enrchlng
and stimulating the blood and the carnal, in
stead of the intellectual principle, will assume
the prepondeTance! more especially 1t the an-
imal portion Of the brain is most conspicuous
ly developed. The practice of allowing chill
dren the use Of spices and condiments, IS high
ly injurious, and we hold that mother and faith
er guilty of rebellion to the great law OF ma
tu.e, and OF consequence to the whole human
family, who will suffer their CHILDREN TO IN
dulge, unrestrainedly, in these things; 1t is IN
our country and climate, like applying torch
to highly inflamable matter that will spread IT,
self into an unexiinguishable fire! 10 show
that nature loves moderation and simplicity,
we will cite some example: Pulse and legn-
minons food, was chiefly the diet of our fore
fathers, prior to the flood, SO says the historl-
an, and the Romans We're called Pulifagi.
from the fac; of their subssine, for period
of six hundred years, on that diet. Many 9th
er nations, as the Japanses, Chinese, and the
Africans, in sundry regions, subsist chiefly on
rice and fruiis-they live long and heathfuly.
The force Of habit is seen in the diet OF many
nrtons, for instance: the Frenchman can eat
frogs, toad-stools, and snais! Jew is fond OF
locusts and grass-hoppers ; aud cannlbals can
| eat mans flesh showing the ultimate relation
ship Of man with every thing-the power oil
habit, and the feasibility of changing his APP
petite--his desires. and his aspirations! Hap
py will be that man, who eats for hunger, and
drinks for thirst--that live according to nature
| and reason, and not by example. Oh! if man
kind would only heed kind nature!
An able ancient writer, once said: "the
more simple the diet is, the better the chyle;
for a variety of meat ard drinks doth beget va.
rious and divers spirits, which have a conflict
| amongst themselves" II is said by the histr-
ographer, that the Caridians, peculiarly tenn
pera,e people, are free from an infinite number
Of diseases which, afflict other nations, and are
SO vigorous in the extremity Of age. that when
one hundred years old, they propagate their
species, and are without grey hairs. One
Drawn, an Irishman by birth, but who lived
beggar, subsisted, it is affirmed, prnc'plly up.
on ale; and had the following tribute paid to
his memory, which was placed Oh his tomb.
stone
"Here Drawn, the common beggar lies,
Who counted, by his tale,
Some six score winters and above,
Such virtue there's in ale.
Ale was his meat, his drink and cloth.
s- Ale did his death reprieve, ~-~s@se.
And could he still have drank his ale,
He had been still alive"
We Introduce The ADORE to shoU that man, tuke
him uhere you vil, IN any age, country or con-
Hpe, ace hare seen, by a simple diet, and he can
change has nature at aviN! and upon these facts,
it as self.euident, Mat comparative happiness as
,citin his reach, (Which he may obtain by listen
ing to lie gentle coua,sels If Dame Nature, and
following after the isM Of her ruth
"Alas! the endowment Of immortal power,
Is HudtCHcu Will CuStoui tiIiic &C.
Sweet is the lore which nature brings
Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beautious forms of things;
We murder to dissect.
WORDSWORTH.
But TO return. The mode Of educating the
young idea in former times, was entirely dis
similar to the present, as we have some ground
to infer from our text: II was "weary, stale,
fiat and unproftab!e.'' There has been sys-
tel, introduced more adapted to natures re-
quirements-more congenial with The action
Of the brain--more fascinatng--lnore insihu-
ating--yet more simple! The various altrac-
tons of natures store-house, are being associ-
ated with A, B, G !! things that draw the at
tention, the curiosity, aud inspection of the
eye, the ear, &c., linked with the letters which
spell them, viz: A stands for apple, the mind
therefore, is not unduly tasked; it is accom-
pished through the medium of the external
senses--the instinctiue attributes, if may SO
term them; there must sympathy and recip-
rocaton, to induce the pupil to listen patient
ly, to what appears TO him, non-essen,ial;
therefore it is, that child will acquire knowl-
edge sooner, frsna its fellows, than it will from
an adult! it appears uncongenial with him, to
assimulate his dawning faculties with those
of maturity, and consequently his perception
is not awakened up. ''rhere is time for all
things" and time when boy will be more
apt to see his faults end correct them from the
force Of example in has playmates true, the par
epts can open the windows of reason, and the
light will enter therein, but they cannot always
expend their time in that way. The admira-
BILE style of teaching in the present day, is be-
ginning to work wonders! Children are be-
coming to lose their unwillingness, and no
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