Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-07-08

aon oi the physical laws OF inertia, and gravity
Having seen salt dissolve in water, and sugar
III conee, aae esSanaies burning, he has learned
some facts OF chemistry. Having observed the
conduct OF domestic animals, and of persons
around him, he has begun>a knowledge Of nbvs;.
ology, and the science Of mind. And lastly he
has become q mathematician, when he can bv
counting judge of the fairness of the division Of
his plumbs-nuts, and marbles, with his little
brother, and professor of geometry when he dis.
putes the equal division with the same friend. of
their pound cake. Thus within two wears of his
birth, a child of common sense, has made prooress
IN all the leading departments of human science.
and besides this he has learned to name all the OBJ.
jects around him, and to express feelings by the
arbitrary sounds of language. a -I
1t is q fact deserving to be strongly marked, and
deeply felt by parents that the education which
children receive before they 60 to school, and
while they breathe only the air Of the nurse.
ry, is more thorough than one parent in hun
dred has ever q thought of He. has laid up
thoughts and acquired habits of feeding, which in
spite of all subsequent drilling will exert a con-
trolling influence, more or less powerful, over his
after life, and, this in most instances without any
pains taken by his unthinking parents to fill his
mind with thoughts of right and wrong, to i'm
press upon ii the worth and weight of truth, and
thus to lay solid foundation for life of virtue,
happiness, and usefulness.
Ihe early education Of children is thorough,
and generally thoroughly bad, owing to the neglect
OF parents. While the parent is idle, letting the
mind Of his child take of itself, tho child is
filling his mind, or rather letting it be filled, with
all kinds Of trash, bad, worse, and worst. The
motion caught by his eye-the words that fall
upon his ear-and the passion exhibited by those
around him, become lessons readily learned, and
their influence, often as lasting as eternity
Does any parent doubt the truth of this position,
II he has son just beginning to talk, let that son
associate freely with profqne swearer, and if he
does not learn to swear, there is no truth in ma
ture.
A child left untaught at this tender ago, is al
most certain, on account of the overwhelming mass
OF evil permitted to bear upon his unsuspecting,
and graspiDg mind, to choose the evil and forsake
the good. The kind of instruction most necessa-
~ Is that which tends most to impress upon his
mind the true value of truth, truth in word, and
ruth in action. this will lead hir, to knowledge
Sh5 ,S and to Se his sSw
want Of knowledge given early, has led thou
lands to the gallows.
A second item in the child's lesson should be,
TO all proper authorities, and the GO
Of his passions, and the next, the worth
'f industry, and the necessity of being useful.
child early taught to reverence the truth, tol
control his passions, and to be Industrious. enters
upon the active scenes Of life. with the most
ain aids to happiness, to usefulness, and to emf
nence. To encourage industry let tho child have
avery day business, and to teach him its import
ance, show him how much you value his daily la
bors. If we have ever felt the value of industry,
we shall certainly feel it now, for it is the only
weapon with which we can successfully contend
with the iron name of "hard times" This homo
tim does mt cost rnonev cOnseouentlv the
'hard times'' does not prevent it, and you may
10 fully assured, that its value is beyond that of
,oid, in preparing the child for his future school
abors, and more advanced academical studies, as
we'll as for emincnce in either private or public
life. - -.
A fact is related by gentleman who was
himself the subject of it, that when mere boy
he went 10 ride with his father, on horseback.-I
During the ride he fell several times, and not with
out danger; and every time he fell, his father Cried
out stake care of your money Tom"-before he
enqulred whether his bones we're brokon, or he
otherwise injured. This gave me 'said the gen.
tleman" such an abiding impression of the supe-
rlority of money over every earthly thing, that
determined to be rich, acted upon the thought.
went industriousIy at the object, and am rich.
: A moro tender and delightful anecdote, illus
traling the same point, is stated by Sir Benjamin
West. kiss from my mother, said he, made
me painter. The occasion was this: West when
a child, had drawn rude sketch of picture of
his brother sleeping in cradle, which his mother
with some difficulty got sight of, for he had
drawn it whom alone, and endeavoured to conceal
It, The mother was 80 struck by the truthful
result Of this childish effort that she clasped him
in her arms and tenderly kissed him. That ex-
preston OF natural motherly delight, fixed his
destiny for life, and placed him higher, than any
rfIa Al -
fame. EYpEpiENcE
rne gay young Wife and the serions Husband.
ms morning, at five O'clock, set out on the
way to Carlsfors, TO fetch Ebba. The weather
was as flne as could wish, and at six o'clock
louno Enoa at the appointed place, ready dressed,
lull OF enthusiasm, and impatentIy awaiting me.
with the exception Of the domestcs, nobody was
up but she, and SO we set out. At first she leap
cd, and talked, and laughed. and sang. rejoicing
in her life, like bird; but no sooner had we
reached large beautiful, and thick wood. which
hes about midway between Carlsfors and Rosen.
vlk, than she became suddenly quiet. 1t was,
u iact' a situation calculated to excite pleasant
ana serious thoughts at the time. It was perfect.
z s.ilL Large dew drops hung on the leaves of
,ne trees; while the golden rays of the sun,
breaking through the wood, producing, amid tho