Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-01-03
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The last D.sfio School Journal con,sins a very
gratifying s,siernog of the encouraging progress o
the cdor started hy Mr. Dlavau and aided hy 9th
O. enl phlcned philanhrouis,s to distribute DR. Sc.
wallis essay on The Pathology Of Drunkenness
accompanied By has celebrated and admirable
I drawings OF the human stomach The deep and
id1rablt imprcssiof prodaccd on The minds Of oil
who eramru~ thee drawings--and especially on
the minds oftbe Toung-musi I've Of the mos, per
suasive and eog,s nature Indeed, when those
drawings arc dbl, understood, after n proper OK.
plana,icn OF the iaas disclosed by them, we be.
icvc they Will everywhere be found to be the most
efficient disspasivs, from the use OF intoxicating
drinks, ha, can bccmplcycd; and we sincerely
hope the good work Of distributing them may be
vigorously specdrd throughout, the Length and
breadth of the land
We copy the Statmeni referred to- Alb Gnz.
/ From ie Is6,oi School Journal.
In our November number we inserted the cor
, rospondence beiwern Mr. Deavan and the Hon.
Samuel Young Superintendent ofcommon schools,
relative 10 supplying every school district in the
state with DR. Sewaifs Essay on the Pathology OF
/ drunkenness with a series OF colorcd drawings Of
the Human Stomach, as affected by the use Of in.
ioxcaing drinks from n state of health 10 death by
delirum treueRs We are happy 10 learn that
this important work before the COO 900 children in
our common schools meets with general approba.
ton; already benevolent individuals have under
taken the supply ofal the district schools in the
counties Of Albany Fulton, Thompkns, Putnam,
Wcschtstcr. nutchCss and Columbia and the set
Of colossal drawings TO Union, Yale, Cambridge,
Columbia and Princeton Colleges; as also 10 the
University Of Kew York and many other semi
narics oflearDng, TO be hung up in their respec-
tive halls exhibiting at one view, IN the language
Of Chancellor Frclnghuyscn of the University of
| New York, flhe results of drinking in all its
| stages We earn from these maps Of the som-
ach that the Measurable excitement. the mirth, and
the revelry aie not the whole that the spirit the
wine cup bcsbws upon their voarics; while APP
pearances so fair, there is a cankcr surely
working all around the scat Of life" We hope
Mr. Dolavan will not relax his efforts until he
succeeds in placing this valuable volume in every
district school ia this and other states and the co.
lossa set in all our higher seminaries of learning;
and we trust that kind and bcnevolcn, individuals
will be found in each county 10 second him in this
undertaking
This is mos capital movement l. G. introduce
ing temperance culture into common schools, and
allowing correct sentiment on this subject 10
grow up with The a b abs of education. The
public mind is fact waking upto the importance of
coupling the practically useful with the (unda,
meniais of educa,ion that while the young mind
is insensibly acquiring the fundamentals ofscience,
it mey a, the same time acquire substantial practl-
cal knowledge. We hope the time is not distant
"nen the prtmer prt..o'pies ana.only ana phys
ioIogy will be taught as an indispensable branch
ofcommon school education. What world of
benefit would result from such a course.