The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-01-25

~, which 10 the only true method oil
surmounIing difficulties, and wthou,
which genious itself halls 10 the race.
Aud Two hours a day, or only one,
when il is sure, and not TO be iniermiited
IN sny account csnrot fail 10 accomplish
results which will sSlouish him who has
rhus been enabled 10 compass them.
1t is difficult. certainly, TO return
again and again 10 The same lheme-,he
human mind in general, is disposed to
wander and to hunt after new fancies. ,
|, will, if il be allowed TO take the BIZ,
IN its teeth, fri',er away its strength,
attaining little of nothing; and one oflh,
secrets OF success is 10 give i, dsciplin,
IN this respect, that it may wait upon
The judgement; and there is no bette,
method Of so doing than is pointed ou,
Above-certain hours for certain stu
dies.
There is, moreover, a disposition
with most people to endeavour to do toe
much st once-,o overrun as it were,
whole fields of literature and science A.
a single incurson, instead Of advancing
IN compact column towards specified
point. They are thus tempted to loung
IS'lessly among their books; reading
here a little and there little, coquetlng
all around net ligent Of more serious ad
Iresses, and deluding themselves with
he never TO be realized Intention Of
hereafter giving up such desullory hab
is. For The mind has its diss patton,
~ we'll as The body, and our reading
nay easily be made gossip as unproi
table as The idlest intercourse of con
lvlvii lie. Almost every body ha,
I"l' how lhorougly he masters an aulho
when detained by accident IN some re
mote and isolated position, with moth.
ng al hand, perhaps, but single vol
nme, and that probably no, Of the mos
attractive character-how in mere sci
defence against the approaches of enui
~ the rain pallers on the window, h,
reads it again and again, tiIle-page, i'm
print, preface, text and apprehend ad
verlisemen,s, until he not ooly undrr
stands The work itself, but remember
he printer, the publisher, The terms {
he copyright and every other parllcn
ar apper,sning 10 it. The few peopl
about the house may not be Of the con
versible sort, or are OF The kind who's
Ilock of ideas is soon exhsLsled-th,
log as distant dogs are apt to be-
) unsoclal, and does not underslan,
our ways; while the cat is uninterest
ing and uncivilized; and under such ciI
Icumstances, what treasure is The ven
eral Almanac or an,ediILvian Directory
The facts thus collected, however trivia
strike so deep into the memory ,hs
they are rarely forgotten; and there is
lesson in this which might be lurned l.
advantage TO direct our reading. n
matter how extensive The library, lie
lyonr use OK II be as were, slakcd OUT an,
lenclosed; and whom you have closeI
cropped the herbage within your reach
It will be soon enough 10 move on 10
fresh pasture. Otherwise, wide ex
tent OF ground may be skinned over
10 but ltIle profit. 1t is desirable, o
course, 10 keep up with The lighle
literature and the journalism cf lh'
day-'o read tho newspaper is esseu,is
--one might as we'll be oul Of The worIC
aa not 10 know what is going on wllhr
it, and probably there is nothing NOR
awkward than not TO have genera
acquaintance with the current topic
Of the time but The more serious stud,
requires TO be systematic, aud 10 b.
prosecuted with concentrated sltentio
10 have its defined objects and il
liked hours, that we may not play IN
lrusnt from our own school, unde
lall SORTS OF Dreiences and eYiasinns.