Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-03-21
From the New yorh Tribune.
"Gg forth into The Fields I"

'Ca forth into The Fiedsw
II We offended number, months ago
/ ny bluntly irIliag our young meuihal Ia,
'nhnv al them air tr, irg Ia 1--we by s-lllng
goods, and that he cure for their CON.
| plant Is 10 hc found in going bona fde t.
work. We are lmpeiled 10 repeat the
/ prn,oc atinp.
i IL IL n sore evil tina, labor, 40 essential
To health, vigor, and virtue, ~ generally
regarded with aversion. Even ihus,
who h"as, that they live by straight for
ward hard work are almost un,lormly
seeking Ia escape from their cnndlion.
| Even the substantial, ihrliy fnrmpr.
whose lite ~ or yht be among the hap
ples', ~ api Ia train hIs darling son for a
pr"essIon or put bl'n into n store. Iir
landnhly wishes to put him forward in the
world, hui he does not think iha, half the
time and expense bestowed ~ MAKING
hifn an average lawyer or doctor would
suffice to make him m emlnrntly iuleI-
lg"nt and scientific inrmpr-a model aud
blessing to the whole country. Wh,
VIII not "nr thrifty farmers think nr this ?
\ The world ~ surtsiieJ with middliny law
yers and dortors-ihr gorge even of
I Iowa rises III the prospect oi new batch
"i eiiher; oi r"irrablr clrrgvmcn there
rs Certainty no lack, as the multitude.
without s"ciei,ps bears witness and W.,
here - ia" nld"si, III. most eSxrniinl. aud
The nnhIrsi II enploymenls, IN which the
lull blaze of science has hardly vet pour.
ed, and which - to-day making more
r'pId guides and aiirrdS more promising
held ior lnIr IIeciual power than any other,
comparatively summed and neglected. -
Oi good, thoroughly educated, ai once
scientific and practical tanners, there i
no where n supsrahundance. Every
where there ~ need 81 This class, 10 ir-
lrodnce new processes aod improve old
ones, 10 nnIuralize and Orlng To per'ec-
lion the plants. grams, fruits, Sc. we still
import from abroad when We might bet
ter produce them al home-tp introduce
proper rotation and divptsiiirniinn of
crops--to prove and teach how To pro-
dnce protilably the most grain Ia the
acre ~ short, 10 make a2ricu!rure The
pleasing, attractive, rnnohling pursuit II
was prnvidrniinlly designed io be. -
] here is no broader field ni u-rtlinrs--
no surer road :" honorable cmiupnc.. -
The Time will curnp hen. oi The men Of
the last generation, Arthur Young viii
be mnIe widely hnnored than NnpuIrun
But while the true farmer should br the
most lhornughly educnipd aud well in
Ia, ,l,
oi our old farmers, e.en. vino will cheer
fully spend ihnu>and dollars ,o qualify /
one son irr n profession, vet grudy- u
hundred each tn educate The three or
inur less favored whu are Ia hr farmers .
There are farmers who cultivate bun.
drrds Of acres aud never hook into ~ book
on agriculture, though they would not
counlenancc u doctor or c'rry,man who
had studied 40 works on Medicine nr
IhpOlngy. What u world of mistakes
and Inconsistencies is displayed all
around us
But we rejoice TO believe the world is
mend'ug in this regard There are
Farmers Yet who prrsls; in crowdng
hr'r sons INTO The already gluiird Pro.
LESSONS or into Trade, but the current Is
urnlng. We know that our best CITY
people are looking for places Tor their
sons with Farmrrs- HE only difficulty
'eing to hnd lit places Ia instruct them
n Agriculture as they shoald be- IN
An old friend who has lived
many yeaIs ~ this ciiv, aud saved some
hing considerable by the way, has IusI
'urchased u farm on Which I" rriue and
'dncate his sans Tor good Farmers
lie ~ ~ easy circumstances, aud deems
his the best profession he eau give them.
nd he IL right. There are hundreds
IeHtly preparing To 90 aud d" likewise
We say, then, once more iO our
oung Men who are yet seeing some
prning for livelihood, 60 loith into
nr fields = Do no, lDgrr about the
Iiics, thinking TINT employment ~
'lr,k nr something like 1t mus, come At
al, lor the prospect - gl"ony. There
tr, and, though the dlsra>e - abating,
Ill long be-, tn" many Young men auibI
Gus tn wear kld glnvps aud chat across
ie counter wnh the ladies'. IL there
ere to-day employmcm ia, twenty
additional Clerks ~ our city,
lerc would ~ two months be- many more
nung oru hct. ~ want of Clerkships
,ao a, pr.rm. The supply Of embryo