The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-06-30
Observation-Disclosures.
-''Order was Heavens first law,
Earth's first blessing -

the Importance of the moral influence resulting froG
habits Of order.
Even children perceive the beauty and advantages
Of care and neainess; and almost nstinctvey acquire
tho practice from the example OF those with whom
they are associated.
Some persons plead, they have no turn for such
things; and therefore they are excusnbe for their neg
lect IIut this is q mistake. The real difficulty nrl-
aes from feeling Of which some nra scarcely cor
scous; and which are frank enough to acknowledge.
Ia il not TO save ourselves little trouble2 lie 1t not
sef-indulgence? To be plains Il not indoenceY
And does not the indulgence Of this feeling cause
moro Of our troubles and difficulties than many are a.
ware of
For instance, If we have unnecessarily neglected
n duty, or have left article out Of place, which
might as well have been returned at the time; u we
have done a thing ndilferently which ought 10 have
been done woll--or if wa have failed to accomplish
an object for want of due exerton What is the
reason Let us be honest, and examine i fairly Is
il not that have given way to the feeling spoken
Of? Aud do we not find that this feeling gains
strength by indulgence but how are we TO get rid
of it / The reply Ia, must contend against II and
show il no quarter; and little by little we will gain
The mastery Early life is the best time to eradicate
it, but it will yield TO proper efforts, at all nges
You ush,-how is this TO be eiiected' The nm
swer is by learning to lore labor. But to do this,
Won must etudy to make every kind Of business
pleasure To great extent this can be done. For
by carefully digestng, and then adopting the most
simple and systematic mode Of performing every du
~ greater precision and success viii DO attained;
and being smplIfed and made easy, the performance
will become a pleasure. For no position is more true
than this Whatever Us feel zoe do weil, IRE take
pleasure in doing; and ia not the converse equally
so? Whatever we feel IL not well done, affords us
no satisfaction. IT, therefore, we learn 10 do every
thing WELL will not tho doing Of everything then be
pleasure9 Does not this correspond with our own
experience?
DiIicullies will frequently occur, but these must
no, dishearten u.s. as nothing valuable be accom-
plished without effort; and for encouragement we
shall always bear in mind that there ~ way OF do
ing everything and if one method fails, we must Try
another.
The principles Of order and Of neatness are so sim
ple and 40 plain that il needs but moderate gRenon
10 understand them; and but reasonable effort to put
them in practice: but that effort mnst be continued
and persevered in, until we succeed. For step by
stem we shall gain on deficiencies; and the con-
sciousness of some progress will encourage further
exertion We should never forget that to become
fitted to train Others it is especially needful we should
first discipline ourselves,
An eminent and successful ngriculiuralisl, when
asked what made good farmer, replied, 10 mind
little things When visit neighbor who il re-
markable for good management We are struck WIN
the peculiar effect and beauty Of his arrangement; Ill
though perhaps at first we can hardly tell why-but
when we come to analyze, discover II Is the re-
put of attention :" little ,hings;" providing places
for things and keeping them in their places
II, when enter a house, we SEQ scraps OF paper,
and pieces OF the read scattered over the oor-
lh0 dress oil The housewife nus pecI tuiOWH hPph
without care, and perhaps soied and torn: if her
children are dsordery, uncombed and uncleahly,
does il not affect us unplcasaniy? and accustomed
90 better management, do we not turn from u WIN
disoust9 Are wo at any loss TO determine that In
toience is the cause of all this? Can doubt chat
If the housewife had properly attended to little things
was an early riser and made the best oil her ume-
that her room, her dress and her children, would
have boen entirely the reverse, and instead oil an OIL
fensve would have presented an inviting appearance!
For what is more becoming than a neatly dressed
woman. or more delightfully."- interesting, than fam
ilv Of clean and orderly children
The mere circumstance Of a small bag being hung
mn in each room and the scraps regularly deposited
there will promote habits OF and tdiness, be-
yond what could have been anticipated. This may
seem small matter, but it is the beginning OF order;
md if strictly followed up, its influence will be felt
throughout the whole family.
But NAV not the same principles be applied else
where? is there nothing to be done on the outside
of the house? Let us examineA-how 10 1t with the
fences and the hedges, and the appearance OF the
dwelling. Are they all snug? Have you supply
of choice fruit trees convenient And OF such grape
vines as will stand the winter, md are they well trim
med2 Have you wood house! Is it we'll supplied with
fuel, and neatly arranged How il il with the gar
den and front yard-and lane-and the barn-yard,
md the barn? Are they in good condition? Have
you scrap bags there? or in other words, have you
suitable places for unsghtly things-for such things
as cause disorder and litter your premises; and serve
as examples of Encouragement and waste TO those
about you? IL you nave not, why Is w hio" ca"
YOU expect them to be careful, when You are care
less 10 be industrious, when you are slohn and to
be saving when you are wasteful If you permit
this state of things. do you not encourage IL and is
not really teaching them the reverse OF what your
interest requires Do you not see 1t If you do,
then rouse up to your duty, and set better example
for the future For do you not remember that when.
ever you have done so, how pleasant has been the
result. Shall the example of wise Providence be
lost upon u.s. and shall we not be improved by what
was intended for instruction as we'll as our bene-
fit? Observe the operations of nature How bean
tirul How admirably adapted to their end the
order--the regularty-the wonderful economy
nothing in vain-nothing wasted-nothing lost
You say you have time to attend to these things;
are Won aware how much Of your time. as well as
your property, will be saved in the end 10 iahor!.
Gus matters we may be industrious, and yet omit
email ones through negligence.
You rise early, of course, but is all your time en-
ployed 10 the best advantage Do you note the
fragments of it that wasted by yourselves, ond by
those around you? You then it is not for want
of time; it is for of properly employing tit il
for want of methods and no one can fill up the full
measure of his usefulness without 1t. You are saw
ing of your money, then why not econom'ze your
time.
VIZ, sLorIJ all eroher that il Is our duty. and