Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1846-07-18

hundred miles, and mako her acqualui.
anco. Tary and observe all her move.
ments. Contemplate her in oil her do.
nestle relations, opd you will DO forever
cured Of any desire TO raise your daugh-
Ter in idleness. Observation-Disclosures is
likely to be The ruin Of macy children IN
the South. This need not be: fparenls
live 10 town let them keep their sons at
the times specified at work in the garden,
cutting wood, and doing other things that
may be useful. If adaughter, every mo
Their can find an abundance Unemployment.
We now pass to another period Of the
child's life--from 10 20 IS years Of age.
The same course Of discipline and cul-
ture already commenced, must now be
kept up and with increasing diligence.
The child is now in widersp Of life
and will reduire instruction, correction
and admoniton Of corresponding char
acter. The parent must now decide on
the extent OF the education that shall be
given. The advice of friends, and espe-
cally OF those who have had charge of its
education, may be consulted with profit.
The decision, however, should be empha
tically made by the parent. The child's
capacity and the parents means must ne
cessarly have much to do with this ques-
ton. Do you design to give the child
a thorough educaton9 The languages
should be commenced at once, and should
mainly engrcss he attention Of four years.
If limited education be decided on, the
languages sboad not be studied. A smat-
terlng course of instruction should be
avoided. man may be extensively
learned, and the powers Of his mind well
trained, and understand one language only.
The science and arts develope and unfold
the mind, and, if skillully managed, will
so discipline it for close examination and
thought that severe study and complete
intellectual investigation may be carried
on by those who have not the advantage
of an acquaintance with the languages.
They may be regarded as indispensable
so lar as scholastic attainments are con-
ser RI I'd ( Inn 10 net Indispensable IN order
| 10 greatness in any OF the professions
Suffer not your child, then, to enter on
The studies Of this age without determin-
ing in relation TO the extent you will car
ny him. During this period, mornings
and evenings should be spent chiefly in
study. At this age, children will play as
much at school as they require for exer-
else and recrealon; and should, at home,
be kept at work or study. Suffer them
net to be idle. If their mornings and Sat
urdays are now wrongly employed, it will
be certain to keep them from advancing
in their studies
will now speak Of the two sexas, sep
aralely. The boy will now want his gun,
hounds, "a horse, ard company gathered
for chase on Saturdays. Farewell to
the prospects of education if this is al
lowed. Keep him on Saturday between
the plow handles or picking cotton, or at
some other work, and he will return TO his
studies with his intellectual appetite whet-
ted up for a weeks study. But il he
spends Saturday riding over the woods,
blowing his horn, listening to the music
of odd Ranger and the slow, trailing
yelp of'Venus,' he will on Monday morn
ing return to his books with his mind out
Of all fitness for study. Hounds and schoI-
ars seldom grow on the same premises.
We doubt whether any parent ever sue
ceeded in educating thoroughly sou who
Kept or suffered him to keep pack OF
hounds. The people Of this country will
ind it necessary give up their hounds
{ they would educate their sons.--I speak
1t is not from prejudice
'nly, SO far as prejudice has been created
~ observing the blightng and the ruin
JUS effects OF his indulgence upon some
# the most promising youth in the land.
The remedy for all pernicous pleasures
nd amusements during vacations and Sat
rdays is work. There can be no substitute
lvented possessing habits preserving and
alutary influence. know that every
aren't will here have conflict with his
ceilings. The boys weakness will plead
n excuse: his confinement at school will
lead: his neighbors' sons will plead:
ublic sentiment, the usages Of the neigh
orhood, may probably be against MIN.
let him resist from principle;--let it De
heightened principle, and then he will
arry out unbendingIy his purposes. Here,
charge you by the love you bear your
ms, il you admit the sentiments give,
put them into practice.
Is it daughter? There are many
lngers around her.--I will not stay to
ortray them--the remedy is the same.
eep her knitting, sowing, and studying
'ornings and evenings, or al other domes-
c duties. Towards the close of this PEI
cd Of life the rod can no longer be used
nder any circumstances with proprety
hat which cannot now Be corrected BY
her reproo(s and persuasion, must con-
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