Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1848-11-16

Let the Carpenters apprentice take Jones'
Conversations on Natural Philosophy; snd
while he shoves the plane one day, he may
learn the nantes and definitions of the yea.
eral properties Of matter. In the success.
sive chapters Of this small manual, as he
goes to his work, let him take up the me.
chanical powers, and the laws Of motion
with their application TO machinery and 10
the planetary system, and he will soon be
a scientific mechanic. A few weeks more
will suffice TO take him through Pheumat.
les, Hydrostatics and Optics, and he is able
to dispute with philosophers.
In the same way each of these NAV be.
come acquainted with each of the sciences
named. and all Of them with every other
branch Of learning-and what may be done
by these, may be done by any other and
every other master and apprentice in eve.
ry branch of business. | do not say tina,
they will then know as much as the mas.
tiers and professors of these several scion.
ces, but they will know something worth
baving;-they will discipline their minds in
the process of acquisitions, and make ex.
perlments and discoveries often in their
respective occupations. A knowledge of
about eight or nine minerals will soon ena-
Die an inqulsitive mind 10 learn all the com
bina,ions in the science of mineralogy--|
Geology is acquired with the same ease;
and comprehensive geographic survey of
earths surface is the work of but a glance
of the eye. The nations in their respec-
tive ranks are soon marshaled in order and
assigned to their relative locations; their
manners, habits and character, arising 10
great extent from climate, soil and natural
relations, are educed from those relations,
with almost strict accuracy, without per.
sonal observation. Political government,
statistical details, and more minute facts,
are successfully ad ded to the enumeration,
and the common day laborer becomes
geographer.
Elihu Burritt carried his Greek grammer
in his hat when blacksmilh's apprentice.
He now and then stole glance at its con-
tents before the iron was hot, and while he
swung the sledge with his sinewy arms, he
revolved the idea in his mind until il was
welded upon his memory like steel upon
steel. Any blacksmilhs boy may do the
same until he learns Greek and like Bur-
rift, fifty languages besides. Whatever
may be done by blacksmith in this way,
can be done also by shoemaker, a saddler
a jeweer, a button-makcr, WAGNER on
the road, day labo7er, or any other man
of common sense in any avocation of life
The separation of literary and scientific
pursuits from manual labor is unnatural
and the popular sentiment that has sane.
toned it is fraught with the greatest evils
TO intellectual advancement. The mind is
as free TO act on any subject Of science in
blacksmith, as in closeted student. If
not as advantageouSly placed for abstract,
investigations, it is under greater facilities
for vigorous effort. Physical health con-
duces greatly, if it be not necessary, to en-
ergy and efficiency in mental action. The
g meus sana in corpore sano" can be expect.
ed only where regular labor, daily labor,
secures the corpus sanum by the sys,emat-
ic use Of natures sanative, hard work.
The physical ills that flesh is heir TO, can
be prevented only by this appliance against
mans universal disposition TO laziness.
So far then from the doctrine that labor
units man for study, the union of labor
and study is natural and those only should
be classed among the ignorant who are
not obliged 10 work. do not mean TO say
that there may not be literary men by pro-
fession, who are under no necessity of de.
voting themselves 10 manual labor, whose
attention TO the duties Of several learned
professions creates sort Of necessity that
they should be closeted students. Yet,
while certain professions may demand this
exclusive devotion Of time and talent,
say, the laborer possesses for vigorous
mental action, and he should be a student
as well as a workman in his trade of art.
Called by business into the shop of an
engraver in New York, found the artist
with his apprentices earnestly occupied
} each at his plate, while one in the centre
was reading aloud from useful book. He
told me this was his daily practice, and he
! found it beneficial in all respects. The
5 practice of many mechanic arts will admit
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