Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-11-29
Cultivate the Organs.

Without their appropriate .tmuianls, the
organ, ate OF, uud,,olop,d capaciuc,, and d..
p.., uo important results. What is true Of
one b, true ofa all. Al our organ, are as sus.
cgpub,r ct bging enriched or developed by
their appropriate ,umulant,. a.. drcca.c by
poi,oa. TIN, lac, D, most encouraging. It
show, i.at wy ucrd not Ic drspondcu, as tn
,l, dr,c'orm.u, AMI improvement of the
human race when proper course b, adopted.
Wherever MAN east, ,h,clcmcu,s ofhumlni.
Is arc aiI prr-Dui-ibc Dnioe image has lo,,
none Ut 10, parts, llmay De- very imperfect
a1l degraded humanity. but No faculty Is en-
tuly lost, Cultivation alone is needed for
%, perfection. AssurcIy a. pol,on, drrolcpc
drcca,,, do, knowledge dcyclopc intellect.
aud a. surely a, pure ar and ,irouu, clcr-
c,,' vail prevent is development, will pure
moral atmosphere iu society. and the nculca.
ton OF noble principles, ,upprr,, ,el6,hnc,s
anil crime.
With tins view ihc Importance OF m.nia'
and physical training become, more impress
Nc-,f al our cerebral organs are susceptible
OF great incIcl,o ct power by proper cul,,a.
,ion, and II every highly cultivated organ
generally o'crulcs 10, unculuNated antagonist
and take, the lead ia thr character, how solemn
the responsibility which rests upon the lead.
crs OF society, vino determine the education
and moral influence, under which society
shall be reared
II D. obvious that national character must
be the offspring OF the constitution ofsocicty,
aud whatever social arrangements NAV be
adopted, human character will rise or sink tu
the level orthc social plan. Asrlf,hsys,em of
society mus, degrade, aud a system based up.
on the laws Of our higher powers must enoble
men. Ii is vain TO hope that individual virtue
will overcome the defects Of education, and
will resist tle whole atmosphere OF society.
\ ia'orably constructed brain Is not alone sui.
heient for virtue and happiness. We have
at TIN, time a sufficient number OF COED heads
torenJer society far better than it is. fthcir
organic tendencies were acted out: and Il We
should examine the inmates OF our State Pris.
ons, We would fne that 1t was not generally
the defective cerebral developments which
caused their crimes BIT the attendance Of
their organs have bccn INSTRUCTED, they have
moved Ia an impure moral atmosphere, uniOr
iunate circumstance have surrounded them,
or improper influences have been brought la
bear upon them.
Every faculty of man modifes the condition
or character Of other faculties, and every or
gan tends to modify the form Of development,
Of other organs. Each organ checks its an.
tgoris, hinders their style Of development.
The higher moral elements Of character 80
control our inferior passions as To render them
respectable aud even dignihed in their display.
The indignation oflhe generous and highmind-
ed nature guided BY disintercs,ed love ofrigh,,
by perfect self.con,rol and frmness, derives
an elevation and majesty from the higher fac
ul,ies with which il is associated, which en-
tirely removes the odious features OF bru-
tish passion. How importan, then, tina, our
moral powers be 30 cultivated, that enligh,en-
ed byawell trained elect, they may be able
properly to govern the whole man.