Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1851-11-06
Trades for Rows.

4 EhuANA AtIC NOSNNSs batSbeRS anu
adaptation Of the boy respecting an oc,
cupaIlon, the next question which should
engage the attention Of the parents. re-
lales t" the value and importance OF the
diff rent trades. AS general thing, We
think I best for boy TO learn some bu
Slness in which he will be abb. from the
csEnings u few Years. and the credit
that t;ithfulneSs, skill and talent will give
to set up for himself. One becomes more
of a man 10 be Lis own master, unless he
can work his way into large manufacto
ry and assume station Of responsibility
and Importance superior to what | is I'M
aided talent and capital could open f,r
him, in u small business by himself.
The first Of all occupations is AGR1>
CULTURE: as from that, man must gain
his bread. Every youth. next to his
scholastic education, should, if possible,
be trained in practical agriculture so as to
be able to work farm with success.
The first of all mechanical trades, with
out question, is that of the BLACKSMITH,
as on it depends all, or neatly all other
trades and occupations for tools to work
with. The farmer, the shipwright. the
carpenter. the mascn n, the shoemaker, the
jeweler. the dentist. the tailor, all, all
must be preceded by the worker in me-
tails. A man could mould rude clay YES.
sells with his hands and bake them with
dry, fallen branches without acknowledge
i, = his indebtedness TO the smith; but
the ,Nery next step taken in manufactures
and civilization calls on the blacksmith,
aud that call is multiplied and elevated
with every future step Of advancement.
Moreover, almost every sober. industri.
Gus blacksmith, does more than to mere.
ly make a good living. Few persons
need much blacksmith work who are not
able to pay. The blacksmith has his
trade all to himself, as everybody cannot
dabble in it, as they can in many other
trades. Finally, it can never run down.
Iron is becoming more in use every year.
and every house. horse, wagon. wheel
barrow, ship. steamboat, locomotive, car,
water-wheel, machine or engine, must
have more or less of the werk of the
blacksmith.
The trade next in Importance is ARcK-
IrEcTURE. Houses and ships will ever
be needed, and as civilization and wealth
advance, architecture will be held in in.
creasing demand and repute, Besides,
building is vigorous, manly, healthy and
remunera,ive business, 1t can never 90
out OF fashion, while the sun or the rain.
the summers heat and the winters cold
continue to beat nponthe earth. nor while
rivers and oceans continue to be traver-
sed. The various trades which produce
clothing, perhaps stands next in mpor.
lance. The labor and skill of the tanner,
the shoemaker, the halter, the manufac.
turets Of wooden, cotton, end linen goods,
buttons, thread, hooks and eyes, pins,
needles. DC. and the tailor, must always
be in demand.
Some Of these trades should be pu'.
sued by those who have more mind than
buddy force; by those who are lame and
otherwise under the necessity of refrain-
my from vigorous toll. There are very
many trades the products ef which min.
lister TO tM. conv"niences and decorations
OF life, and which are dependent for pros,
re'ny upon the fancy and caprice oil
mankind. These are liable to g'eat tluc-
tuatI"ns according TO the current within Of
the hour, exposed constantly To be affect
I'd by fashion. and always seriously de.
ranged at every scarcity Of money.