Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-04-25
EARLY HABITS OF INDUSTRY.


vcr.art with them. orc j. naturally led to re-
rcc, uTon their future prospects and destiny
and M one can better determine than by the
habits they are row forming. There Is no
truth more clearly confirmed Nv the universal
experience or man. than that habits, whatever
thew u,v be-. when once fNcI sr- very Diff
cal, IN cndcarc.-so difficult, indeed, lha,
rro,, rcrsors arc disposed to pronounce It
practically impossible. ltisrouatcr wheih'
or ,hrsc habits are good or had, or by what
mr1us acquired, when once formed, thew
cling ~ character with q tcuacity 80 vital,
tia, IN cN,ir7a,c them seems like di'loca'inr
tho ,rr, elements Of individual b,.rr.
The time In which most II our habits arc
established, is during the period Of extreme
youth. while nature j. yielding, plant, I'm.
prrs,iblc. and susceptible Of being moulded
and directed by the slighics, effort. All will,
therefore. conccdc the necessity Of watching
with unrcmi,,inr yirilcncc. the Developments
II ,ho,, carly qualities and dispositions by
which the complexion ard fortunes Of after
he are determined.
Habits of industry are among the frst that
should receive attention, ss there are Few
more al.importan, than these. lris, hoUcv-
90. quite needless 10 jrIa,- upon their imror-
au,c the oaly question being as 10 the best
m,lhui vt intoxicating them,
How can children be bc', laugh, the PTac.
tlcc and eve Of industry Before answering
ih., question directly, We mus, b. allowed To
say. that children %, indu,'r.ors by law Of
,hcir constitution. They are roccs,arily ac-
tive. when no, ,,lr.p, thcy arc always IN
nation. putting lorlh cN,,,iru- as L by in-
,unct We arr not, then, to create lhc mate.
nal out II which these habit. arc to be- Ghri.
ra,pi We ere uo, only required uo, to re-
prrss a natural ,crj,ury hur, ou TIC other
'4Ua Coo ,rconrar, and tram ll. tree c,huhcr.
7ut growth b., huV i, th., Co hr done p
We answer. briefly, by placing before the
child those natural .umulanis 90 action with
pt,ch Che Crrroas vors, everywhere
abound Cur.osj,y and imitation are perhaps
,hr strongest tendencies ct ,hc Young mind.
Curiosity inspires that uncrasnr flow OF
questions which B., .o common a characteristic
uf ,uisnunc ,yag,. auJ ihc love 81 imitation
excite, to continual ac,on Hence the m.
rortancc Of setting az Industrious example
before them. Most children through the
strength ct the propensity Of imitation, ac-
quirc a language before they are four ycan
uld. learn TO pronounce ,unumoublc words
and afiS To- them distinctive ideas, SIMPLY By
initiating others.
/, has been fllIy demonstrated, when Youth
have been 80 refractory as To rrs.s, all other
modes Of ,rarcncc. ,ha, small lai. NAV b.
excited 90 VOLUNTARY cNcrlious, hy simply tax.
.r, advantage IT their natural iurduess fur
knowledge. once arouse a dr-rc OF accom.
rlt,lrr srm,,htur noble, and 'hc child Will
oyfs with a l,ro.sm which b. Will never
,urrass 100 after .ic. Children arc unuuug
= ,hc pur,w, u an the object, which inter.
,s, them. The elements of natural science,
when properly rufllrj, rrojucc tins elect
'bcy ia their attention. Alnjir enthusiasm,
ADD Il D, nov ouly nccc>sary ,o connect phys
real labor with ,hc acquisition oi knowledge,
and habit. II industry vIll seem Co be pcrma.
neatly established. when q boy or rIrl has
som, darling purpose 20 gain, II order, clos"
observation and industrious cIur ar indis-
pru.ah'c 20 the alia.umer, of this purpose,
they are " course 10 the hs,t condition To
cultivate these FUNDAMENTAL attributes f char
ar,rr We should make II an essential ita-
turr Of our .y.,,m IT instruction, To unite
physical with mental Labor, and to render
them attractive hy giving play To curiosity,
and by ajro,ty converting 90 our purpose
,hr,s perennial springs ut action which con.
uol tie unfolding intellect.
One thing is clear. Children will never
cou,rac, industrious habits So long a. parents
aud teachers are too iudol,u, to dcyiatc from
the beaten pathway Of education now IN prev
alien, use FIogglng issull largely rccocnz-
al as the most potent stimulus which can be
brought To bear upon the young mind and
is - recognized, because it's the easiest, most
summary, lcas, Troublesome, and most rcadl-
Is rcsoricd to in all contingencies, and as
consequence, the mos, congenial To llzincss
on the part OF the nominal instructor. Prop
erly applied, j, may be necessary IN extreme
cases, hut II is seldom the most poien, means,
iu a moral sense It rather brutiGcs than Gle
Yates them
The unnatural mol,s Of study a, present
la use, owe their pcrrc,uity simply to the
hc, that they dispense with any r,ca, amount
Of ,G,rt on the part Of the teacher. lie has
uuly to pass mechanically through Prescrib-
cd routine Of exercises The task Of teach
~. ii rightly executed. is arduous and toll
some, and It can never be expected that yonne
pupils will form industrious habits with eN-
amplcs Of indolerc, before them, and no out
lly Of effort to render the road to knowledge /.
ouracti'c and pleasing.
BUTTER.
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