Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-04-23
EDUCATION OF YOUNG FARMERS.

EDUCATION OF YOUNG FARMERS.
Agriculture is not only the most necessa-
ry, il is also one Of the most elevated pur-
suits of man.
To be successful farmer requires intel
ligence, and the father who desires his sons
aud daughters to succeed in that path Of
life. should qualify them by sound and
Ijudlcious education. The prevalent idea
.ha, knowledge of reading, writing and
arithmetic is all tha, is required for the cul-
ture Of the soil, is great error. The rudi-
menls of far more extended knowledge,
especially Of all the departments Of natursl
philosophy, aud Of all the laws by which
God governs the ply sical world, is to the
young farmer vastly more important than
to one engaged in any of the learned pro-
fessions.
The age in which we live is remarkable
for its discoveries and inventions. But all
these wonderful con,rvances are the mere
adaptations of natural powers to the uses
and wants Of man. Man can create no pow
er, or law Of nature; but his ingenuity snd
invention can apply existing known laws to
economical and useful purposes. II was
know ledge of the expansive force Of steam
which led To the invention of the steam en-
CINE, Of the chemical force Of certain ele-
men's to the invention of gnnpowder, the
tendency of electricity TO follow metallic
wire to The invention of the electric tele-
graph-and so on of every other invention
that has benefited the world. Now, in al
mos, every instance a knowledge of The
power or law preceded invention. The
more perfectly the farmer understands the
natural laws which favor and invg gorate his
crops and his herds, the more successful ia
he in his pursuits.
Man is made for happiness. Wealth is
but the means Of living, not the end. The
man who tolls through life to leave a lich
inheritance to his children, more frequently
provides for their ruin than their welfare
The young man who nher,s fortune too
often yields hmself,o pleasures which tend
to poison his life and destroy every useful
or estimable quality. The young should be
taught that the sweetest pleasure is The dis
charge Of duty to God, to man, and to him
self Thus educated, he is prepared to
en,er into society, and TO bear his part in the
great business of making the world the bet
Ter for his existence. Riches beget taste
for luxury disqualfies for business and
leads to idleness; id,enesss to immortality,
crime and finally ruin. Yet would not
inveigh against the pursuit Of wealth, with
righ, objects in view. The advice Of Burns
to his young friend ] would impress upon
the heart and mind Of every young man:
s'To catch dame Fortunes golden smile,
Assduous wait upon her;
And gather gear by every vile
That's justified by honor.
Not for to hide it in hedge,
Or for train attendant,
But for the glorious privilege
Of being independent.
proper education qualities the farmer To
produce greater results with less expense
and labor. 1t improves his taste, and opens
to him higher and purer sources of enjoy
ment. II gives to him relish for The beau-
tiful, which he seeks to secure by the ud-
cious establishment Of his premises, by
nea,ness and order upon his farm and in his
buildings. Ii enables him be,ter to under
stand the laws of health, and accommodate
himself TO them.
To such man industry is blessing, and
he recognizes in the fiat Of Jehovah, "in The
!
the beneficence of kind father 1t not only
provides for his body the things necessary
for its comfort, but II acts directly upon his
heart, making him better citizen, better
father and better man.
Without industry, without knowledge.
wha, would the human race be? What
would the world be Man would be a
savage, the world wilderness. Industry
without knowledge is but the toll Of the
slave. Bv their union nations are enlight-
ened, and the great social fabric of civilized
man is constructed.
Farmers, mechanics and laboring men,
The we'll beng Of society, the progress Of
the world, and The happiness and welfare
Of your own offspring, by giving them
sound and practical education. To preserve
their morals and hahiIuate them 1" industry,
educate them at home, where the sof. and
revered restraints of the domestic circle will
always have an influence over them.
BENEvoLENcE There cannot be more
glorious object in creation than a human
being repe,e with benevnlence, med,,ating
in what manner he may render himself most
acceptable TO his Creator, by doing most
good TO his creatures.
| MENTAL CULTIvATIoN.--'rhe mind has
a certain regelaIive power, which cannot be
wholly idle. If it is not laid out and cul,i-
va,ed into beautiful garden, it will itself
shoot up in weeds or flowers of a wild
growth.
Pnl -
cushion-,here may be nothing solid in it,
but i, eases joIts wonderfully.
Did ynu ever know a Bishon or Doctor