The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-09-16

"s"e Au~t NSt " W. seNN " SNsWNsN
and seminsri-s and ptss-s.orships, ,adAp.
ted and qualified tof sdssucisg and is. |
sen;naIi,,s Agricultural science. Our
pree~nt S.minarisa aud the teaehers Of
uasarnl scienca Ia them. are quite suffi.
Client; and text books. gaide. to cxper.
linen. ard laborn,dsics, are not wsnting
il the codmry. What then u wantinsl
Only pupils. The students IN an our
seminarivs, intent on--not A gricnk6rsl
rur.ui,s, w.. whss are osllsd the learn. ]
ed or liberal professions --rush by the
Asriculsafxl ehair,, y silsna u tn6lssc.
4 - = aaaAsmsal ~ - 60
tions, when no cst viii lis,sh d hss IL.
positions Of what he already has. A
desire 70 communicate TO others, ID nj.
WAYS combined with the passion for the
pursuit Of. knowledge. Why then are
there no pupils !? The faul, again I
pray you--pardon my boidnoss--the
fault is chiefly with the farmers them
selves. A farm, Of course, il necessary
10 him who is to be y farmer. Gener-
ally. cnly farmers sons have or expect
farms. and SO they are the class who
mus, supply the candidates for the pro-
fession Of farming. But the farmers
son. ure generally adverse from scien.
lifc udy. There is n general prtju-
dice that Agriculture is a simple, easy
arr or trade. which car he taken up and
placliced without academic instruction
or sys,e na,ical apprenticeship, and that
,heoretic precepts serve only TO mislend
and bcwilder. On The contrary, Nature
has loft all the human faculties Ia one
sense Incomplete, 10 be perfected by
general education and by training for
special aud distinct pursuits. She hss
left those facilities not less incomplete,
and wi,hou, adaptation, in the farmers'
case than in any other. Her laws nre
general and inaexible. Bru,es only have
perfec, ins,in's. Man can do nothing
and indeed can do nothing at all, but by
the guidance OF cultivated reason. No,
withs'anding admitted differences Of nat
ural capacity, and Of tastes and in0iins.
,ion., it 10 nevertheless practically and
generally true That success. aud even
distinction and eminence, in any yocx.
ton, is proportional TO the measure ol
culture, training, industry, and perse,
velance brought into exercise. So he
will be the best farmer, and even the
best wootlsman or well digger, as be
will be the best lawyer, the greatest he
TO, and The greatest statesman, who shal
have studied most widely and most pro
foundly. and shall have laLored most
carefully and most assi!uousiy.
Their, is another prejudice even more
exposed. The farmers son i, .av' r.
from the farmers calling. He does ne
intend 10 pursue il, and is always look
ing for some gate by Which to escai
from it. The prejudice is hereditary il
The faim-house. The ia mer himself i
not content with his occupation nor j
the farmers wife any more so. TIVE,
regard il as al humble, laLorious ant
,oilsome one they continually IRE, abou
It's pri,ations and hardship $, and thu
they uuconsciously raise in their chl
drcn disgust towards il. Is not thi
, frequently sof Is there farmer her
who does not desire, not 10 cay seek, t'
! procure for his son cadet 5 or midshiI
mans warrant, desk in the viIlag
: lawyer's oiiice.a chair is the physician
: study, or place hehind Inc counter il
= The country store, in preference 10 train
ing him 10 the labors Of the farm!
fear that there Is scarcely q farmer
son who world moi Ny TO accept such
; position, or n farmers dnught'r VIII
. woh'd not prefer almost any settlemen
] in town or city. TO the domestic cares Q
: the farmhouse and the dairy. al
}, Whence is this prejudice? i In
: come down 10 US from ages of barbarisn
= in the savage state, Agricultural labo
is dcspised, because bravery in battle
, and xiii in the chase, must be encouI
E aged and 50 heroism is sill requi.it
/ for the public defence in the earle
: stages cf civilization, and the iiiler G
i. ,l,e soil, therefore, rises slowly from tb
9 condition of viilein, eff or slay,
9 Nevt rihcless, ancient, and almost On
1 versai a. this PREJUDICE b, J am sur
/. that it 10 unnatural TO mankind. in r
4. pcned civilization, such rs that st wbic
e ne have arrived. or all classes Vi SC
= ciety we practically have the least nee
: ofhunicrs; and we employ very few so
diers. While the whole structure Of sc
h cieiy hinges ON the Agricultural inter
0 esi. A taste, nay, q passion. for Ayr
d cul,nrc. Is inh. rent and universal anon
d men. The soldier or the sailor care
= iisll- 70, lesrning. mechanics or music
= but tie solace Of hi. weary watching
5 and his midnight dreams, are recoll' {
: iions and hopes Of a cottage home. III
: merchants anxieiies ard the lawyer
n studies are proseesteA patiently for 'h
: sitinafe end Of graceful rrrore IN
: eouniry sea. am luns,ies, ,aes so
= ~cmerl are won back 10 The sxay 9
n reason by the indulgence Of labor in 'l
: hsrves, field, anil The culture OF ff'iii
0 and flowers 10 the sardcns of the Asy
4 lam. know that frivoioss persons, i
+ what is called fashionable society. ~b
I sleep mt nom, still eoniinue 10 deprs