The daily union., 1852-10-10
Democracy OF science.-No. Is.
BY JOSIAH HoLBRook.

JOSIAH HoLBkoog
A mistake is made IN schools-a great mistake, very
grea-n all schools II Occasions The loss OF time, money,
mind MORALS and leads directly and indirectly 10 the de-
sirucon OF millions OF property, TO awessness violence,
rowdyism, house. burning !" Michigan conspraees" and
crimes in character and form numberless ana nameess
The mistake is in setting asle the GREAT BOOK or
GoD'--.ather Two BDoK,"-for m innu nrrible multi
tude OF Hnt book, oil Without Teleing the i'm
pey practical inhdety. involved in this mistake, every
one must recognise in il violence done to
and 10 the laws OF mind the highest noblest principles
OF the human soul From the very constitution OF mind,
IL hungers after knowledge with as much eagerness and
receives il with much aydity, the stomach
and receives food An semptto feed il with the "arbi
trary signs OF knowledge in place of knowledge itself
is like giving husks instead of corn the flourish Of
plates instead OF roast beef, anything easbe. The
outrage on common sense and the laws OF mind is the
more remarkable from the fact that words, the signs OF
ideas after ALL acquired through their connexion with
the ideas themselves Give the ideas, and words ex
press them will come OF course. They will be created
for the occasion II furnished otherwise Hence. the
time spent in the Learning OF words in msmorising,
is than wasted the object aimed al is defeated
by forcing the attention o the pupils from the legitimate
channels leading to that object
The waste OF time, however, and OF money on an in
Vulnerable multitude OF school books santly changed
for The accommodation OF publishers, not the worst evil
oil this mstake-shutng out IRON schools and rom IN
s,rucon the Book OF Creation. Stning and demorazng
mind crushing the nobIes operations OF the SOUL the
sad evils OF this mistake Proof OF the wide spread de-
vaslaton of mind, OF appalling havoc OF the noblest
work OF God, are furnished merely by michigan
eonspiracies, house burnings, rowdyism, and awess
outbreaks OF daily in almost every direction
giving our country suoh unsnviable notoreiy,
but in the dearh of true moral grandeur and the preva
ence oflow shou-sighed exclusive selfish mere
money making followed by sguan ierng on passing
into the hands OF heirs.
Some will doubtless think that TOO much evil is at
trbuted TO this mistake Before becoming settled in
this opinion. those entertaining il invited to examine
the subject carefully and especially 10 test by expert
ment Parents may try the experiment at WINTER
EvEs1So FRrsrDEs' during the coming six months If
should be found that works Of Nature and ART spread
upon the domestic board Tor the younger members OF fam
lies 10 eyamne label, classify, arrange in boxes and
portfolios should be attractive than any street sports
many boys now instructed and led into the avenues OF
vice would be initiated Into the wonders OF science
young minds demorazed, corrupted, and prepared
for lhefts house burnngs, and large circle OF crimes
thoroughly because practically taught at STREET
Schools would be refined ennobled and directed in
the paths Of especaby and usefulness Once lei fam
lies be recognised schools, The "OLDra yoLums or
Con- the book Of instruction. and parents as teachers
OF divine appointment, and no one can doubt important
results In the prevention OF vice by the promotion Of
virtue.