The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-07-14

BY JOSIAH noLpRooK

JOSIAH HoLBRooK.
The hand, the human hand, that marvellous machine,
is more marvellous in lis magic power and skill than its
curious and wonderful mechanism; aud most marvellous
in lis piabiies and capabilities in early childhood
The fact is fully settled that period OF life is equally
favorable for training the hand with the six eight first
years Without any special design provision for early
manual training every young hand acquires skill, which,
common, would be considered marvellouscertanly
impracticable al any advanced period OF life
As il is the pan OF wisdom select the best time for
every thing il is certainly OF vital importance that teach
and parents should direct special attention, make
matter OF careful sudy educate The hand as prime o.
ject in training the young spirits under Their control
fundamental point TO be aimed at IN the work IS eTael-
ness This exactness is found nowhere IN periecon bu'
ia mathematical fgures-notbing more nor less than
"MEcHANisM" The straight line, eqalateral triangle,
SQUARE and circle al the foundation oil all other hg
ures of mechanism in every form, and especially OF
oenmansbip Exaciness in the hand 10 execute, and IN
The eve to direct acquired with surprising facility during
the five or six first years OF life, is the foundation both OF
skill and aste leading habits OF productive industry
the road to wealth and 10 morals.
The eagerness in all young hands 10 be occupied over
comes almost every obstacle in their way and OF course
halls with delight every aid the smallest, coming to
their assistance Tools to and models TO work FROM
of the simplest kind are the aids needed Thus furnish
ed all little artists become 'sELF no IN
structor equal to themselves in drawing, or almost any
kind OF mechanism In drawing objects OF Nature and
art thick around them adding their written Names they
learn words and OF course readng-iorihen language
and with as much certainty spoken language, because
virtually the same process except that the advantage
is entirely in favor of the former-wrten over spoken
language Hence speiling-book drills, as stated by
teacher of thirty years experience as president OF an IN
stituon for deaf mu,es, are all nonsense TO say The
least they are unnatural unproducus, unnecessary ant
of course irksome.
The diyders scale, and rghtangled triangle are THI
THREE TOOLS" for beginners, after mich use OF the SLATE
and pencil With these, young hands are equipped To-
performing work of endless variety much OF their owl
inventions producing multitude OF other tools as prom
nent in their work. BY and by comes the turnng-lathe
with their hands well trained for the use OF it, This in
struent gives new force habits OF productive industry
constantly adding productions, and with them skill
taste and knowledge-the pIrest kind OF knowledge
and in grea, variety Among great multitude OF pro-
ducons from the turning lathe three would be OF special
n,eres-globes surveyors compasses, and microscopes
These are powerful instruments of knowledge, greatly
aiding each other
In every shoo the face of the globe, still better il
families perhaps boys could make surveyors com
passes and by them survey their school Districts farms
and other fields or los business convenience should
call for Them.
Such system OF educating hands, and with then
minds will probably be doubted by no one TO be favora
BILE 10 science, TO WEALTH, AND TO MORALS" giving
energy aud progress TO the "DEMocRAcY OF Science"