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Education. No. 2.

What is the condition Of the great mass of
mankind, even in the oldest countries =
Take England for example. An alienation
Of,precsrious prosperity and demoralising
priValion; their prosperity itself being Of
Ten little less demoralsing than, and paving
The way for, the periods Of distress. Ac-
eordingly, we find the artizanS there, at one
time fully employed and receiving high wa
ges, but squandering their earnings upon
sensual induIgences Of various kinds; and
usnaiural consequence Of such short-sight
cd imprudence, at another, and probably
not far distant time, utterly without resour-
ees and saved from starvation only by the
humllialing succor received from those more
brtunale or more prudent than themselves.
And why is this? Their artizans are as
Skilful and industrious as any in the world,
and mir customers are all the nations ofthe
eanh. But they fail TO reap the full bsne-
Ct Of these advantages, because their educa-
ton has been so shsmeiu!ly neglected, or
Iatber perverted, that they are unable to re-
arain any Of their propensities; 10 act in
concert for their common benefit 10 pro
vide for the probabilities of the future 10
profit by even the severest lessons Of expe-
risnce or to find enjoyment and happiness
in thOsa intellectual pursuits, which while
they awaken in the mind a sense Of the true
destiny of man and thus serve to correct the
effect Of the routine of mechanical occupa-
iions, are al the same time the cheapest Of
pleasures, and shut out the desire for those
animal indulgences, 10 which all feelings Of
shame, of independence, Of prudence, and
eEenof domestic duty are so often sacrificed.
in vain, then, will more enlightened code
dlaws remove the barriers Of the free inter
course Of nations, and thus stimulate pro-
dnclion, and increase the material wealth
Of our race in vain will human ingenuity
devise new methods Of economising labor,
and thus diminish the heavy burden Of toll
that oPpresses SO large "a portion Of man
Kind and in vain also will the people be
admitted 10 an ever extending share of po-
hlical power, and thus be made the mana
gers Of their own concerns in vain, we
say, will all these events take place, unless
aecompani ID by that which is necessary 10
teach men how 10 employ the advantages
thence resulting, SO as to avoid their abuses,
and 10 derive from them whatever they can
contribute to the elevation and true happi-
ness Of our species-namely, the universal
diffusion of such an education, as, being
based on sound and moral habits shall de.
'elOps and guide the reasoning faculties,
and give them that controlling power over
the lower parts Of our nature, the absence
Of which reduces man so nearly 10 the level
Of The beasts.
Without this, increased wealth will only
serve TO crafty the basest of passions; in
creased leisure will be SO spent as to demor-
S'l'c' instead of refining and increased po-
h'Ieal power will merely afford a wider
'Phere for the display of human folly and
blindness. The laboTs, then, Of the econo-
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VI 'OO HlltS IN extent, Wllnout TOCk o.
shoal, stands unriyaled by the world
J.. The last, and in my opinion, not the
least thing requisite is that the country
should possess varied, pleasing, beautiful,
grand, majestic and sublime scenery and
that the climate should have changes enough
to insure pleasant variety. Every man, if
not born poet, app,ars to be born with
poetic capacities that will b. called into
exercise on striking occasions. rem~m-
ber once travelling on a steamboat in the
English channel which was well load ID
with passengers Of all descriptions the boat
rounded 10 in the highly beautiful and 70
mantle bay of Torquay in Devonshire,
every eye on board was Immediately caught
and every heart entranced at the charming
sight, On another occasion, after crossing
the rude Atlantic in passenger ship, where
there were great numbers Of all ages, We
entered a river boat at the mouth of the no.
bic Hudson at New Yo.k, AMI proceeded
onward to Albany. Here again, as on the
former occasion, the beautiful, grand, and
varied scenery of the Hulson's banks ops-
rated as a magician's charm on the hearts
Of all on board, every one buSlly engaged in
calling 10 his neighbor or friend 10 behold
the enchanting sight Among the rest
was a very old woman who declared il was
worth all the trouble of getting there only
to look at it Swallowed up in the vortex
Of gain, men are sometimes rendered insen-
sible to any other Feeling or consideration,
but our best nature, if left Intrammeed,
will ofttimes be inclined to turn, like the
polar steel, to its true position in the great
system of universal being. Here again we
stand pre-eminent among the countries Of
the globe. Variety of scene, in earth and
sky, attends our daily ramblings "o'er up
land, glade and glen" Sometimes the
"clear, blue, cloudless sky"-lhe unorna-
mented sapphire vest Of heaven-then gem
tly strewed with ever changing forms, the
light hung drapery Of the skies, assuming
endless visionary shapes and charged with
all the glorious hues Of light and shade at
rise and setting sun Here We behold
some noble rivers rolling tides collecting
tribute from thousand streams that come
from far-lrom every ridge and hill and
howery vale-from ertileplains and bound
less wilds aud cloud-capp'd snowy noun
tains, then, through some long and fruitful
vale, its lucid wave meandering flows, in
aj'sty and power, until il proudly throws
the whole contents into oceans swelling bo-
som But time would fail and your pa
Iience tire were to attempt to enumeraIe
the endless beauties of our chosen land as
yet but in the infancy of cultivated being,
1t needs no prophetic lore TO see that ere
long, the lhronging multitudes of other less
favored lands will seek our balmy cline,
aud that every nook of level, hill, or vale ;
Of forest, grove, or plain, will yield to cul-
lures hand, and teen with life and beauty's
charms. S. J.
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THE GoLD CoAsT.--lf there exists any
where outside the boundaries Of romantic IA
bic, a laud which is al once "a beauty and
mystery" it is probably the Gold Coast Of
Africa. A sky Of unclouded brightness
luxuriant Flora, yielding in the garden the
most tempting fruits, and rising in the for
est into the grandest forms Of vegetable life
birds of the most gorgeous plumage-
animals and insects Of almost infinite varie-
ty-give to the external appearance Of this
coast an extraordinary charm and gaiety
The outward sparkle, the voluptuous sense
of easy and relaxed enjoyment, though COM
mon in their degree in all tropical countries,
become intensified in Africa, from the lumi
nous mists which hang over the earth. The
story of the land is also singularly in har-
mony with its outward aspects. lis dismal
forests Offer themselves as appropriate
scenes for those superslilious rites and cruel
customs in which the natives are known 10
indulge. Itself land Of Outrage, il is also
the fringe of district which is the slave es-
tate OF the vlest OF our race. Altogether,
there is lurid harmony oftones and colors
on that coast at once moral and physical.
The white cottages of the European resi-
dents, which appear from the sea as if about
TO be swallowed up in the luxuriant vegetA-
ton, are but the types of human story.
How weak and wasted seem the white pop
ulatiOn OF the coast in contrast with the
abounding nature! How few the houses
how numerous the tombs !
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A Heroine. - The Sacramento Union
publishes the following interesting incident /:
" Mr.. Cooper, wife and infant, reside on
hulk above, and in near proximity to the
| street ferry. The other day the babe es-
capped a moment from the presence of its
mother, and crawling TO the brink of the
vessels deck, plunged into the river, The
maternal ear caught the sound Of the splash,
and without pausing for a moment to calcu-
late upon chances, Mrs. Cooper rushed to
the spot from which the child was precipi-
tated, and leaped overheard after it. When
she arose from the plunge 10 the surface Of
the water, her babe was securely clasped in
her arms. The vessel being but an arms
length removed, she laid hold of it, and
clambering up its side, was again safely on
deck with her inestimable treasure, before
those who were spectators had time 10 re-
cover from their amazement and lend assist
ance. Heroism like this, is worthy of a
Roman mother. Let the record Of il be
made wherever the public press has power
to blazon incompa. able achievements.
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AN OsslFIED MAN.-ln the Museum at
Dublin, there is a skeleton of one Clark, a
native Of the city of Cork, whom they called
The ossied man, one of the greatest curl
osities of nature. 1t is the carcase Of a
man, entirely ossifed in bis lifetime, living
in that condition several years. Those who
knew him before this surpring alteration,
affirm that he had been young man of
great strength and agility. He felt the
first symptom of this surprising change some
time after he had lain all night in the fields
after debauch, till, by slow degrees, every
part grew into bony substance, excepting
his skin, eyes and intestines his joints set
tied in such manner that no ligament had
its proper operation he could not lie down
or rise without assistance. His teeth were
joined, and formed into ono entire bone 2;
his tongue lost its use, and his strength fail
ed him some time before he expired,
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hs5- He who lives only to benefit him
sell, gives the void a b.nrfl when hs dies
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u Fathers arc ab.oad-look out
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