New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-13

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those that hao Questions at he bottom ofthe - ~
child lesrD 10 translate the language # the book n
otfer arc crsS from the Lessons ofhstoy and II,
q thought thStvi BE- employed the tine Il ''eu
he said there hsd appeared 10 Of oar periodical "a
zines the history Of mVveoas OF wonderful schiev,
enis which had been placed b re or youth a. pattern
for mts,on This he much regretted and wished that Al
heroes Of history might De- properly represented smRn
was Lar or infamous for any other evil le: him be -;
down as such and not BE- held up example ooW
IL s said 70 be written by clergyman but he hoped
the sake Of the profession that not % lie l,sed
with few remarks relative to his retiring from his Official
relation. m this body but reoced that he should continue
lis scve relation 10 IT, and hS wherever this continent
the Convention should meet b. should eneeayor TO attend
PITTSBURGH. "Wednesday Aus TO- 1853.
AZ A NJ, the Convention called TO order BY the
President. and prayer was offered by Rev Or. Bishop
Proceedings Of previous day read and accepted SIEVE
Tsl members were admitted. and reports Of committees
were heard Rev Or AdamsOn then made some remarks
on the Languages of South Africa lie analysed several
words aId showed how they were formed by the AccumG
laton If small PARTICLES lie spoke on the common origin
Of argued from language But il was considered
the province of this body not 70 discuss such subjects
The following was then reSd
Thu Irporf1rce Of me Nat,ra SciHle a branch Of
E9BraH.n b Prof : 5 HNDENAS. of Columbia PA.
As the end OF education u TO inquire into the proper
MODE Of facilitating its acc Iison il Necessary 70 sdord
The people the re ,U's Of our knoEedg the aggregate OF
which sde up Of the combined information, eXpen'e
al research OF predecessors and cotemPoraes In
uentsl - IN mechanical processes attention IS OF great
in pCftsrCe aId malenacs develops the power OF und
viosd attention especially when combined with msniS.
arithmetic in which the successive steps IN solution vii
lost il the mind not kept rsidly to the question IN
hard.
Memory is auotter Important element in acquiring
kns vltoge and developed in the stldy of languages
whether ancient or moseIn But the most mportAn
sculiy Is that which overlooked IN systems OF educs
cstr-the udc1 without vi lch, the highest grade o.
etucson other respects OF little account and tends to
develop The educated world thcsenonsers which oecone
Twofun IN seult.s are antagons;c the judgment and
The Imagination sud AT which Is most capable OF taxing
care If ltse tost,rd while that VIII REL ltes every
ad 10 perfect Is ne elected The Judgment Is to be- clsa
ted by the study of natural science the thr'ves
fiction
work OF refinement tor It exits IN the most unrshued con
Gops Of society, while the hsher faculties are not deve
opsd until later period
awful parasite imagination IL is the fashion Of The dayo
Icy great upon What they call imagination and in
yention the two commonest OF qualities Coerldge says
poetry not the proper ahtihess OF prose ou 10 Science
Poetry opposed TO science and prose 10 nature Inc
proper ard immediate object Of science is the acquire
nett communication OF truth snd the proper and i'm
"meoate object Of poetry the COMMUNICATION OF hned
Nature i sufficiently fill of wonders to afford room for
literary deecatOn ia scrbngt but unfortunately those
who AZ acquainted with them write TO instruct while those
VITO write 10 anuse not familiar with them lie here
cited ,evtrs instances where poets have exhibited their
isLCrsUce Of science and gwen nearly ops ose qualities to
IN AL animals.
We Halter ourselves upon our intelligence ye, the a.
most entire newspaper presshat index OF the public mind
-cy1g cr.oence to the urphlc sophcd but 20 the i-no
rai plausible explanation OF the apparatus to produce
the Psne light in With, accoi ding to Prof Henry he
prom Dent feature OF is emendous power WAS Increased
weakness.
There an idea painfully working It's way into the minds
the literary public that the people are not satisfied WIN
the mental food which but does not instruct them
al literary magazines are found containing occtsontly
nttc article. Here is Magazine for July -] liar
es corisnng an article shells which under the GARD
irsih and in admitted facts, IL in the man s
Ct absurds, cottairng views never held by anycJn
biologist Il the article Is founded upon extensive read
ug AID authorities but Of whr use Is bolog aphcd
research II the compiler is TOO Ignorant to use T. Here then
is magazine with the enormous circulation OF O.Oe0
pies basug science ard cheating rs readers Ike the al
Othe nostrum yenoers Here the anony
and the editor appear the mOune bank platform
Of ignorant and creduoUs pre- unpon the author IN pre-
p his literary hair reoraiyts, and the editor 10 cfcu
lie went into criticism ofhe article referred TO- bat
pr, pote omit it, ard leave It to the critical acumen OF
tae one hnd the Inregard to Pdtnams Ma
lz zine lie ad he considered correct but not free
nom error in natural science In vol page 81 for May
is.3 tLeres ven written article ON eagles when gives
he gel era reader high opinion OF mo hno"ledge and
fesearCh If the author The author speaks O species OF
Fsgss the largest snd most powerful OF the true
.Ergles' and ueItons That noble collection the BY
~cttm Il Ma uTal Illtory az Philadelphia" BOtn those
Ia emeIts inCoueeL Dr. Potter went into defence
oi lie Poets lie followed by Dir. Warmer on the
Rev II Aguow def nded Harpers Magazine at some
ltI 9Th which be said that tbs monthly record OF current
tytLts Vss the most reliable Of the KIND 10 America
Mr. b Ricbardp, # Philadelphia presented the fol-
loving paper ~ illustration Of the methods pursued IN the
bstruCoh idiots By the last census - asceFt tned
d d, in tie State Of PenLsy yana there are ~ idQhc
ufr.ols II whom J-b are white and % cOOred. Other
Quirit have been instituted which prove that mo acIlt
iuu Der ar that rd atd by Official returns and
rat ~ this moment the number in Pennsyvania cannot be
much less than eco or these more than one thfd are
ltder ~ years Of age and If Il be possible oy any spe
ces training and cultivation, TO raise them OUT OF theif
ceporabe and apparently helpless state the duty one
phth should longer be neglected IL duty 20 "hcn
ar ale uTgt0 - every consideration OF symPalhy ana
Chi. in hun any tor 10 form Of misery IS 50 reSyhng
10 victims " hereditary disease or parental unaishnlnesS
81 3 re cared tor.
Hence the necessity of 1tca schools, where the train
ugrtqurd by their Iecuhar and 'otorn eeraioh can %
Or . "a regularly Systematically. Inc oenthts OF
these schools WI Lot accrue 20 their inmates alone Inc
aft,u, which they viii be sure TO -omm1nd tho impress
sion ch vii be ade Whtn hey restore 10 the word -
as Deceit and ctable persons-pups ~hou they 70
GIVE Ping, uut'euDg, groyeIg dlos' the iu IL
s Which will BIZ Instituted peciDg the causes % lNoc
i e1rrt AID proper trea,ment-a these VIII oe 10 d5ns
a. vel cor.irucfed school, and viii be fail trt1g1t win
blessing uufuCes who never directly share ia rs
,stucor an q oisc line Two facts, especially will gum
puJCy. Tie hls IS, that ldiocy Is not an atDlfhy NtN
uL al Providence, ard b traced 0ck % ther wees
OF heir -ckessue~s. recorded TACT which destnc %
become more widely known ~ schools Tor IDIOTS multiply
= ft rley arc rCper subjects TOR education. Ih-t 1-u
ffeu all be al berefactOr 10 our people when
ha that the imbece are proper Sub sct Tor
frarug sId IsruciiOD, and a. the same time ndics
Il Of training 70 be pursued ~
nav then " nuch Of this work OF mercy will be carried
On IN ply ate families lie then presented three OF tls
puys WECh uncer his care. One was the lowest case
{ q class Of in Massaohuselts III had not learned
a. cffrp ntr I'D be- strength sun Gent 20 ro lus5
rrfr H. for VIXEN laid upon IT, lie bad 10 use C lis
over limbs lie could not naticat, lis food lie could
rrt ueak for in child speak until learns %
uascate rs food he brous ht forward the three c'ndrn
src through several exercises TO show what pfo}rs'
hey had ade
PHILADELPHIA.