Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-11-17
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Female Education.


lore, carelessly or anime d into the
Uranium, without any reg bird TO order
or choice of material bat this IS /
mistake. Would tile iarmer who
wished to store away alh abundant
crop, tumble shpck, chafl1 and grain,
|withoutl order, into his gra|nary?-
The farmer who has no ptoydnder for
winter might, bus DO W ho rolls id
plenty the i've long gear wianowetl
his grain, and arranges it with an eyd
to compactness and useful ness. Just
SO in acquiring an eductl ton The
individual who strives to fill his mind
with useful knowledge which will
serve him in youth and d Id age, too,
divests the idea of its g wordiness, F"
and laysit away with som e regard to
exconomy OF sphce and Judgment in
its arrangement, so&hat those nearest
akin, shall be closest tod ether, that
one may suggest the OF her, and be
drawn out in etime Of heed;'' not
heller SHELTER, with more chaff than
grain, and in a few years the half be
forgotten in the general chaos. This
last fault is more general among girls
than boys; which cannot be thrown
altogether upon teachers, but upon
parents, and the popular sentiment,
that female education is not so i'm
'portant as that of male, from the diff
ference Of their sphere of action
their inability to make a public dis
play Of what they know, or to reduce
it to everyday practice. But this
idea, 50 prevalent, and which has its
influence with the yoang, needs mo
Argument to show its absurdty, to
the thinking mind Sufficient to
Say, that Con in HIS wisdom, never
made a foolish thing; and were the
f4male mind unworthy Of cultivation
To the fullest drteat 81 lis cqFar'y,
then would there not been such a
lavish expenditure Of time and mate
rial in it$ formation, to no purpose
lie would never have never set such
an example Of reckless prodigality
1t is also referable, in great de
gree, to the age at which they grad
nate : ere the mind has matured, or
reflected Every one must see the i
effects or results of such a
system. 1t not only limits the ac-
luisition Of an education to a few
years, consequently done ina hurried
ind superficial manner, but stints the +
growth of the intellect, from the fact,
hat most generally so soon as girls
cave the SCHOOL, oom, they throw
heir books aside, as dull and useless.
hings, when the exercise of the fac
lilies ceases, befor they are fully
developed thereto re, never as strong t
md active as they might have been,
'ut sicllly and "puny' for wa Mt Of
.xercise. Veal know that if bodily 1
.xercise be neglected, the physical
iatura is wanting in strength and
igor! Just so with the mind.
rherq is another mistake which has
IS weight il is, that there is some
royal path, one easy Of travel,
lhlcll leads to the summit OF the
I'LL 4f Science But here let me-
ay al one of some experience, that
his RI ute will prove long and tedious,
b MUCH so, that the mind will weary
nits march, before it gets Half through
IS journey The only straight and :
ure road which leads to Ii e re,y top, ,
thatof bard study, and d eep rdflec- |
ION, which will continually add {
trenglh to the mind, SO TIL t when it 9
caches the top, it will not be sworn s
nd soiled, as though it hdEl labpred I
p,' but brightand fresh as morning. .
he habit of reflection should be cul- q
waited One hour Of close reflection
worth six of careless study
abits of industry should be cult :
tied, tooI The useful and orna IIl
entail she uld be blend fd;- they are III
It incompatible, bat each lends to lei
e other charm. 1t is almost oI
rivers al remark among travellers, s.
at English and German ladies re al
in their Youthful beauty to a much NJ