The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-12-03
REVIEW AND MAGAZINE READING.
II there is a family in the countr

the leading periodicals of the day the
ultimate result of the default on their
part. must fall on the heads Of those
for whom they their children
Remiss indeed is the parent in his du-
~ to himself and family, who does
not supply the proper food for the
minds appetite, of his sons and daugb-
ters. II is more important by far,
than sustainanee for the body. The
foolish gewgaws and external orna-
mems with which orr misses are
adorned, at 50 much cost Of labor to
their parents. might well be dispensed
with, for the more substantial jewel
ry-diamouds Of thought, extracted
from The great volume of human rea-
son.
As far as family reading is concern
ed, there are many men particularly
in the srarcely populated regions, who
think their whole duty performed,
when they furnish. one seetarian, and
one political paper, for the home fire
side; and such men will often he
heard to pride Themselves oil Their
christian principles and pure demo
cracy. 1tneeds no.argument to show
thinking people, that neltheir the one
OF the other can exist without liberal
reading. The religion of Christ, is
essentially a religion Of reason, and
depends for its existence upon human
intelligence; and such thing as a
well ordered democracy, and repub-
lean institutions. cannot exist without
the light OF The past, shine within and
through Us, lighting man onward and
upward, to work out the yet unsolved
problem Of human existence.
It is not little strange, that with
all the facilities for fast printing-tle
large and increasing number Of news
papers and periodicals, together with
the fact, that the lldments of etIuca-
ton under the Pubic School system,
costs nothing; that still there are
more than QUO half of The population
Of this great country Of light who
are, have been and continue to be in
utter darkness.
1t is only demagogues in the poli-
teal world who rant about "plinci-
PIES" when the suffering interest of
liberty, all Of which lie i'll this direc-
ton. is entirely neglected. zf
No error in Church or State, can
long exist if the masses are intelligent
enough 10 see it. There is nothing TO
fear from error.
We do not know whether it
was PythagoFas, or PisisIratus who
taught the doctrine that "souls are Of
different dimensions" but whoever it
was. we can say tohis shsde that the
Philosophy has the very best Of reason
to back it. Does not the soul expand
and contract, like the apnle of The eve,
in light and darkness yea, and even
so is it that The mind is acted upon by
the study Of outward things. Hence,
we argue, that Ignorance ahd chris
tianity are incompatiblts, and civil H.
berty, will only live, in company with
reason. Hence, to make a long mhfJI
ter short. we sav thht every man an,i
woman should read and think open
their eyes and see, else they may Q
hlindh TO heaven, without knowing
the why and the wherefore, and should
be turned ont, to wander forever in
darkness. The head of every family
should make an investment yearly IN
the current literature Of the day. We
do not pretend to say what works
should be taken; but it should consist
Of pleasant, light reading for the mis-
ses, substantial for the head of The
family and moral for the foot.
pooKBlNp1Na.-l'he City Bookbin-
dry, at Baton Rouge, has been in ex-
istence twelve years, and is two well
known throughout the State, to want
any other notice than what is nccessa-
~ TO call attention to the fact, that
with large stock of fresh materials,
The establishment is prepared, as
usual, to bind books in any and every
style Of workmanship; Bank books
made to order, music bound, and pam
phlets and magazines pat up, as may
be desired, at the very Shortest notice.
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