The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-01-28

all equality with any paper in the state
THE THEORETICAL VS.. TIE PRAC-
TICAL.
Perfection is a plant Of slow growth, and in
tbis sin stricken world can never reach matUr..
~ With me1, it can only exist if At al, in The
ory. Blt the progressive split Of lie age l.
becoming dissatisfied with the theory and Wau.s
the t;jnq without lie mental conception, the
plan, and tic philosophical design. The great
cay from North aud South, Ess: and West, ],
the universal practical, progressive Yankee H.
ton. The world has been two long huubus'd
and eajplsd with theorzins Hen Their reason
inss 5r. based upon Imagination, and their los.-
tal deductions end in empty castles. We wan,
practical eiucsiion, practical men, anil pfa,'s
cal measures. 1t ia asserted that cur schools
,nrn ost se; OF visionary, seGs..iye IDEAL men
unfit ior the active and business duties ci lie.
he course Of instruction generally pursued 10
cur country has not the lcas: relation TO the ,-.
Iloymcn.s which the men Of our cla.gy are
compelled to pursue. Is tbs sol Are ,hr-e
complaints based on iac,s and sound reason
II the praiseworthy and pb.an.hroic efforts
that have already b en- made az founded upon
wrong premiscs, and do not accomplish She OBJ
Jet sough, i; j., most a'ssrei.y, time something
was done 10 rcc.!ly tie rmoHs mistake. i
na grave charge. ". it made by wc.s
men without ifucucy. The cllytn,ed Greedy
the apostle Of modern reforms and he .esdor q.
new schoo,s in education, philosophy, e.h.fs, re-
lsi1u and politics, leads % N opposition. 'a.le
aud niitl,e against our semu,Jigs a.u col. SIS.
Aad it is because their instruction is ,a~..e,.e~
nrI no, practical II this state It's Opposition
j. -,ly increasing It j, made us o. and with
or ,4aU .lnaeuee, a. prop to .lggs'I 'ae
lHll5 Iailsr.d Unwesi'7.
Le.,,e We remark fasltr i,. US examine
.ts ,lc.-c,a oal lie prstt,cal see the relation
-es. each ol-r, aud to eJuca:in.
/" ell o., operations Of the mind, anl tie
Glass d.ce by the MUD with the all of the
hands 'Da theoretical proceed. aid is anterior 70
TIE pracic,l The theoretical is The abstract
idea cf the thing, and tie practical Is the Ilins
accomplished Every lbing exists III Ihoory be
i,rei can in practice. Give sculptor bloc
Of marhe aul tell hiol to carve a statue af W.
DID before h.cyeg touches u cIsc to lie stone
the mIagj, he theory, th. abstract il. or con-
crpt'on fine form, the proportions, the outline
aud mlun exists aud is moulded 10 the Mind Ut
the artist. To apply the cA.sei, give tie marble
shape aul fashion It iniua form similar to The
G0s,rac, idea Of the beauty and perfection of tie
form ofthe GOODIES il the prA.uc4l part :,
1t Is with every piece Of mechanism HAT ever g..
frOmthe hand ofman. The idea exists in q u
mind beforeit can be wr0ush; into shape o. . q
hand. This apples as well to iuma'c!.. as
material things 4 person may have tus caac, ,,
ton Of perfect speech N BIZ mind, the pleoa.
ton the arrangement, The matter, the ay- .meu.,
,ls style snI the peron!i1n but be u.l lie
practical when he writes 1t ogt 10 i4,,. IAis
Is the tue nature Of theory. Many persons have
wrong idea Of L, They suppose it is some
wild visionary scheme, that ia. no relation What
sysr, to ib.ug'.
Education i. nothing more lhan lsai'n, go, the
MOD, WAXING Up lis dormant energies, giving it
fnVkaess @. perception, yigor strength and the
power Of close and Continued thought To at.
tain Ibis is ne easy tax There i. no cxee,ler c.
Without labor How then is the proper e.Ii
walton to be gained' Il matters not whether
tia languages, mathematics, mental or mora,
philosophy or natural science Is studied only
TIA. tho mind 10 QacheDed and trained TO Miak'
I..IIg,.r.ly At IN al ri, l,t,I, 4
g,'e better balanced mind Il makes no diff
ference, !.op an TX is sharpenei IL i: is only
sharp THIS is conceded by all the most learned
men VI every nation to be the true theory Of
sin'0tion, ana they havo adopted a course Ct
s;ajles bost calculated TO achieve IT, There is
no shortest and eaSies way to attain on edura
lion vast amount. II application Atre mus,
be.
e. t,y shoal study that which he intends t.
follow when he becomes a man When he /. a
man 10 ought 70 follow thinking or else he i. not
man, hut machine, then teach him to tIluk
because yong man that has inst finished his
education, canno, do allkinis Of business rapid
ly aud correctly, lie is not practical. because he
+, cannot make dollar every time he turns a cor
ner IN Tie street, be IS not practical because he
cannot put on a flee as long ns Mississippi river.
md say positively TO customer that be- il of,r
ing few yards Of calico twcnty five per cent
under cost, he is not practical Let him 10 in
; TO business and lie viii learn how to be practi
cal soon enough. What kind or men aro some
Of The practical politicians of the present DAY !
Their motto is, any way TO win pop
nIafi'y and get votes. Let our young men he
taught the correct theory Of government, and II
leg have honest hearts, we viii warrant tie
;aeuco 10 be right, nan is Of little worth
alc.s he is practical boI good practical in
,.v.da4l Is first Ih.U....-ai one.
10 morals, natural science and politics, all the
.hvorie. Of ulau must be more or less imperfect
Sal bssaa.. so.ne theoretical men advocate az