Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-04-18
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Before treating the above subject we will maks a
few preliminary remarks the subject Of education
The word Education is R ,man word Of chronological
composition, and is taniamount to D.vrLopmrsr-
fulorbed development, II enlarges, adorns. inv,g-
oratesand bsauties the soul, body and spirit Of man.
1t is now conceded fact that education has not only
been extended TO the mind of man, but also to the
animal and vegetable Kingdoms. An educated dog
or morse, Is worth more in the market than one un
educated That the vine, also, is admissible of edu.
cation, is not questioned by any who iss tasted
the wild, bitter grape of TIE forest and the lares
rich palaiable grape of the vineyard Flowers not
only become more beautiful in appearance bu. richer
In perfume, by education But most of ALL and in
comrarsby above all, man is the peculiar subject of
education. Mans instructive knowledge Is very
week, he is OF all animals the most dependent and
yet the only one susceptible of high mental endow-
men's Man, We ar told is a triune being COM
posed Of soul, body and spirit and 10 be properly
and thoroughly educated, he must be developed in
his entire personality. Some assert however that
the soul and the spirit md the same thing
we are disposed to believe that they are distinct
entes referring to totally distinct things. The soul
being the life CT the body. the spirit the mind the
undying part, the true man. The Greeks had their
suua, their suka, their pneuma. The Latins their
corpus, animus, aniina, and soul body and
spirit In view of these things it occurs to uis that
1t would be peyversion of language to iupute one
and the same thing to soul and spirit. But we have
not the time nor the inclination here to follow this
subject TO its legitimate conclusions.
Man, we are told, is physical intellectual moral
ana religious being, and in this view of the subject
We VIII treat him. We VIII endeayor in the drsf
place, 10 show why man should be physically deyei
"ped secondly why mentally; thirdly why morally
ard rellgiously. 1t has been proved e,opd the
shadow OF doubt that there is near and intimate
man for if the body is worn down nv EXCESSIVE fa.
tigue, emaciated by disease, or polluted by crime
the mind under such circumstances, Is feeble ano
inactive, not susceptible of much labor or research
as when the body is in vigorous atd healthy con.
dition. As Well might we suppose that tree would
expand and bring forth fruit, with rain and sun-
shine. or thai river wo Id continue to empty lis
waters into the ocean, without tributary nfueiee.
as To suppose the mind wOald ever attain sny great
eminence, without physical organization and pruper
development. Most of earth's greatest men in ali
ages were, and are men of large physical PROPORTIONS
Our Websters, Cie5s, Cdss's and Bfeckenridges OF
America, Ft6Te this fact with reference to our own
country, aIid we could sdduce numerous instances
tending to prove the assertion with reference to other
countries Now and then, however at treat inter
walls, We meet with little man possessing hercu.
lean mind: hut such form the exception and not the
rule. We do not wish to be unders ood to afBrm
that all large men must of Necessity possess large
minds. great many have more ''beef than bra;ns,n
as the Hon. Tom Marshall 6nce remarked of the
people OF bourbon county, Kentucky. But a good
big head-we don't mean the ssweil head--a big
chest, and big stomach each and all essential
requisites of a well developed man Anon we will
speak of the mental and moral man. J.