Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-12-11
Fallacy Of Premature Education.


Fallacy Of Premature Education.
When wo are considering tho health of
children, 1T is imperativenot to omit the M
portanee of Keeping their brains fullow as
it were, for several of the first years of their
existence. The mischief perpctrated by n
contrary course, in the shape of bad health,
peeyish temper, anti.developed vanity, is
incalculable. Some infant prodigy. which
is a standard of mischief throughout it's
nleighlborhood, mislcads them. But parents
may be assured that this early work is not,
by any means, all gain, even I'M the way of
wo'''. l suspect ii is a loss; and that chill
dfch Who begin their education late, rs it
would be called, will rapidly oycrtake those
who have been in the harness long before
them
And what advantage can it be that a child
knows more at six years old than it's com
peers. especially if this is to be gained Mt a
sacrifice of health which may never be re-
Snnod Ihcrc may be some excuse for
tins early book work in the case of those
chlldrcnwho arc to live by manual labor.
ltis worth while, perhaps, to run the risk of
some physical injury to them, having only
their carly years in which we can teach
them book knowledge. The chance of mis-
chict, too, will be less, being more likely to
be counteracfed BY their after life. But for
Il child whois to be at hGuli-work for the first
wcnty-ono years of his life, what folly it is
to exhaust in the least its mental energy,
which, afterall, is its surost implement
A similar course of argument applies to
taking children early to church, and to over
developing their minds in any way. There
"a no knowing, moreover, the disgust and
WEAKNESS that may grow up in the minds
of young persons from their attention being
prematurcly clNinlcd.--ArthoW'$ Helps.
The uglicSt of trades, said Jcrrold. have
their moments of pleasure. Now, if | were
grave digger, or even hangman, there arc
some people | could work for with Il great
deal ofenjoymcnt
a YOUNG man having devoted himself 10
the special entertainment of II company of
pretty girls for whole evening, demanded
payment in kisses, when one of them Instant
~ replied, Certainly, sir; present your
If rich, it is easy to conceal our wealth
but IL poor, it is by no. means easy to con
cceal our poverty. 1t is less difficult to hide
Il Thousand guincas than one hole in our coat
AT one of the customary school oxamina-
tons, an urchin was asked: What is tho
replied, with an archncss that implied what
simplcton you must be to ask such Uues-
ton: " To spread butter and lasscs upon"
A QuAcG doctor, on his death bed, willcd
all his property to lunaiic asylum, giving
as reason for doing 81, that he wished his
property to return to the liberal class who
patronizol him.
MEN are born with two eyes, but with one
tongue, in ordor they should see twice ms
much as they say. The same is applicable
to women and boys.
GRATITUDE is tho music of the heart, whom
chords are swept by tic breeze of Kindness.
TIE remembrance of past happiness is the
wrnkling Of the soul.
A GENTLEMAN, who very frequently went
to take an airing on horseback, WAS obse, ycd
always to come home drunk, although he was
never known to be intoxicated with liquor at
any other time; whereupon n friend of his
archly observed, that although he had
habit of getting drank, it was only his ri,iing
h0bHW
b ~ LAZY fellow lying down on the grass
said, ooh, how do wish that this was
called work, and we'll paid for p
AN attorney bcf0re a bench of magistrates,
short time ago, told the bench with great
gravity. "That he had two Witnesses In
court, in behalf of his client, and they would
he sure to speak the truth for hc had no op.
portunlty to communicate with them"
The good heart, the tender feeling. and the
pleasant disposition, make smiles love, and
sunshine everywhere.
ONE of the best looking girls in certain
seminary is rcd-hcaded girl from Vermont.
Out of compliment to her hair, they call her
the torch of love"
a ADocrOR up town gave the following pre-
scription for n sick lady few days ago:
4 new bonnet. n cashmere shawl. and n
pair of gaitcr boots !" The lady recovered
Immediately.
"John." sal 4 Mr.. b the other day to his
son, John, you are lazy; what on earth
do You expect to do for liying?" "Whv,
father, I've been thinking as how / would
be Revolutionary pensioncr."
Come, Bob, how much have you cleared
by your speculations I" said friend to his
companion. "Clearcd p answered Bob,
with frown; why, I've cleared my pock-
cts.'
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.
NNlIERE will be sold at tho residence of
III Robert a. Hawthorn, on Choestoa creek,
in Pickens district, on Saturdoythc eleventh