Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1858-07-01
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Evening Hours.
by GRANVILLE SHARPE.


| "WITH ALL YOUR GETTING, GET UNDER.
STANDING LsO'-There is wonderful amount
OF reading at this day thrown on the county,
ana, IT the amount of useful informatiO i.
equal to the number of sheets circulated, we
surely ought to have our understanding EN-.
lIghtGned. The Water Cure journals set forth
the hydrOpathlc principles of their school, and
profess to discard all medical drugs from their
practice, and stand forth to cure all mankind.
III any manner OF dlsease, with cold water and
vegetable diet, considering all flesh, meat,
pepper, salt, mustard and any other condiments
as pOlsons. The AllOpathsts have their code
OF morals and regimen, by which they are GER
laln mat no dlstemocr can be expelled from the
human system without the aid of divers pow
ders and calomel; and their pa pers, magazines,
pamphlets and periodicals circulate without
number ;--while the Hom9pathsts cure all by
the smallest part of dose; with an innumera.
bic host of other NJ. DIS, who are equally san.
guine OF success in the remedies which thew
apply to the machinery of the human BODY for
all the ills which flesh is heir to; while the
circulation of their works, by which they puff
up their nostrums, are equally crcditable TO
their zeal aud industry in the cause of humani-
~ and the dear people whom they love SO mar.
velOusly we'll
The religious world are equally industrious
IN their prolific productions. flooding the coun-
Try with papers. tracts and pamphlets, for the
reformation Of the sinner and the cure of the
SOUL so that, as lar as our country is concerned
at least, the community are wonderfully well
dociored both in body and soul. The dear PEG.
pie are again strictly cared for in their political
views aud thousands of journals are widely
circulated to inform them of their privileges.
and, by giving them liberal support, their
liberty can be secured beyond the shadow of
doubt!
The leading object CT the studious ought to
be the acquisition of useful knowledge, where.
Oy the understanding may be enlightened; and
70 Keep the mind clear and unclouded the in
OlVldual should cOntine himself to a course OF
consecutive reading of such works is a ppertain
to the unfolding of useful information but il |
Is very questionable whether nine -tenths ofthose
who read, or rather look over the heteropene.
Gus mass of publications 10 be found in our
reading rooms, are in any degree benefited by
The perusal. "A desu.tory course of reading |
adopted by the largest proportion of people. |
who casually look over twenty or thirty differ !
ent publications in the course of the v eek, are.
generally speaking, as barren at the end as at !
he beginning. There is an utter impnssibility |
n oil the throng, layed down by the vast mum. |
UCl VI cuIlOISi correspondents ana interested |
luacks, to be anything near the standard of
correct principles or sound doctrine and to strip
them Of their leading characteristic in their
love for the interest of humanity, self:interest,
heir vocation would soon be al an end There |
Is nothing but the sordd love of gain TO keep
together this brood of psuedo phlanhropists, |
who prey upon the unsuspccting public as the
Vultnre with the lamb, each endeavoring TO |
scare off each cther petty kite which hovers
around their unsuspectIng victim, while with |
surer spring he may suck his blood. TO enable |
the understanding to be enlightened the empire |
Ut reason must be brought to bear against the |
whole phalanx of quacks, of every description. |
There are systems of quackcry in our schools
and colleges that need the cleansing reforma.
ton, wine h only a sound understanding and
discriminating judgment can remove The |
dollhouse system Of impartlng knowledge, as !
now practlccd, will not produce those vigorous
plants which ought tie stand the sunny heat
aud winters cold of real and useful ACQUIRE.
ments; nor can they by this superficial train.
ing be furnished with that knowledge which |
goes to make an enlightened understanding.