Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-09-14
MINERAL POINT TRIBUNE.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.


In this l would farther illustrate this principle
of nature and draw few practical conclusions
therefrom.
Matter is the out-birth Of mind and conforms
to its characteristics 1t IS the medium through
which mentality is manifested to the outer
world. Except through rHatlcs. We have ne in
tina;ion OF mind Yet matter is not rniud-
The brain IS not the mind. but the organ through
which mind acts, they holding the same relation
as the telegraph wire aud the electrical fluid
W hen the wire Is broken, o. disarangcd no re-
liable communication be Effected When
the brain Is diseased, il canuot n4Inifest or rep
resent mind correctly Hence the importance
OF physical purity and The necessity of giving
more prominence to this hitherto much neglect
ed department of education, Though matter
conforms to the characteristics of mind, yet it
does not follow that 1t exerts no influence upon
II. Their action IS reciprocal whatever Affect
ing the one also influencing the other. f. IL
lustrate hy Is il that children are 50 peeyish
and fretful when they have but 4 bad cold even?
Nothing which you do pleases them and all
your efforts only irritate and aggravate them.
Their physiology is deranged. The pores Of the
skin are obstrucied, thus retaining in the sys-
tenn the waste matter which it Is their office to
remove the whole system becomes elogged and
derauged, the brain of course included, aud til.
result Is an abnormal action Of every orgaa--the
eyes inhaned the senses Of smelling and
hearing are deadened, the thoughts are obtpse,
and nothing viii restore harmony until the enc
my Is expelled. When we receive unnatural
stimuiants into the system, vitality IS Withdrawn
H Ill
! be put out OF DOORS" Alcoholic liquors, for
instance, are taken into the stomach under the
mistaken notion that they imPart strength
+ They are entirely foreign to the human organ
ism--there Is nothing in them which contributes
eitherto the sustenaBce of muscle, nerve or bone
I They must not remain in the system, as long as
there Is vitality or lIfe-power enough to eject
! them, and the kidneys, lungs and digestive or
gans are uEnaturally exercised to ais end - TO
/ be followed, Of course by reaction, III which
brain as well body partakes- This idea Of
obtaining strength from such stimulants is like
whipping a tired horse to get strength out OF
him 1t may produce it for the time being, but
where does 1t get it from ? 1t gets it from the
capital stock of Life, and. sooner or later. will
leave It's subject bankrupt Heaven knows We
have not many of more health capital than
We need The reader can out this principle
tor himself in its various ranifications. But one
remark more upon this principle Artificial
stlmulants unduly excite to action the organs Of
the body, 10 be followed by reaction or torpor.
Now, then, if there are one hundred degrees OF
stimulation in glass OF alcohol, and twenty-five
IN cup OF tea coffee, 5eby are not four cups Of
tea or coffee as injurious glass ol alcohol
and II there is poison enough IN half plug OF
tobacco to kill dog, why Is there not enough in
ten, fifteen, or fifty pounds to injury a man p
Here, then, is the fault we have to find with
temperance reformers, as general thing. They
are forever deelaiming against alchohol, etc,
(aud surely they cannot declaim too much but
say nothing about, tea, coffee, tobacco, spices,
etc. 1t is Is an incoltroveTtible fact, which no
intelligent Physiolosist or phrenologist dare de-
ny, that rich food, condiments. tea coffee, etc-
all pave the way for intoxicating beverages, and
that they are indirectly productive of more SIN
than all other causes united. Yet, ,chcre do we
find the minister who comes out boldly in de-
nunciatiou Of these things or the physician
who indoctrinates his patients IN the laws OF
life and health. [ say It in the face Of both
physicians aud clergymen, that they 1te living,
the one from the fruits Of physical, aue the 9TH
er from the fruits OF physical and DoyaI sIS which
might in great measure be alleviated by
course pointed out by common sense.
Though this principle OF relation between body
aud mind is well established that it cannot
reasonably be questioned, and though all re-
fornatory efforts, to be successful. must be made
with this IA view, how shalnefuIy Is it neglect
ed. ] do not wish, Mr.. Editor, uurcasonably to
slIaSjise Tire clergy aHd teachers Of our dav but
this l aver unless ministers throw aside the
metaphysical aud sectarian peculiagities which
nov characterize them aud which form the warp
and much of the filing of their discourses, a8d
come to the Word OF God as written in the hu-
man constitution, they cannot but loose their IL
auence over the people. they cannot he respected
and unless teachers ac9uaint themselves with
The chronological peeuliarlties ofthe pupils IN
der their charge, they caunot deveIope their
minds Alright. What is the uae Of temporlziuz
when the truth is as TaIpable as the noon day
sun We would nc, allow an incompetent per
son to shoe horse fo. rs, even bur ne trust The
development Of immortal minds In The hands Of
those who are entirely ignorant of even the fun
damentaI principles Of raiud Strange iBcon-
sistency In cur our schools we fad ali varie-
ties Of mind treated alike. Some are oak, some
axe b.r-swood. some henlock. soaae lignum-vitss
vet their pecalaritles are Uaheedeo- The study
especially adapted 30 ones miad = perfectly re-
puIsive to anothers- The mind which delights
Is natural science Is chained To dry uctapnys-
les, and so on al fbis2a, saj praise. or ceusure
Is administered according TO tie relatirs degrees
Of progress made Aud ia society We see its
effeets-the blacksmith 5 in the pulpit, the d.
behind the counter. the mechanic n the school
room-aud al IN the straight Jacket Of erroneous
education Men who are a incompetent 10 teach
moral science as the owl is 10 deliver lecture
upon daylight are educated for the ministry