Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-01-23

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water but GhisMaho9 9iaddpeb - sp
throws the chart 0v@ss1 dlto
vessel Immediately for ~
he has been warned. The Xef
swiftly onward, itshiks6 DE- - :
it sinks beneath the rush - WsVskaN11l
on board find wateFy gravvK In thetT
fatal end they illustrate the fact tlst ~.
perience is the fools teacher" D1epNe&
the case with France, and such win - tie
experience of every person and roB0unis
ty that shall cndeavor to establish the
entire independence Of reason. In ytetf
of these facts ] would urge you ,nessF To
reason to determined point and make
everything bear to that desired eoncEUdi6n9
Rather love Truth and search for it'iN ~
gard to every question pFopounded by
yourself and others, bearing in mind the
fate Of the French experiment refuse
nothing which will throw light upon eitheI
side. In this manner exercise your. mind
continually and you viii so0nsGHd<hAt .
course Of reasoning which might now
occupy hours can be finished ID very
nearly the same number Of minutes. In
order to acquire this facility course OS
extensive reading Is necessary. ] do not
mean such reading as is done in this StGae.
Nearly every community is flooded Win
trash. The rcry light literature, which b
mostly in demand here has no beneficial
effect upon the mind I; 01sfhS EUnRzzy,
it is like intoxicating liquors 70 the system;
they give to persons TIE feeling Of new
vigor but It is IKE the wood which burns
the brightest while it is being the more
swiftly destroyed. The vigor ofthe body
influenced l,y alcohol arises from the fact
that the fire Oflife is burning out. just 90
with novels and the mind they excite.
the imagination unduly cad ailsawapa
leave the mind weak and trembling @jlAc
out the ability to exert itseH TO my t&cA
end. Sickly sentimental girls and MeeG.,:
tious men require novels suited 10 their pc.
culiar tastes and that continuously! Not
so with the mind properly trained. '-n, 1i,,
This light and popular literature \ III
a sound man what the games Of boy4
would be to Grecian athlete Hedis!
cards it from his thoughts, he longs fox.
nobler sport, where giant meets giant and,
every sinew, every muscle is broIghtiRt0;
use. Tho man of mind desires to ggapplo
with the problems of Euclid to compass
the propositions Of a Locke and 1nde laJsd
fully his mastery arguments. II The 0ras
ti6hs Of Dcmosthenes, . Cicero, Chat.
ham, Pitt, BrOugham, Burke, WskSter Of
Clay the poems of Homer, MiltOd. SpBeiiil:;,,
Ger, Pope, Byron, Moore, Long g4eIlowe and
Bryant, and the Worlds history With the
rise, progress and downfall Of EnpiPsS;
form the desert, in the intellectual teaSt,
upon which the mind regales itself Akker
q hard-fOught and glOriously won battls
with error! -aa-.
Allow me, in conclusion, to sum up all
my remarks by way Of . few words Of
advice. Turn aside from tho 6eld Of, fc.
ton, regardless Of the rare 6oWefas hical
bloom there, o. the diAmondswA -
to sparkle amid the grandeur and DeohS
SO inviting; enter the zelda Of sciences md
history, walk slowly,z eArefaay and
thougtfIlly in them, and there will hs
continually new mines Of inexhauStibae
treasure opening at your feet. There wiIl
constantly spring to notice npon yOus
right hand and upon your left oejectSs0l
new interest and wonder. You viii nss.
er be subject to that ennUi which attAckA
all who have nothing to do, for yoanmind
will be constantly employed ID an inter
esting and useful examination Of new
wonders or difficulties. Tho more knoWl-
edge you thus acquire the more viii y01
wish TO know. And the greater the
amount thus stored away The more usenal
will you be to yourself and those aroahd
you. Always receiving and bestOIine
pleasure, You will be wise; contentsd and
happy. .,.s,