The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-02-13
Timothy Titcomb'a Lettors to Young
Mon.
NUMBER SIX.


for young men have a good deal 10 say about
diet and regimen, and physical culture, and
all that soTt Of thing, those knowing the least
Of these important subjects Invariably being
the most elaborate aud specific In their treat
mcnt or them, There have been some awful
sins committed in this business. Al the
spare curses | accumulate dedicate 20 those
whilc-li'orod, slab-sitod, hatehet-iaeod, blear-
eyed, thiu-blooded, scrawny rcformcrs, who
prescribe sawdust puGdiugs and plank beds
and brief sleep and carly walks aud short
commons for the rising generauun ! hate
them loathe them / spit upon them
and II there is-a being who always touches
the proloundcst depths Of my sympathy Il rs
young man who ha, become victim 20
their notions, ltisn hard sight 10 see %
young man with the pluck all taken out Of
him by m,ugrc dict-his whole nature
starved, mortified, diluted, dcgcncra,cd, omas.
rUtTtCt,
propose 10 apply liulo common sense 20
this business. II / have likely Durham
steer, which / wish 10 have grow into the full
developments of his breed, ! keep him on
something more than a limited quantity Of
bog hay, ! do not stir him up with pitch
fork before he has his nap out, and insist ON
hi, being driven mile b fore hc las any
thing 10 cat, do no ;.%c pains to give
him the mcaucst bed can find for him,
know perfectly well that animal will not grow
up strong and sound Cat and full the pride
OF the farm aud the gem of the stall, unless
give him am abundance Of the best food,
clean and comfortable place TO sleep in, and
just as long maps as he srr- ll to take. THE
horse, which ia it, organization more nearly
approaches man than the steer, Is still more
sensitive 20 the influence Of generous living,
How much pluck and spirit will horse get
out of a ton ofryc straw The truth is that
a good and abundant diet is not only essen
tal 20 the highest physical health and dcycl.
upmut Of man. but it modfrs very import
autly the Ll,e.apmcHt and manifestation ui
lhc soul \ man cannot acquire courage by
feeding on theories and milk. An English
man cannot fight withou, beef IN his belly,
and no more can any Of Us,
II may be- objected ~ thi, tha, We do no,
'Wish'r5f q Ffr1y MtmIt dcVt,upmcng iH man.
| say We do. declare that the more perfect
man can make his animal nature the better.
That animal nature is the as.uciatc-homt-
soryaut-of the soul. It it be not well dcycl-
-upryi ia aii ts utsT- ati m MI f-frfir,fi-
/ It viii neither give generous entertainment
10 the spiritual thing that dwclls in IT, nor
+ serve irwin yigor and efficiency. II Strong
mca, nurses your passions, let il il docs not
, nurse your passions any more than it nurses
all the rest OF you, aud ifyou grow symmct-
REALLY whore is the hagm? Besides, what
would YOU be without passions They are
the impcing forces of life a man with no
passion is as useless in the world rs il he
were without brains. He cannot eycn &C.
+ quire the possession of virtue, bat is obliged
to content himself with innocence. If God
gave passions 10 tt man, hr gave them TO him
/ for natural, full development, aud the grand
/ est type of man We sec is that ia which Nc
find fully developed and thoroughly trained
rpuSsons and soul which has not these
among its motive forces is like sailor out
at sea, in a skif without oars. This idea that
the body is something TO be condtmued that
its growth and development must necessarily
antagonize with the best growth and dcvel-
opment, of the soul, is. essentially impiGus.
No matter where it started il is all wrong.
y perverted and pervcrting passion is fear
iuI thing, but a passion in It's place is like ey-
crything that God makes, every good"
would have you properly understand this
kind of talk. | counsel the use of no food
that tends to the stimulation of one portion
of your system more than another. but ! ask
to remember that the best food is not too
good for you, and that, unless YOU have
perverted appetite, there is very little danger,
of your eating too much of it. If were to be
charged with the special mission of degra.
ding nation, in mind and body-s;unting
the iorm,& Weakening in the same proportion
the mental and moral naturc-therc is no
way in which | could so readily accomplish
my object as through food No nation can
preserve its vitality, and its tendency to pro-
gress, with diet of pork and potatoes No
thing but the cerediid and the rUHlinotid will
do for this and where this world would have
landed without bread and meat rs more than
/ can imagine. wish | could take you to
the Monson farm school, and show you the
revolution wrought in those poor children by
the food they eat. They come froass2tAa gut
ters. where they have lived on garbage and
cold potatoes. Their eyes are red around the
edges, and very weak, their muscles are fab
10y, their skin lifeless in color and in fact
Their minds are dull as the minds of brutes
trit . hn ,,gl
diotic stupidity. In six months, that wheat
and corn bread gives them new body, and
new soul and it would be difficult to find
brighter set of faces than fill those crowded
halls, and illuminate the noisy playground.
Therefore, / say to you young men, how
oyhr F,lsplv you may dppl with ,,nur bncL a.,