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wooing and its results. so well told in Pick
wick. 1t becomes then, a high social aud
moral duty not only 10 give heed to our
ways but 10 our hats
The Mother Moulds the Man.
The following is Il practical illustration Of
this truth:
NV hen | lived among the Choctaw In.
dlans, held consultation with one of their
ch'c!a itspecllng the successive stages Of
their progress in the arts OF civilized If.
and among other things he informed me
that, at their start, they fell into great
nlslakc--thcy only scut their boys 10 school.
ilese boy, CAME home Intelligent men, tn,
they married unc'luralcd and uncvii,zcd
wives-and the uniform result WAS the
children wc,e all like their mothers. The
father soon lost all his interest in both wifi.
and children.
"And now,' said he if we could educate
but one class Of our children, we should
choose the girls, for when they become
mothers they educate their sons" THIS i.
to the point, and it is true No nation can
heco'nc fully enlightened when It's mothers
arc not III good degree qualified to dis.
charge the duties of the home work of cdu-
cation.
This is truth, says the Richmond Dis
patch, so fully understood among civilized
people, that it needs no enforcement. But
there Is another truth, that is not generally
remembered, and that is, ut the mother
moIl Is the man physically us well as NOR.
ally. The medical journals of the .lav, and
observant foreign travellers, speak often Of
the physical degeneracy OF the American
people. They say that We do not live ou,
halt our days, aud are a cadaverous, dyspep.
TIC and consumptive race, far inferior in
Vitality and stamina to the early settlers of
Amerira aud to the deep chested and sincwv
English stock, from Which we spranc. We
cannot help thinking that this is, in some
measure, the fault Of the ladies, whose thin
shoes and indoor life, sap the foundations
OF health and strength, and thus encrvate
and entccble their offspring. The physical
education OF girls is almost rs important as
their intellectual culture, and might be ad
vantagcouSly substituted for much that goes
under the name Of female education. In
England 1t is customary for women of the
hest rank to be great pedestrians. and
lake rugular outdoor exercise. The sub
Jeci Is one Of great practical importance.
and The example of their fair English cou.
sins is not beneath the attention Of the ladies
Of America Chronicle d Sentinel.
SUPPORT YoUR PApEw.-Wbat panerq
Why. the local paper OF your town or coun.
ty. Why do we find that every new town.
OF the hundreds springing up around US,
make 1t sine qua non to plant a press in
their midst the first thing they do Il is be.
cause the sagacious business man of eastern
marts, who is heading these enterprises,
knows well the power Of the press and its
invaluable services in building up and deveI-
op'ng country. Its light is to the bust.
ness world. what the sun is 10 our solar sys-
tenn. Let it languish and emit IA sickly rsy
and you IauguisI' with it. Support it we'll.
Give to your paper strength and vigor, and
it imparts to your business corresponding
life and vitality.
1t pays you back ten fold for all your pat
ronage. Why, then. would you be miserIy
in your favors Of patronagel Why will
you scratch your head when asked to al
vertises and say, Ill think about il Z"
Think about it you old fogy you il i.xno
question to consider. .Bai 1 can't afford
IT," You can'te Then you ought to stop
business forthwith. A man WHO cant vi.
ford e, advertise, cant afford to do business.
That's a true thing, and the world is. smart
enougl'itos. know II. Mark what we say,
and test tl's'truth of what we tell you iu
our own business. ~ ~ e '+7l
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but your duty tas tas = businsss man in q co,ns
mgnnity Where the geYaard.Prosperiiy of allI
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