The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-12-15

of the people, but in point Of importance
and responsibility to the public, the pa.
rent and pedagoyue stand pre.emnent,
for it is TO them we look for firm Gou9.
datioO on which to build the intellectual
world. Yes, when their stammering
tongues is stiled in death and heard TO
articulate no more, there still lives shiu-
ing monument Of their teachings, in the
intellectual character Of their pupils and
children. So think parents and teachers,
that the impression your word, and ac-
tons make or your children while prat.
ling at your feet, is TO live when you are
dead and gone, aud give right or wrong
i"c'ina;ions TO t,reir inward souls, SO
give them the right inclination wheo
yonng and they vii! be rigbt wher old, #
theDible be correct.
When considering man mentally, we
see him when COMMITTED 20 the care Of
the parent aud teacher, rs an empty
hlank, capable OF receiving and retaining
impressions. lie is in possession or FIVE
seperate and distinct senses-he can see,
smell, hear, taste anG feel, and these are
ti'c i've mediums oF comm I, ,icaiion he-
tween the external world and thc Internal
man, OF mind, and the intellectual ma
teriI hat enter iuto toe So.matior Of tie
mird, must gain access through one or
tne o,bcr Of these uedimu,s Yes, hafore
we can arrive at y know ledge OF ar.vihiuy
external TO ourselves, we must ei.nc, see,
hear, tas;e, feel. or smell it. And whcu-
ever lie chld's eyes is opened upon tie
woi'd, /, is destined to see and wien
." o. jrc IS presented 10 The gaze, c tie
optic apparently be pertecI, an inuress-
10 will be "adc upon tie mind-lhe
a"t"or o. ,he impression may hc rcmov
ed, hu, Il vii. still remain. Whenevcr u
sound is p,oduced and lne Vibrations Of
tha, sou"d reach ,he auditory apparatus,
the same Is transmitted along the course
OF The auditory nerve and an impression
made upon tre mind, which outlives its
aurhor, he sound) Whenever he all
factory nervss are exci,ed 10y an odorife.
roms a,mosp"e,e, that eXci;ntion is Regis
E te,ed upon ihe mind. AHd so OF al the
sen>cN, md thus ihe mind Of man is
bdiIt up % jus, such materials rs me
presented tlrous" hose several mediums.
Hence The Importance Of cuIIiug tie in
IeIlec,uaI world, selecting the bes. and
ric, est gems wherewi,h to construct the
human mind. Bv frequent and rcpea-
ted nresestalion Of he objects that irnra.
dialelv surround the cradle OF man. he is
made familiar with lhe same, ard in thus
exercising his ORGANS Of vision IN tLei,
natural functions, lhey become more and
more perfect. And after MAKING himself
familiar with all that surrounds him, he
begins to extend his vision and take con.
izance of objects more remotely situated.
Here reason begins to assume its Office.
lie begins to compare one Object with An.
OIL er, and thus he continues to extend
his vision-compare reason and investi-
gate-he travels from one Object to an
other, until he makes himself acquainted
with all matter, with which he comes in
contact. And then with giant mind
and aspiring intellect, he Quits this ,eres-
trial Globe on which his fee, is fastened ::
he mounts the pinions Of imagination
and scars aIoof
We see him Surveying the star decked
concave OF Heaven, he by the help of ed
ncst'on and mathematical exercises, is en-
ahIed to tel! US the distance, the dame
ter and density Of the surrounding plan
cts. He tells us to the fraction Of q mo.
men, vhen tho rJ,z;ro en-, wul -,