Columbia weekly news., 1859-04-07

much v.s sttempsed, considering the
present. time and the fssure prospects,
af The ruslie. SCHOLARS. II sone anbi-
s;sos lady-tsaahers d'd not try 70 istrs-
dsce Shakespeare and the nussssl g1nl
e. they dvels. 1t Ill GREATS, too long %
subjects With 20 practical bearing 90
the condition OF the papllA- The dis
ranlces u SEsl starr, and geography as
kns~a 60 she 0ssshr - Rsasaas, vere
no further vsIua6i than all knowiedee
must be, compared TO ignorance and
the benevolent design vas laid aside Of
creating in every vIlizFs = ciscle Of
Madame Dac;ers and MIS- Souervilles.
IS Teach them the Cz,eeniszn.r said the
good old rector to bis assistants n the
school, "snd ,be history a their own
country; that win let them knsv their
duty to God and the Stsse, also, for
be vas noss sensible uan, the good
old reesos,-'s and give prizes % the
girl Who boils the mesliess potato, and
sni.hes the neatest pocket iandksr
chef" Fer il vas nov discovered thar
:he NEST ultilita-ian Of eisrgynen and
the most imaginative Of psets had come
to the same esucluslon-
~Oh saaeh The orphan boy - Rad.
Orssach she orphan sui - SOW
There can Be bat few plsees .. the
present time where the poosess OF the
poor has not the opportunity OF acquir-
ing 1t least the rudinents Of learning
Wha. more DO sny Of - acquire u
schools Of far higher profession The
best furaisk little mere than the inssru-
meats BY which knouledge i attained !;
rough stones. or even partially -chiselIed
blocks, 70 be hereafter used Ia the cree
tica os temple Of scieaes.
. . .
The rising genessfioa should b. ias-
baed with nseful and sensible educz-
sioa anall ged with ms.aesy o. super
sssioo- The great soeiesies-sne Soci
ETY. fer Promoting Christian Knowledge,
the Nssioaal Society. and osksrs-
opposed their stores and sent forth vag-
90 leads Of books approved BY their com
Eittees, among whom we're many Of the
hishope tie shelves Of the school libra
ries became filed With class OK vol
ames from which no harm esold possibly
arise to doctrine or morals histories,
voyages, travels and biographies. But
- ths .agacisus besto~er of all ,hr
meI tai food knew thss ehildreu could
not asosish for ever on heavy disLes,
however wholesome on themselves, they
took care 70 mix little fruit, and even
ornsnensed pastry, With their bill ct
fare. They knew that those little peo-
pie had other faculties besides memory
aad perception tba, the had imagina-
tion aud wonder and ave; and they
might also have rsad Ia come VERY sle-
nensary books Of metaphysics, TIA.
vi,host thass properties religion itself
. impossible. and the professions Of i.
sinks into . mere verbe. expression Of
belief, without the power OF rising into
the really Christian reaii1zsion OF i in
vorrhip. prayer, and prai-e So they
seEt down books which APPEALED to the
faney,--imaginasJ lives Of exfraordina-
y boys-tr.vek By impossible ways
into altogether ondiseov-rzbie co.ntries
stories you may even call them, of
common life where . presensnens OF
ether states Of coexistens society was
offered to the uneorhssieafed village
boy or girl:-tai IN oil, rigid honesty.
high sentiment. Christian charity. and
aaiversal good feeling were inculcased
from beginning to end And capital
books some o. them are, even for more
sdvsnced readers than the occupier Of
the benches IN the public school,
MueEun o. WooDs-A new room
has resently been opened to the public
10 the British Museum, London, for the
sLove purpose. II contsins rectioas Of
trunks ct trees, showing their structure;
also specimen Of woods in polished
and unpolished coalition, iron every
part Of the world Il sesDs that large
collection ct Califurnia woods have Il
ready been secured u EoGdon. and
seue Of thess are vefy 6essisfM for c.
binet-verk. There could not Be- ! more
useful room of { nuseun established II
any part Of oar eounfry thaa ooe con-
taiBisg specimens Of Ill our native
woods, IN the rocgh, sad also u pol
ished state We rsceunend IL to the
atteatisa Of ou Stare governments =
worthy Of adoption Se<1t.fx Aney-
seas
A piece Of pins wood forced down
into the sea to the depth Of 400 fathons
becomes 20 COMPRESSED, that when
drawn up aglis, Il i found y Be 70
heavy q % Gink Ike . s4sas when
akrevn sntn ske vss~r-