Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-02-10
in Dress.

As silly as tits foolish. Many, very many,
who deck their bodies, are uncuitivated in
their minds. The time and expense need
tuI. yes. Beedful for the proper cultivation
of The mind, is wasted in the decoration OF
the 2e.ishing BODY. .'Inv. s'menis in know!-
edge pay the best" And Investments made
in this Nay are bot e1.ily tBken away. III
man or woman empty tie purse into the
lie ad. no person can take Il away from them" 4"
IL lie said that "the PnOr untaugh. Africans
sre remarkable for their love ot hurry
Those " no csn procure trinkets OF sCh and
siiser, stick them aboct their persons
wherever they can find rUUm iUr them- The
ino e savage in some paris, VINO cannot get
rol9 and silver, make Themselves LOOK
ridicul.u, " ith ishbones, banes of animals,
mi fe1thers, and take great psins to stain
ard mark iheir bodies 10 appear pretty
in their own eyes" How riticuious! We
lnuph al th, n, and some may think
they DO tolerably well in so doing, yea, in
iaugbing at those who are thus ornament
ed, and on account of which they suppose
themselves worthy OF special notice. But
ie IL EOl very cdsN " PtiNNhC Knot thSSG
poor untutored creatures shave as good a
right to laugh at us!'' for some Of cur cloth
ing is quite as useless as their ornaments,
and some of our ornaments are as absurd as
theirs. ,Ador1 the mind,
knowledge and virture, truth and grace,
These are the robes OF richest dress
The adorning of the mind will last long
6noru s Snch adprnjnn :
consists in knowledge of !ne Hoy Scrip
lures in conuex OIL with the know Wedge OF 4
few of the useful branches Of science.
. How far behind the time are rhey xho
fond of gayetv and show. are devoid of the
knowledge of Christian theology con.
tanned in the Sacred Book--of history,
and proisne--of the grammar OF they own
langrsge--of the geography Of the "bal
we slive on''-of arithmetic. How very
many wish TO attract attention who Cannot
write their own names aecently, or eyei
read the English iaaguage correctly. Adorr
the mind, "Bot eith silver and gold ant
costly array" The youth of the country, e:
well as the elder part of the Community
are considerably disposed to BY styled gen
llemen anu ldOleS- 1eHlietnaH anu lGIS
in the singular and plural, are terms mucl
in use, yet far from being so fully under
stood as they should be. The definition o
our best photographers amounts to the fol
lowfDg.-A man or woman of good bring
ing up-good education and good manners
Comprehensive words, indeed. Have al
these, and you viii be honored on earth an
in heaven-continuing steadisst therein +
the end. Having these ornaments, you Wi
not need, you wiil not want, the hight fool
cries of fops and iirts. You will BE- qnali
fed to display the heavenly art OF letiin
"your light shine before men. that they ma
see your good WORKS. and glorify your Faith
er which is in heaven"
Keep in mind and pursue after "knex4
edge, vir,ue, ruth, and grace" Be nc
high minded because YOU are iu possessio
oe that which the silk worm and the shee
possessed long befure it cume,into Your cart
'Be clothed with humility" be ornamente
with ga meek and qalet spirit, which in III
sight Of God, is Of 9e0t price - Vale