Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1859-04-08

which is concrete, for We learn the abstract
from the concrete. In the infancy Of Ian
guagcs ineA use metaphors, fgnres--esery-
ttrg is represented by something visible.
The infancy Of the individual and the ma
ton are similar. Akin to this evil is that
IL advancing students too rapidly, nay, the
two arc identical ia ua,ure. The evil re-
sulliny, is, that tho student begins 10 dis
trust his own sbility, that he takes the facts
rs laid bcforo him by the author. without
being able to decide for himself whether
they are true or false. There are studies
enough which can 10 pursued, without
teaching al an early age, the difficult, the
abstract, the metaphysical From too great
a rapidily in advancing, primary studies
must be neglected.
Imagine the manhood Of such indiyid-
uals--ihc amount Of epistolary correspond
ence which sets at defiance every page Of
Wcbstcr's Unabridged behold upon the
corners Of the streets, upon sign posts and
on forest trees, notices Of sales and other
litenry efforts, which display very meagcF
knowledge of v hat letters and their arrange
inent constitute those words which the lit
erary call the kings English. A late wri-
ter takes the ground that We should return
70 'no ancient ''f'noo o' lnS'r"c'l1n' sne
PpIG Pr."lMy so'ule''{ H,pon8 we nns
'"''ies WI u" youth "uSn ", Seems " Me'
70 oS ',o, un'e"'',,,sU'' n,a We "e ge'use
SONY 'u,' '"N.' more ~ no 'e''sou way
she you'h ~ 'wen'{' sh'0,u nSVe guipeo
1o"n n'"''"l'N,,''I w. ~ u"see VI 'utne uu-
"s' 't.e A""' - '"e u"i'o'Ne - '''ss 'e'l'-
Pc oi Seiencc' 10 ""'u VIC may forever
,Hlnk %nu TeJ"y anu advance. we gan scarce
W "I'h'u tue oFiei Pcriou oi youeh' noPS
70 en.er any more , 'nah Tvs Is'r'",s.
syS'eii o' 'n'''ue.'on HHy Oe ~sou9'
out MI efFo' a"eS uo' ne :" system oolIs-
,h'ng Geru''hiy u'P'I,uS upon ln"ss VINO
nave cn"tge OF y"utn' an iocotilPe'en.
enucA'or ~ :" say ,pe ,'aS'' Is "u'sS"ce' anu
oy ~! nter"Iy y, law ~. Sno"'u pc re'lleNeo'
h'"g "lhP, ~nen "oou, :" soeu us -"
A'e"Anuer :" A.'''o.is' '" "e euucs'Su' AZ
ureSseu tnat uiS''ngu'sheu Pni'osoPhe. ies
ter' 10 "h'ch he s'ateo' 'nat nc was rsJo'cou'
not SO 'nucn ihat ms son A,eAsnae[ was
porn as tnS' no was ootn "a 'Hs asss :. s.e
phnosoPher' 10 oroe1 'nas nc ni'gns uA'o ~
an instructor one VINO ihoeeo 'ue'''cu 'nA'
''''e'
i Get'aln,y no one can oouot 'he "iSootD
OF hlng rhii'p' but low does " nappen
WA. SO many 90 OUT IRON, 'nei' aiipA mater
d "i'n ar thPenect knowiouge OF 'he orapcnss
J u s'uuy WHICH 'ney haVe Pursueu' ~ .ue
s. system "'ohs OF "re "a" Instructors tu"'ln
% peten' or Is inc puP'l aeSti'ete OF na'urAl
"ol'i'l oFoause " man u'Ay na.e nls nAai' !
5 eu.oi'eu as IIo'sssor upon . ca'Sloeue'
Is uo' "n e'luouce 'nA' Nc 10 .lo's colnPe.en'
+ .n"n o'ners, VINO are n pursuing 'neif Salllng
ia ~ o'noi %srNs " i'e no' = o''oeuoe :
II i",e'l1' % ao,'ity 70 eng"ge ~ 'ue con''lio'
le sonoo'' '."' gfe". uursery rom "n'cn th'
IL opl'oge uei'e' Tvs so'oas' % ha. o'es'e
DE- .no u'S'"s'e !" u'A'no'i'a''oS' INC na'fsu " 2
u H"ng"ages c answer ye VINO oes, can eeil
e. II inc stuueue Is 'aPaoie ana wny n'
u uo'' ns "a" rear" o'nor 'h'pgS' perhaps "'
or may oe = gooo wri'er' u somewhat OF IA
o.A'' a.'ie " pie"se Sn1 uengns ''o luui
.luue' anl1s unsliS'aAaOi" e'iueuoe ena
ne eau S"m"'-n 'nSn uo - caPaoie' : say
10 wny Soes no no. SaV",lce ~ o'ner suoJce's
u 90 nos say 'n"' no P.Acea A' cer'H''
% s'uu,'s 700 Soon' anu na'r'eu ,oo iap.ui.
70 o9t l "sA 'ne question ~ ',rnu ~sf' ito'
l. "iion souie n'leus 'n'0' 'ii"' eo 'iiuA %
rs is ~ n11 tnT case, =.
y rernaPs nign1 onen0 1he hserAry VI
IT, 'Srni'y' ! snou'u say 30 fign: oo,uiy' az
n sun more invoke tne'r wra'n' snou'
y say 'na' 'ney are inSonnpe'en,' OF PsFn"l
70 tegar1ieSs' x'3 700 much regSroicsS o. "n'
81 'uTy 40 "ei'' "i'i no. say 30 D'
~ sun | pave my queS'lon'-is 'hefe nos
10 'sui'' ana IL SO, upon ~no" ooes ~ net
o' Auo'uer queS''cn--inu = ! iSnkSe pr
chsity 'nougn IN q pure Duckeys---is sne
no" Ienuency 20 grasp Inc SnSoo~ tA'n'
#, 'nan 'ne suoS'aIce' 70 acqu're 'hs nr'L
I"tncr 'ua1 'ne eSse"eei 700 mueh o'
'enueucy' tne"e among 'nose "n1 Me Pu
81 sung 90 eoueI'iou [SrnsPs' 1nougn
OF may give no Ac'ua' iIs'ruc'iOu, may =
he you 70 Iuinhl'e' anu II you ~ scme ~ -
re VIII, P'oo~oly come 20 some ueS'sl0n' anu
OIL wii' nave 'ne sa'islSo'a,n 'nAs II 90 -" W.
in, Do scqu,r."g goou eaucAsl'n,
ed Du' iee uie re'uru 70 "'y prinolpa, 'usA
tn !no .'henSe u'ill.y anu l'rP45'Anoe ol isA:'
on i"g 10 I'%N 'pi ou'selteI p.1i o" "s s'l,n.'
,eu hO"S ,S 10 s,'S s, noiG sn' - @ ~.
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