The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-08-01


the beginning Of change, leading on to a
new life, in Mr.. H; and probably every
person in that room retained the impression
that view of the awful justice of God, in
connection with the grace that saves from it.
is often effective in subduing those who say,
4" Prophesy unto us smooth things" and that
sinners are not always good judges in re-
speet to what produces the best effect upon
themselves.
Belcher's Historical Retches Of Hymns.
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READ ALOUD.
This is an accomplishment possessed by so
few that good reader is almost as rare as a
man of common sense. 1t is greatly to be
regretted that so little attention is paid to a
branch of education so agreeable, so impor-
tant and so useful. Months of time and
multitudes Of dollars are expended on studies
which could be profitably dispensed with al
together, while the cultivation Of the ability
to read aloud gracefully, is very sadly ne.
glected-ln fact. is not considered by any
means an important acquisition. A beauti-
fuI singer delights whole assembly, beau
tiful reader not only delights but instructs.
A fool may sing dyinely but good reader
must possess mind. Let the parents, then,
whose daughters have no taste for music, no
ear for song, but who have hearts and intel
ects worthy OF any man, give them chance
Of showing what they are made of, a chance
of making their way in the world, of cult
waiting the habit Of reading aloud with care,
with grace, with understanding, and thus put
it in their power of bearing their part in the
entertainment of any company into which
they may be thrown.
But it is the physical benefits TO be derived
from reading aloud, to which the attention is
more particularly called. 1t it is one Of those
exercises which combines mental and muscu-
lar effort, and hence has double advantage.
1t is an accomplishment which may be culti-
waited alone, perhaps better alone than under
teacher, Tor then naturalness of intOnation
will be acquired from instinct rather than
from art the most that is required being that
/ the person practising should make an effort
! TO command the mind Of the author. the sense
Of the subject. 10 read aloud we'll, person
should not only understand the subject, but
should hear his own voice and feel within him,
! that every syllable was distinctly enunciated,
while there is an instinct presiding which
modnlates the voice to the number or distance
Of the hearers. Every public speaker ought
to be able to tell whether he is distinctly
heard BY the farthest auditor in the room; If
he is not, il is from want of proper iudy-
ment and observation. Reading aloud helps
to develop the lungs just as singing does il pro-
perry performed. The effect is to induce the
drawing Of long breaths every once in a while.
oitener and deeper than if reading without
enunciatiug. These deep inhalations never
fail to develop the capacity Of the lungs in
direct proportion to their practice.
: Consumption begins uniformly with imper-
feet, insufficient breathing; it is the eharac-
teristc OF the disease that the breath becomes
shorter and shorter through weary months,
down TO the close Of life, and whatever pro-
notes deeper inspirations, is curative to that
extent, inevitably and under all circum-
stances. Let any person make the expert
meut by reading this page aloud, and in less
Than three minutes the instinct of long
breath will show ITSELF This reading aloud
( develops a weak voice and makes il sonnrous.
/ II has great efficiency also in making the
tones clear and distinct, freeing them from
that annoying hoarseness, which the unac-
customed reader exhibits before he has gone
over half a page, when he has TO stop and
hem and clear away, TO the confusion of
himself, As much as that of the subject.
/ This loud reading. when properly done,
has great agency 10 educing vocal power.
on the same principle that all muscles a=e
strengthened by exercise, those Of the voice.
making organs being no exception to the
general rule. Hence, in many cases, abso-
llte silence dimiuishes the vocal power. Just
a. the protracted non.use OF the arm Of the
lIindoo desOtee at length paralyzes it for
ever. The general plan IN appropriate cases,
/ i to read aloud in conversational tone thrice
a tIay, for a minute or two or three at time,
Z increasing a minute every other day, until
haIt an hour il thus spent at time, thrice
day, which is to be continued until the
desired object is accomplished. Managed
thus, there IS safety aud efficiency as uni.
form result.
~ a means, then, Of health, of ayertinr
consumption, OF being useful and entertain.
hg in any cunpIny; as a means Of showing
the quality uf the mind. let reading aloud be
considered an accomplishment more indis-
pcnsabIc than that uf smattcring French,
iisping Italian, or growing Dutch. or dane
ING eOtlliOns. gallopades. polkas and wal,zs.
HIiFs JyuraT gf Hs1lih.
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