The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-11-19
Ins,;;ilcd Labor.

I. would be grand thing for society,
if the apprenticeship system ofttty years
ago could be rcsUscl;atcd with mud!tica-
tivhs. ! law would have its advantages
which would prohibit mechanics from
setting up shop for themselves until 4
certain number Of year had been spent
in learning trade. The want OF some
thing Of the sort is diminishing daily the
cumber of competent mechanics in every
branch OF human labor which requires
Intelligence and skill. lis workings is
as fellows: \ boy goes "to learn trade J"
About the time it is half done, he begins
to feel as If be knew all about it, and
with that there comes a pride-a ground
less independence and confidence in him
self; the next step is to take offence at
some trihiug thing, and he "goes Of"
to become Boss" himself His uext
pan is, by slow prices" to get custom !;
bat he would soon starve, if, with these
low prices. he did not purchase "a CORES
pnndineIy inferior article to work with :;
and, with his inc"mp|etc KNOWLEDGE, ad
drd to bad materials, ga bad job is made
of it - P"op'e soon find him out, aud
simply let hin, alone and he is forced to
do any anything that offers, make NOR
tar, sweep the streets, saw wood, take up
the hoa, dig bitches, aud the like But
such occupations are very precarious.-
There is not always work to do. There
are rainy days, and snowy days, and days
of frost but he and his family must eat
on these days as well as others, and he
either goes in debt, or endeavors to live
by his wits. He engages in unlawful
practices, or associates with idlers, or
hangers around drinking places, aud the
station house, the Jail, the penitentiary,
and the galows close his history.
What is the remedy? Law? Do not
wait for law Let every father who
reads this, determine at once to use all
the authority he has, if he designs to
make mechanic Of his son, in cQmpell-
ing that son to become as much master
of his calling, as can possibly be done by
the time he arrives at the age Of twenty.
one years; and, if not perfect in his bus.
iress then, pay him as liberal wages as
circumstances will allow, to induce him
to remain until lie is master Of his call
ing; tho result will be, that employers
will feel greater confidence that work
will be done, and with this will come
higher wages, more liberal remunera-
tion, and more work; for many man is
prevented from making improvements,
or ha7inc repairs done. because of the
almost utter impossibility of having them
done honesty and well. Thus it is that
the great mass of mechanics are doomed
to poverty for life; are doomed to live
from hand to mouth; must live on each
days labor, and, without that labor, must
stint, or cheat, or hunger Ga the other
hand, 90 to any first-rate workman in
any branch, any day ia the year, n a
large city like New York, and you will
never fail to find him 'forehanded;" be
always has work to Go, and you are com.
PEELED to "wait your turu." First rate
mechanics are always in demand, and
seldom fail, not only to make money, but
to save it; and with that, to elevate
themselves, their families. and their call
ing: but these are in such minority,
that the more numerous incompetent.
and hence thriftess class, are the ones
who give character to the name of me-
chanic, which is too often low one
when, IT every one was a master work.
man, it would be but another name for
industry, elevation, and thrift.-HaW 5
journal OF Health.
He who has plenty of brass can gene.