New-York daily tribune., 1863-11-21

and ten pus or rooms In CIDER. 1t half-past
sovsn, those who ctudicd before breakfast went to
tbe;r rooms for mediation, while the others who
had moditatcd e.. that time, now studied half ca
bou- From eight till fifteen minutes before nine,
ol, were obliged 10 study. From nine till twelve vs
wero in school, With fifteen minutes recess. Dim
ncr at half-past twelve, and study from quarter
after ono to g quarter before two. AT Two vent
into school again. ard stayed till half-past four or
Ayo.-I canno. remember which, fifteen MIN
utes recess The time till eight was given to rscrs-
uton, tea included. From cigh: TIL nine tso V"o
shalf hours we're spent By tho room-mates n the
same way 81 before breakfast each gin going 10 he'
room alone. At quartsr after nine we wentto Oed,
and at halspast nine every light vas put OFT, and
not word, even in whisper, was TO DO SPOKEN
after thai. Saturday was mostly holiday. IN the
morning we had the two 'half hours,' and then an
hour and half for Study. After that until dih'
ncr, ws gere obliged to romGn IN our ROOMS 10 a1-
tend TO our wardrobe, &c. The afternoon was en-
tirely our own. We could walk, dnva, anu 10
what VIC pleased. -he evening was spent Ike oihef
evenings. Sunday was anything but day OF rest
for US. Wo rose half an hour later th1n on o'her
mornings, and then had our 'haI hour Us usuSi'
Until church-tiine we studied harder than on any
other day in the week. All were obliged TO attend
service. We lincd as soon We got back from
service, and then studied half an hour. AiIer 'ho
afternoon service, We recited the Dlbie lesson iof
which we had been preparingduiing the day. Ai'e1
tea they had IL many OF the roohs'
From clgh. till nine, tho two 'half hours again.
Those who remained in the paIlor were obhged 10
give o. abstract Of the ser1ons During the siuuy-
hours as vel AZ scLool-iIGe, We wcTc not aLo"cdto
speak word As for talking, We quito forgot there
w.s such an art, as out of the twcnty-.our hours
there were only about fye when wc wero allowed to
sneak 20 ono another" The action of mental con-
ditons and influences, aud OF several current prac-
ocs Of the times are discussed in special chapters,
which abound in admirable suggcsnons, and eInl-
ncntly deserve tho attention Of eye-y parent, oi
every person concerned n the work OF ed.ea'ioD,of
eyeTy reader who desires 70 enjoy the greatest boon
OF life, a sound mind in {. sound body. Doubtless,
Is te tendency Of lie author 70 oyerrate the III
portanco Of physical conditions, in comparison oi
The subtle, M tcrious infonce Of tie spiritual or
pass.oaal elements in human nature, but, es rlc,
AL unouestionalle basis Of truth undercs his ros.
oue-sFjel crpostions. His s:ylo cannot horosaiied
"a model; i, is often ambitious, andalTays dinlse'
with 10 pfotcnsion to tho easy eaa graceful ho~
which i ettainci by 80 many scientific winters o.
tAe prcson, day. lie IS also eomc'mcs ineauuous
in tie use o. illustrations from history and .iteFa-
tire, az IN auding 10 S.t Wsl,oF Scott, with Locke
Newton, u Gibboa, ard Burke, as examples Of "s.a-
& sE absiemiousncss," when, as IL is evident from
hi, biography, the genial novelist vas blessed with
The appetite OF a giant, Gnd vas 70 enemy to fre-
queal poiat!0ns OF "IngA.and dew"