The mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1863-1943, 1865-04-01
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er, picked up bit-of leader bIpe which
the latter had left on the ground, pSnt it
into the shape Of . syphCn, serted
the short leg 10 . tub Of val Hardly
bad be done this when The SlHs aa1Ook.
igg around and seoing the swatswa1e
ing the syphot, could sHVE ASSOeiAd his
SURPRISE Evidently tho Th04 ssd.
ing was . miracle 10 himsa Hs SafSd ct
first a, his employer. ag ifsthe IsatsN had
been o wizard, and when the g6nMsmAn
explained the process, he scratched his
head, nearly as much puzzled h6r rhators.
The gentleman, going int bis houses and
happening soon after to lock eueTof
window, saw the plumber experimenting
with the syphon, filing and tedilinS the
tub, turning the pipe over and oEeFu look.
ing into the short. leg, psepihg isup the
long one, as if he thought there must be
magic, 10 spite of what he had been told,
IN T6iHg Mat mSGS Water ttHi 'nP hiil.-
won't l make the boys stare" he said
to the gentleman afterwards, "ghehI get
back TO the shopP 2" .,'. ...t EEsd
Now, here was Q mechanic, Who6d bu.
siness required that be shoRld thoroughly
understand the laws Of bydrostAticE ig-
norant of 80 simple thing. ss syphon.
What is true Of him, too, Is true Of scores
of others. We do not wonder that 20
many persons fail to succeed In life, when
we see the ignorance they display Of
their art or avocatiOn. Every man, no
matter what his pursuit, should make
himself master of it. Nothing connected
with it, however remotely, Is too. tY3vial
for his notice. Just as lawyer, who
wishes to become eminent at the bar,
studies rhetoric to improve his .oTatory,
reads the best writers to give him4aoOm-
mand Of words, and applies abimese to
various other brsnches'of kfoWieaEe, In
addition to that Of the lSw, 20 8, GaeE Ehanic
ought toomit no occasion to AcQaigA facts
which may be useful 10. his trade,orltarn
scientific principles, which may enable
him to excel workmen less instructed. -
knowledge is power" in the hands Of
the artizan as much as in the hands of
the statesman. The only difference is
that the field varies. %.
In fact, the mechanic who does not
master all the secrets of his art is only an
opSt0StNSs Ao lnp 40 " HCi0S O1S -s@Sto
machine. He does stupidly what heihas
been drilled into doing, and does nothing
more; be is, in a word, . creatuf9 that
lAbors, and docs not think -an unskiled
workman. There is no apprentice but
should be ashamed TO belong to this class.
Every lad who is learning trade ought
to aspire to bring mind to besr Ia, his
profession and in order to do this he
should study everything which even res
motely bears on his business. If theno-
BILE motive of being something Inore than
a mere laborer, of becoming All artisao in
the highest sense OF that word, cannot
move him, he should reflect that success
is only to be earned by superiority, and
that If he wishes 10 obtain fortune posi-
ton and honors, he must excel his iallbw-
workmen. he who is conteated Witkbe.
ing only as Gkillfll Is Others ,aEiN asver
be more than q mere Journey ymAngs II
franklin had remained Is ignorant 0k The
principles of his art as the plumber 0ftbe
laws Of hydrostatics be would never have
become q philosopher Of worldwide re-
noWn, or been ambassador at the court
of France.