American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-11-03

that they are much more useful to hu
manly.
An intelligent perception Of the true
interests Of their children should be III,
sole guide Of fathers in deciding the diff
cnlr question Of a rrooer vocation for =
son. l. is the especial duty Of the fathe,
to teach his ch'ld the Timely prrcept o
submitting TO the necessities of the situs,
lion, and to control the sensibilities snG
averslons natural 10 young persons a 1T
lie spoiled, perhaps, by maternal indnl
gencts. The results Of this duty. vel
performed. will abundantly compensate
parents for the sacrifice which they vii
have made. and they will render service
10 themselves, their children, and to
society.
/. The prejudices Of the middle
classes against the mechanic arts. Thi,
is an immemoriaI objection in the South.
ern States. 1t has been founded upon
he fact that formerly al trades were
handicraf, and the operative was con
fined 10 a par icuar act. THIS left linle
time for social improvement, and caused
! Ia,ur.l objection 10 learning such
'rsdes. The Introduction Of improved
processes has relieved the operative
greatly. enabling him to earn more money
with less lime and labor than formrrly
A machlnlst may now supe'inteni 3
steam lathe which will perfnrm the work
he would otherwise have had to 90 with
The hammer and file The ten men EN-.
rloyed in the days Of Adam Smith to
make pin have now no such occups
ion. A coil Of wire is passed into n
machine, and The pins pour out ready
made. A girl can trud four Of these
machines, and in week can collect three
and IA half million Of pins. And so o.
nnumersble Improvements.
2. Parents have grea, objection to tie
pprenticeship cf the child. This a jn.t
aud natural feeling. An apprentice is
often slave. and no parent shoull. II
possible, send bis child into An unneces
,ary service. But the improvement Of
which we have spoken will dimlui-h
greatly the old custom Of giving seven
years Of boy for An instruction which
he might acquire in lev months TAX
he sLo making business as al ijlu-tra-
ion. Formerly. il was work Of gIest
skill and experience; now it may be
effected en'irely by machinery. Hence
the regular workmen in Massachusetts
that new hands rate as journey
men after six months work and that
fishermen work AZ shoemaEns during the
Of their business. There is an
infinite number Of trades that may be
almost entirely by machinery.
The editor Of the Bee would be aston.
Shed TO compare the process Of various
trades in d Gerenr parts Of this city. The
sokSmilh, locksmith. wheel~right and .
carpenters trades, WHEN conducted as
lanicIaf S. differ greatly from the same
rade1 when executed by steam and
This difference s'most in
olives the prejudice against apprentice,
hip.
5 The want Of schools OF trade in.
tructiun, renders apprenticeship neces.
sry. /,
We are glad to see the Bee touch
pom This subject, The Soulh requires
o'ytrchnic rs well rs technical schools 5
pnlied science will be taught =; The =
'irginia Military Inslitn'e and oth-,,Sou h !
m schools. New Orleans should COM !
itute such a college. at which, as Ut I
aris. not only is the abstract theory OF t
i- mechanic arts taught. but the STU ulsDts Il
ak and work in the workshops, and are :
ualf-d to execute or direct any trade =
Iuyht ia the schools. No doubt The al "
non Of these schools 20 the educational b
,urse Of the South would not only pro
n'e the mtch'nic arts in social es,ims u
IN. but would diminish the necessity OF a
premiership. u
These s'e al prcp'r subjects OF legis- :,
i've inquiry and pubic patronage .
lncar the young men OF the South to "
e pursuits Of practical enterprise, and. '
the words Of the first Napoleon. ~
Trades will become arts" and in everv
sprct worthy to occupy the mind and
ergies Of the best men and best families
long us.-N o Bulletin.