Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-02-08

farmers 1fpartnllrt.
A TALK;EoR, THE SEASON.

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Questions Of practical ffela opera
tions and other out door affairs, have
hitherto engaged our principal at
tention. We now desire 10 talk a
few neHents qppnaDOther matter of
still greater importance, since it lies
at the foundation, of all intelligent
success in partical operations. Men
sometimes stumble upon success, and
then lay; claim to- great sagacity,
which is freely accorded by a super
ficialpublie Judgment, by which both
parties are deceived-the blind lead
ing the blind. Success is eminently
desirable, but the ability to command
success is infinitely more So "a
stout arm is an essential qualification
in a Htanfor GeId labor, but an intel
ligent brain to direct that arm, is
more than this, -aEital necessity.
Now you see what we are driving
at4tt1e cultivation of. the intellectual
as wen as the physical man. to en-.
sure success in the field of agricui-
tire. When person stumbles upon
success, it is only piece of good
luck, and no credit to himself; but
when success comes by diligent
seeking through good management,
the person may well feel that he has
deserved it, and with fair opportu-
nifty can attain it as often as he uses
the means thereto. Success is the
goal Of endeavor, and when honora-
bly, attained, is creditable as an evi-
dence Of good desert 80
REHABILITATION we desire to make
Of these preliminaries is, to urge
upon our farmer friends the impor-
tance. Of laying plans at this time for
the improvements of their information
in matters relating to their calling
No one should be offended when told
that little more knowledge would
be a good thing tor him. We are
not apt to get so much wisdom that
our knowlege box is completely full,
and if tLis miracle ever does happen,
We should go to work to increase its
capacity, like the little boy who
thought he, might possible eat Ii
tle more, ifhe stood up!
There are two principal ways in
which farmers may employ these
long evenings to advantage: both
may be carried on together and in
relation. most adFantageously. One
is, correct systematic home read
ing, upon subjects of fact and science
in agriculture aud other rural affairs
This will bring into exercise the
knowledge we have, to fix it more
scleaIly in the mind or correct any
wrong notions we may have al owed
to get mixed up with previous knowl
edge. In reading-every where ex
cept in the Bible-we reserve and
practice the right of private iudg
ment, and no matter who the writer
is, we challenge his propositions with
sasmueh freedom as if he were our
pupil and we his tutors. If a learn
ed man talks nonsense, it is more
dangerous than if it came from one
of less pretension; so If Agassiz or
Liebig predicate what we know to
be false, we would say to them--gen-
tlemen, YOU are wrong But tins
critical course ofreatling should not
be allowed to hinder our reception
of truth. 1t is no compliment to
truth sthatwe accept it. tits 7acfayor
we do ourselves--and we should be
as greedy of gain in this, as we are
in any. business transactions or in
vestment of capital that we embark
in TC,ss ~ evT3rrq -ylZt4|
Read something else beside the
floating literature Of the day. En-
ough of it is good in its place, but to
be drenched with floods of horrors,
sandwhicled in the diluted tales, and
poems of the popular papers, is poor
feed to the soul that would attain the
full measure OF living manhood.
Go rather to the masters Of sober
thought and practical science, nearly
or quite all of whom will bear SOM
watching when they get on no bies,
but are in the main to be commended
Provided with such as these and his
county paper, the farmer and his
family can form the circle around
sthe evening lamp and discourse of
knowledge that will be of some real
benefit. Ohio Caltipotor.