St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-07-19
Eoyariis,g Bogs.

HE New uIA { UlnlncrcIal Advert
~ oii,-r> the following sensible Remarks
upon losa, winch NE conm,rad To- parents.
Iac s.rliclc i nG unworthy Ia, attentive
iryllI-a.l Of school feachers;
There arc Iwo varieties oi lie el,ac.r,~
l,n,- The huy n hooks and tie l,oy Ia real
liie with the hoy in book, we are all
familiar lie oncr cut down an apple
ire, an3 rvoGlau'1 >arr himself from a
.i,--il- 10y eayius he dIGafi IN uhich
ovl3iuc, he d,ii,-r> widely from the hor
IA roal li.t, a. :nlicat,l 3v oEr czir~i-
,llce. The boy In books, a, some oi IL
nave read, stood ou the burning deck
7silg7IJr at ftl31 Inn i4.Gd 1t,,t AM WIv
Gii lc stand un the burning l-cl, Dil
Ae 'lo arHJeiy cr ANYTHING any good ly
-ianlin- on ;he burning d-rk NJ: iis
>Iayin@ NJ, utterly silly and useless.
He sllnl.ly-yc:y ,ilnl ly-~ia,c q ircau>c
hi> tail,r told LIn 10 Doc Ia do il.> f;.ih-
rr The injustice L. hrlicsc 1llal he uoull
,r,l,r hIm "a lum hiin~cli a.livc Doe,
h, think that hiS father hncw ut some
-reai cnl 10 Ice attained jy >Jrict fulfill
myni ui las cGmmanl-an end iu,i-ihi,
;o IL cnulauu ken Nc. no \ hoy ui
-,ll-e would Lee morally CERTAIN tlIal the
>l,iriI u hi i:iih,r's order wss> directly
opposite to IL ieilcr. and would act
accordingly. Consequently Cas,Ibsmca,
,hou-h a hero N..> no. = boo ui scn>e.
Ii ,ou ..>h lie box in real lie Lis candid
oilnion ol lire ioy IN books who lei linn
Ill lie lalTalc3 up l,ecau-c he thought hie
father wished IL. and il circumstances
Were tnorable 10 sinceIilr-iLal =, il
Guardian, aui teachers were not listening
we lllinh 1Ae huy iu roal Lie would
say tilaI 1Lc har Il. books WAS 4 mu-.in,,
AM behaved A. such In The emergency 10
winch ,ye ll:lre alluded.
\ AleIu,;.l oi llerberi Npsllccr'- book ia
Eluoaiivu would >laIlle luauy who think
thai llltv entertain ralical views rc.ard-
in- ihe culture ot Children. Mr.. Spcn-
Ger >l;lIs with the hypothesis thai ciil-
'lren hsNe all the natural rights u ha-
man beings, and that na coercion J. law
tai which J. not absolutely Necessary for
the protection oi the rights ct others.
Tins. oi course. restricts the authority
o1 parents, guardians and teachers. SIN
PLY 10 moral slla>lon, and limits them 10
the attainment OF their sims IN ,lGca-
lion iy ihe intelligent aaapiion OF mild
nlctlle 10 emergencies. The detect in
/ Mr.. >pnccr's theory j., that human la-
iure-wAich includes boy nature, oi
course-is nnt sufficiently aer.lofiA,,l ia
tellcclually and morally, 10 be alAealIable
10 IL conditions.
Hm 10 one plan will 10 tor the nlan-
aeeul,nl OF all boys. The rudenes-,
4 tIslaknesS. and eNuberance oi ~olnc mu>i
/ l,c modified, though nol utterly rcl,re-sel,
while IN oihcr instances il lnusi i,c dc
vclolrl-culliy..;cl The mann duiy w
owe 20 boys i 10 secure Them The condi-
lions ill.t are favorable 10 perfect health
Nain will Toe knowledge, accomplishment,
manner, thrift. even sell-cmirol anl sell
'lellal- unless physical health undcrlle al
these, And the guaranty of physical
health 10 all who ar organically sound,
Is plenty OF Play-out-,loor play Mere
exercise, without the play oleincni,i : all
n,lll without SsYor, drink without z,,t.
This i wly lifting weights and clIlul,na
poles and rope never yiialize a mans
crsani-ln as sport of the simplest kind
rIll.rens boys system And the ten
'lenc.es 'oi u boys nature, when thar
direction ! normal. are all toward play.
We think, too. Tia, il VII usually be
found that the box who plays the hardest,
! works the hardest. Certainly he sleeps
the scundc,t; and sound sleep j. a srsat
blessing. IL l. great ihins 10 be ell
crossed ~ ones occupaiions- And the
! apprenticeship 10 that cllgro>sinent l.
, served at play.
Be tolerelt. then, OF the racket and rude
exuberance OF bOyhood, You ask a boy 10
: control hirnselttor the sake OF your nerves,
which are morbidly lender, perhaps, he
cause your muscles and lungs did moi get
, their share of blood when YOU wcrs 4
boy, You ask him, we repeat 10 con-
iroi himself for the sake Of your nerves.
Why not control your nerves and tenn
: per for his sake But the subject grows
: upon u beyond the confines of I para
graph, and We must stop