Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-12-12


born glrbs uilh the plos,
hut NJ must change the enrTeht Of our
remarks, else The head u this article viii
turn out n,isnOmer.
That the prO'sFsion. are greatly over
stocked throughout the eoun'ry, ne man
Who loaks upon the Grand Army u brief
lees bsTrlsisrs, raiienlless doctors, imPe'
euuiOus editors, whapgloOils preachers.
81 ID sIRi g'Rw, can doubt for moment
Looking into philosophy, We hnd that the
excess Of supply over the demand 10 trace
able TO a irai, In the character Of parents,
In itself worthy Of oil prai's-appreeia'
ton aud love Of offspring. Another par
Iisulariy, imaeines her little boy beirays
IL. capabilities OF genius, and feels that
10 shall not hop elois like his rough,
weather beaten sire, eObGle shoes like his
uncle, or make horsc-shnts and iron wag'
ons like his stout, double-hsted cousin
No; he shall be lawyer, a member OF
Congress, a President, q Dr. Hall, Sur
geou Stone, a bishop Folk or pogsei'' This
feeling Is TOO seldom tempered by sound
sense and correct judgment, else the pro-
frssiors would not DO affected by so many
who are as little qualified for their duties
m a bull TO keep China shop. Nine
{ teu,hs Of those who attend the law, meii-
cal and theological schools Of the country
are utterly incapable Of mastering even
+ the simplest rudimcnls Of the sciences
and nine Of ten would make much better
mark with an axe on a log Of 6rewood
thun they could ever mako in the world BY
their proficiency in the professions.
Hence, to nine fond mothers in ten we
may we'll say, Yourlittle Johnnie, orJakie,
or Jimmie, or Willie, or Bobbic Lee, or Hi
ram Ulyss, or John Wcsley-ns the name
may Le-corld make more good character
and more "kelicr' in the corn, wheat, cot.
ton or sugar field than in any of all the
multitude VI professions. 1t is well for
YOU to love your children. That love, like
your native modesty, gives toyou the sweet
power Of unsurpassed attraction, and shi'
ming like planet in the deep, unsullicd
blue of heaven, is one of tho brightest
gems blazing in your coronnl of virtues
but il is us unseemly 10 try to make law
yer, doctor, Doctor Of Divinity, Master oil
Arts, or editor of one only fiji by nature
for the occupation of driving a cart rs tt
set n blacksmith ut mending q watch will
his tongs and punches and hammers nnt
pincers. 1t is quite as honorable to be 9
good mechanic rs to be professional, ant
10 be successful agrcu turst as either
IL mothers would cause the making Of nj
more "apologies" for professional mon fo
two or three generations hence, the grea
world would be better of.
More than half Of those in The countr,
having "no visible means Of support" pre-
tend to belong TO one or another Of tn
professions. Almost every town has
2 number of doctors who never had pa
tint and "lawyers' who never did AIT
! never will receive fee. Many Of these
r when they adopted the profession" sup
r posed it would enable them to live abov
-. the necessity AMI without the Disgrace Q
: uork!-ncver for q moment getting tn
n truthful idea through their thick skull
! that the chopper can work no harderin tn
o woods than the fit and competent lawyer o
/ doctor with his case. These bogus and ri
d diculous disciples of Blackstone and Escu
lapus should, above oil things, make pillow
= ing their study and practice; and If tn
h mere name s'profession" makes it easy
: why let them call it the profession Of pillow
= ing-let q man, he like it, be calle
. Timothy Cloistrndlle, Professor of Straigl
: Burrows and Master Of the Hoe. At an
rate, the industrious plowman does NOR
), good, to himself and country, than all I'll
= pseudo professional men in the land-th
former produces, the latter only consume
No, fond parents, if you are not quit
u certain that your little boy is gifted ia
: beyond the average, don't think Of maxim
u a professional man Of him, for be assured
for him
y mo exercise of jaw,
;, Twisting India rubber law,
Is MS good
As exercise of paw,
D On the handle OF saw,
saving wood
|, We see from reliable intelligence froI
the four quarters Of this vast land tina
. s'men" are wanted-but men to produc'
not to consume and all accounts agre
that the world has more than double tl
y number of professionals than it can prof
i ably employ. The world most wants AZ