The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-03-18
.tDuING NoTnING.n

Many Joung persons ore growing up
with the idea That especially
manual inlustry--is not quite respeclu-
BILE; There is no modem noiiou thai,
more completely cuts at the roat Of
wholesome penlmcnt aud of national or
Individual prosperity ;han this Wheih.
OF iilsosss lokts The form Of street
louugiGS and gossip that beget more
active vices. or oil the dreamy s,nli-
menlalsm TIA; filters away lie in vague
iancies, or the busy idlpne@ that occu-
pies ITSELF 10 u hundred ways 70 avoid
the steady, anotgelio pumail Of regular
dutg, IT is equally culpable 10 its charsc.
ter pe.nl;ions in is effect, TO some De.
gree, ci'canUtaucoa may tend to produce
this evil.
Some climates and some seasons Of the
year induce lassituie some constitutions
bevo less energy aad power of will than
others; aud many diseases depijge tie
body Of its strength and the miad of ito
elasticity. Even in1hese cases, the com.
pleto surrender of such Influences Is the
'surest method OF increasing their poaer,
while steady reostaooa viii gradually
weaken and often remove much Of tie
cause. In by far The larger plumber Of
instances, the vice of idIcnoss result s
from he indulgence Of luxurious habits,
which brooks down tue native energy of
tie character The person who regards
momcutaD qualification AZ the chief good
will soon lose the yisor aud enterprise
Necessary 10 undertake, perseverance, to
carry through any sChsme requiring in.
dusIry and self command Some, from
paucity Of iJeos, lpcl; enterprise and
become rrOpiI, being unable TO SEQ the
utility Of proper undertakings while
others, overwhelmed with vast coOOep
ton of what is to be done, sit DOM in
the iuAction Of despair. O,hers there are
who begin with carnesness aud hope,
but, lacking perseverance, are inIini6a
ted by the first difficulty, aud accomplish
nothing because they have no. Ito cour
age to face obstacles.
The waUl of method and habi, in ear.
" life Is largely auswerRblo for this evil
Those accustomed in youth to regular
and industrious employment viii seldom
such habits 10 after liIe' while thoso who
have been suffered to pass desuDtury
childhood will require 40 extra rorti,ule
Of chatacIet 10 become preserving, ensr-
getic and industrious in after life. A
resolution al character, q Grmness Of
principle, which seeks to DO what is ii ht.
rather that what is temporarily agreeable
is The great safeguard agiusl this dan
gsrous evil. Impulsige exertions may
produce magnificent DEEDS bu, without
methodicul aud steady resolution with.
out system and habit. aud strength of
will, but little tha, is permanently useful
willever be accomplished. Our natures
are so constructed that it is only in cul-
tivatiOn and Improvement of all our
faculties that We can properly enjoy any
OF them.
The lisIless lethargy shows by many
young people is productive Of msny evils,
TO the body it is predjsposing cause of
many forms of disease; the want Of
healthy excitement and occupation lead,
too often to iniemperuuce in eating and
drinking 10 pass away tho iime,' aud
this, in turu, brings lever, indigestion and
depression, and makes the frame run less
able 10 Withstand the attacks Of any dis.
ease. A large prop orion of the drunken
ness aud dissipation Of various forms, so
common, may be traced directly to this
source. lis effect on the mind is quite
bad. While producing instability Of put.
pose, it is in time followed by humij.
ating sense olinfcroIty, No man he's
right 10 go through lie, whatever his
position may be, withou! honest, useful
and regular employment Of soue kind.
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