The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-03-11
MAEUAI. LABOR-AN HDMIRABLE
ARTICLE TORTnE READING OF
YOUNG EEN,

AVIAN - Ems
From the Philadelphia Ledger
There is at the present time among a
Jorge class Of parsons n general disposi.
tiop 10 shun labor especially what is
distinolively called manual labor. Our
cities Oro becoming ihronged with young
ndgenturers from the country, hoping to
escspe tho copmsn lQL-oL man. md DC
'pt0Iesslons arc becoming treaty. over,
stocked from Aie same unworthy motive.
That such an error leads to tho neglect
Of useful industry, 10 the. promotion Of
lrauds through excessive compenlion. 10 a
spirit Of speculation akin to gambling,
and to tho Generalization of the com.
muniIy, are sorowful truths, but unlor-
tnnatcly Of too general o nature to
the purposes Of the individual, What is
then tho personal consequence 10 each
one Of shaping his lifO on the ruling
principle ofavoidiOg manual labor3 Our
subjooion to the physical laws OF hun,
gefand cold, neCessitaLe constant conflict
with tie material world. Could men.
By their will, so temper the elements that
they should produce only gretaful sonsa
tions, and make vegetation so cxubcrsnt
.os 10 anticipate every want, and the
minerals so soft as 10 offer no resistance
TO The will Of men, they would become
lelhargic, insipid and contemplate race.
So far from excrting our unspGnt energy
ia mental development they would have
no consciousness of power, no mclivo 10
the endurance, perseverance,, or steady
effort, essential to every mental pesuit
In all countries whore nature is most
lavish, the mind Of man is most feeble,
for all growth and energy is derived from
that conflict with difficulty, which we
call effort. Easy work seldom produces
a robust mind, TIE material world does
much for US by what it yields, and 0
great deal by tho resistance of its vast
forces which nothing but patient toll can
turn 10 account Tao energy of purpose
and character without which there can
be no true manhood, 10 bGst obtained in
tie school Of manual labor. Let no one
think, therefore, that by escaping life
of daily toll, he can best distinguish him.
self in mental pursuits, This an error
that is certain 10 disappear, and leave
him in the hopeless condition Of one who
hos cOutemptuously Kicked awoy the on
ly ladder that could rOise him to the
point ho desires TO reach, Difficulties
are more Important 10 tho human mind
than assiatanccs, and work alone can
bring out and perfect mems natures, for
it is tho essential foundation in all i'm.
provcmcnt, and therefore, Of all true hap.
piness and success. He who has never
learned TO work, or having learned, en-.
deavOrs to live without it, aud affects 10
despjso il, is truly a pirablo object He
depends on others, and can make no rc.
turn for the support they give, That en-.
joymont ho seeks will ever clude his
grasp for case and rest owe all their dc.
liciousncss to toll, end are themselves
the greatest burdens TO one who sGeks
them for themselves alone.
The ercesS Of manual labor may do
hOrm. Tho degradation Of tho laboring
classes in Europe comes not from the
absence Of all other elements from their
daily life. Man has n various nature,
requiring a variety Of occupation, and his
intellect, heart, imagination aud taste are
Eicvously wrOnged when his lilo Is do
voted to the ono pursuit Of corning q
subsistence, But in this country, mono
ore thus debOrred from cu,iyNling every
part of their naturo AL orc wilhin
rooch NJ n fnir sbnro nf nntvhrd oooI Tho