Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-04-02
EVERYDAY LIFE.

in~clinations. Generally speaking, the
more intense the nature. and the
warmer the symrathics, the stronger
will be the mtipathies. We live, as it
were, by contrasts; u likes involve
dislikes, and our preferences are bal
anccd by aversions. 1t Is impossible
fully to appreciate and enjoy anything
without experiencing a certain distaste
for It's opposites. But where this dis
taste cannot be supported by reason;
where 1t is INDUCED excessively and
against indifferent objects; or still
more, where 1t blinds us to the deeper
virtues or advantages that lay hidden
beneath what our fancy has condemned,
then these antipathies become preju-
dices and are unworthy Of us. Some
prejudices are incident to birth and
training, and these are. perhaps, the
hardest to overcome. People who are
in haste to rid themselves Of old and
time-worn notions, if not gifted with
extreme discretion, are apt, IN their
new-found freedom, to acquire 4 con-
tempt for the old ways, because they
are old, instead Of striving to retain
all the good they possess, and wedding
out only what Is unreasonable. Thus,
In the de.ire to free ourselves from II
prejudice, we often adopt another quite
rs bad. The p~rejudices of age, fillmore
deeply rooted than those OF youth,
are yet less Injurious in their effects.
Not n few youths who have awakened
to the conviction that they have been
needlessly restricted, and held bound
to o~bservances and traditions which
have only custom to recommend them,
have in their eager determination to
break down the ancient barriers, I'M
willingly broken down the defenses
that preserved their morality. and the
safeguards that protected their good
name. There Is thus more danger in
striving at all hazards to rid ourselves
of the prejudices Of birth and cduca-
ton. than In blindly holding on to
them. The best correctives are to be
found In education, which gradually
unfolds error, and distinguishes the
truth from the false ; in the trimming Of
the Judgment and the cultivation Of
the reason. These will enable us to
silt the chaff from the wheat, and
while dropping what is worthless, to
hold fast to the great truths and wise
precautions that are so often hidden
under what seems to us antiquated and
erroneous. There are many other
| prejudices more unreasonable than
| those we receive from our ancestors.
The love of ones own country, State
or city, Is q worthy feeling. but how
| often is 1t united with absurd and mar
| ruw-minded conclusions about other
countries, States and cities, which per-
haps an equal intimacy might at once
dispcl? So devotion to q party, sect
or CLIQUE. Is too often blended with
prejudices against the opposing one,
founded on mere differences Of opinion.
It would appear that at least in matters
Of religion, Ignorant antipathies and
prejudices should be avoided, and that
the charity which all unite In eStol-
ling, should be- broad enough to cover
the comparatively small differences
that exist. Not the fewest Of u
prejudices are directed against those
who, through ignorance Of custom, in
fringe upon the lesser social
laws of dress and etiquette.
This is, perhaps, IL Of the
shallowest of all a~ntipathies. 1t is
certainly best to conform to custom, as
far rs practicable, in all the amenities
| of life, but to confound them with ster-
ling virtues, and to despise those who
mwittingly disregard them, Is n weak
ness of which w may we'll feel
ashamed. Closely allied to this Is a
prejudice equally mean, and even
more unfounded, which Is entertained
by some persons of the present day
against pursuits requiring manual
labor, and against those engaged In
them. When a colony begins its new
life, those persons are most respected
who can contribute most to its imme-
diate needs /; and it is only those whose
intellects are enervated and weakened
by all artificial civilization, who retain
the absurd prejudice against the wor-
thy army Of workers upon whom they
are dependent for all their comforts,
and who make up the worlds best
people. The cure for unfoumded pre-
iulices Is q more intimate acluaint-
apce with the objects Of them. lSnor-
ance Is the most prolific cause Of pre-
judiee, and we frequently find that q
deeper insight into character will re-
veal noble qualities that, while COM
manding respect, will serve also to
Danish prejudice. Expansion Of mind
and breadth Of Information will dispel
it rs the sun dlspels tho yapors Of the
night. While it may not be possible
or advisable to occupy ourselves per-
petually in eradicating antipathies, it Is
at least a duty to be their master, and
not their slave. lie who Is a victim to
prejudlces ceases to enjoy freedom,
and cannot act either Justly or gener-
ously to his fellow men ; while he who
resolutely submits them to the tribunal
Of reason, braYely %conquering them
where unjust, will obtain one Of the
noblest victories Of which man Is capa-
BILE.
A EovELrY,-On Sunday next Mr..
Cook. of circus fame, will navigate the
Sacramento in 4 tub drawn by four
geese. He will embark at three o'clock
about five miles below and will drive
into town, his goo team being. he