The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-05-05
Dancing Again.
ZIRKYlLLE, Iowa, April .,

source, and unwittingly in what he
intends shall pass for witticism,
acknowledges that so heavy a blow
can only come from an ass A. w.
s. may rest assured that he cannot
ihjuro ''licking horses (namely an
ass)" by throwing little dirt.
If every reader OF the COURIER
except \. W. ). fails to see points in
exits" argument which were not |
kicked at, hen their Judgment is at
fault and they will please accept the
correction offered by A. w. g
We sincerely believe that no one
but A. W. S. failed to see tho purpose
for which Dir. Fitch was quoted;
therefore we will not again explain,
lest those for whom this is intended
should become weary Of so much said
in explanation Of what no ono can
misunderstood.
A. W. S. thinks manual labor u
better exercise than dancing, it |
''cleans end purities tho intellectual
propensities." Maybe 50, but Fow-
| Ter and Wells have never written any |
thing about such propensities, nor
are they recognized BY any phreno-
logist or other writer on mental |
science. In an effort to appear
learned, A. W. S. has gone beyond
his depth.
Calvin Cutter, NJ. d., in treatise on
Anatomy, Physiology and Hygiene,
| PIP. 92, says: "The most salutary
exercise is labor or the farm and do
nestle employment as vocations, and
archery, quoits and dancing, .ho pas.
times"
4 Recollect, every State Board OF
Education that has recommended
test books on Anatomy, Physiology
and Hygiene, has adopted Cutters.
They have been recommended in
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
' Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and per-
haps Iowa, and other States. Verify
!, it will do to take Cutter as the "man
Of our COUNSEL He says again, DID.
0 80, "If possible let exercise be com
J. bincd with harmonious mental ex-
hiliaration."
''ln whateer you sweat,
Q Indulge your taste. Some love tile manly
The tennis some; and some the graceful dance
H. chooses ranse best whose labor entertains
talieues you soon, and scarce improves yeur
limos. DIR. ARMSTRONG.
1t is a physiological fact that dan.
Q cling exercises every muscle OF the
: body, and chronological fact, that
it exercises moro organs Of the brain
than any ether amusement Then it
is the one thing needfnl.
Y A. WIS. has found by eXperienc
3 that hard labor is more healthy
and profitable exercise than dancing.
We think that suits his case best
Brush cutting ought to, and will be
D his destiny, for We believe with Fou-
rior that every human being gravi-
tates to the destiny for which he or
she is suited.
; The scripture argument was in
, tended to show that the Bible men
, lions dancing, and that it is not con
, demned therein. I'm answer TO which
A. W, >. brings forward the Grim
Con cases of David and DR.. Flint
Verify he seems to have GRIM. Con.
''on the brain.'
If A. w. S, will show the relation
OF dancing rs cause, to everlasting
wee rs the effect, he will do mo e
, than ever has been or will be done.--
Such an attempt would utterly befon
him IN the mysticism Of TRANSFER
dcntalism.
"A. w. $. says. "Nlne-tenths of the
$ convicts Of State prisons are dancers;
n nine-tenths Of the pros itute women
can trace their downfall directly to
). the ball room; pinc-tcnths of the
10 namc!ess children born can have
o their origin traced directly to the
:. ball room" Although he gives no
o proof to substantiatc these sweeping
= "ninc-tenth" declarations, and seems
to rely n good deal on experience.
d perhaps it would be unjust to say
n that he ought to have concluded this
0. nineteenth affair with these three
;. little WORDS Teni, F,di, Vel
} having a relation to the three parts
+" OF bis bortic argument.
II "A, w. S. takes no notice Of tho ar.
gument that dancing is practiced
!. most among the most enlightened
~ nations. Where do we find dancing
I. and other healthful amuscments
8 cried down and believed to be sinful?
" Ans. Among the most superstitious
!. people, where the dark tide of pitiless
damnation, "Likc ocean waves that
surge and roar" has SO warped the
Q judgment, and scared and crushed
l. the God inspired instincts of the hu.
a man heart, that if their accents of
melodious sweetness are heard at all,
they are supposed to originate in a
: nature totally dcpraved and which
$ is tit only for that tabled land, Gar
in the deep, where darkness dwclls."
., blessed Savior! how long will the
prayer of Tcnnyson remain unan-
j. swered?
Y Ring happy bells. across the sea,
j. Ring in the valiant man and free,
The larger heart, the kindlier hand
8 King out the darkness of the land,
ting IN the Christ that is to be-"
A. W. S. says, we rely very little
+ on our own Judgment. OF what
!, weight IN my judgment. or even that
f OF A.'W. S. (who commenced brush
cutting about the time | was born, }
in the balance against the Judgment
OF such mon as. Drs. Fitch and Gut
1 ter, the former Of whom has written
one large, and three or four smaller
medical works, and had treated TWEEN
ty five thousand cases of consump-
!. ton when The book quoted from was
written. And tho work OF the latter
is adopted as the text book of nearly
: all the colleges and schools of tho
!, United States. Ifwith such testimo-
! ny we fail to accomplish our purpose
0 then it is Il lost cause.
!, A few more words from Fitch, He
says:-''lt is deplorablo that dancing
J and amusements Of nearly all kinds
Q should have fallen und,r tho law OF
the clergy, and should be preached
j, against as sinful.
1t is more than doubtful whether
8 the morals Of mankind are benefited
A.. L.. y