Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-10-13
Hearth and Home.
SelfEducatfon.

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I From the Hearth and Home.
! Self-Education.
Boys and girls, never forget tha,
| you educate yourselves, Schools
books ard teachers are helps, bu,
you have to do the work. Only by
persevering, industrious efforts can
you become weIl educated. ~
/ There are two objects in education
first to develop yourself; second, Il
gain knowledge. TO develop your.
self, is to strengthen and cultivate
your, whole hehIg; 40 improve YOU
memory and reasoning powers; e
iearn To think and judge correctly
in short. 10 have your mind gros,
so that you will be better able to d,
your wofk ias life. You deyeloI
yo6rself BY acquiring nm edacation
thinking al,outit, and using It; rs,
education ~ the food to make you,
mind grow. gam knowledge \,
to learn facts and truths, and meth
ods which will be Of use to you in
life. ~.
] = There are four sources from whIch
to derive edncatfnn. From your owr
observation, ften your experience
from the conversation of others and
from study You can learn mucl,
without books and teachers, 4
| When yon walk IN the woods and
fields keep your eyes open. Watch
the animats, birds and i1sects. Dc
not injure or tormenta them. but
learn all ynu can about their habits,
how they do and live. ana what they
eat. Learn to distinguish the differ
ent animsls by sight and by sound.
Some of The birds change their pIu-
mage In the winter; some 60 north
some south some of the animals
change the color Of their fur; some
of the insects creep part OF their
lives and fly during another part. :.
Notice all these peculiarities, aud
yon will learn much of natural his.
siory. = 400 s-ief q sgss l7a
A celebrated naturalist said OF
some of his most important discov.
cries: s21 s
"All I had to do was to look and
see the thing just as It was made.''--
Follow his example, look, aud you
may be able team noance some new
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Study trees and plants. Learn all
you can ahout how they begin to
grow, how long they live, how often
they blossom and bear fruit, and of
what use they are. Learn to tell
the difierent kinds Of wood by the
grain, and examine the different
lesves and stems OF plants. Exam-
Inc the ground and rocks, and see
what you will find. .ass 81 80 ~
BE always on the lookout, and you
will see more curiosities than you
ever DREAMED OF. often think It
would be real treat to camp out
a month and become acquainted
with Nature. Natures college Is the
best college; no other has so wide
and grand q course. There ia no
need to go To- California, or South
America, or 10 the northern regions
to see wonders; there are enough
hings to do In your yard or garden
to keep You interested and busy for
weeks. Examine bit or moss. or
the structure of honey bee, with
the discrimination to find out all
about II, and you will see more won
derful things than could be described
in several pages. Procure micro
scope. IL possible, 1t will show you a
fairy land. Also form museum, In
which to preserve the curiosities yor,
find.
When you visit manufactory.
examine the machinery /; try to learn
how the power applied to one point
moves levers and wheels until 1t
reaches the part that does the work.
Wherever work Is going on, be sure
and learn how it Is done: Study
into causes and results. The steam-
engine came from the boy Watts
watchipGsa boiling tea-kettle, aud
Thinking about 1t. Learn from your
experience. When baby grasps
the pretty red fire Goals, and burns
its bands. it learns to let them alone
afterwsrds Think about What you
DO andths effects. whether 1t mi ures
or benefits you. and act accordingly.
Listen to conversation. You can
learn something useful from every
one. Every one can teach the best
educeted D man something.. AK
people to tell you Of gha they have
seen and known. Never be ashamed
to ask about what yoa do not under-
stand. A. learned man was asked
how be acquired such vast amount
or knowledge. "By asking infer
nation Of every cne." he answered.
Avoid asking In regard to private af-7
fairs, but talk with people about
what they work at |; they will gladly
give you information, and you will
gain much practical inflammation.
To educate yeussslf. 3 on must read, j
study. observe, reflect, reason end
think. Keep your eyes open and
your mind at work.-Er. W. stss.
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+. IL. r. Marriage. sa, A1s-8
Many marriage has commenced
like the morning-red-and perished
like mushroom, Wherefore 2 Be-,
cause the married pair neglected To
be as agreeable to each other after
thsir pAlp4as they were before it,
seek always to please each other, my
children; but in doing 90 keep
heaven In mind. Lavish mot your
ioye-to day, remembering that mar.
riase has morrow, and againa q mor-1
fow. .dRethink ye, my daughters,
what the word shousewifs" en-
presses. The married woman il her
husbands domestic trust. On her