Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-03-10

Agricultural Education.
Read by r. p. spar, before the Farmers Mass
Meeting last Wrdn esday.
When we were Young, nothing
pleased US better than to draw i'm
imaginary pictures of the happiness,
wealth or popularity which we in
tended to enjoy in the future. Then
VIC had but few cares; every thing
appeared 10 US in its brightest col0rs,
ana hope promised rs that life would
he continued series of successes and
pleasures, But, after hoping and
tniiing for many years, many of us
who have passed the prime Of life,
look back and see that we have ac-
complishca but little. In all ages
wealth has been unequally distrib-
uted among The members of the hu-
man family.
Under the prevailing dcspotic forms
Of government in the old world, it is
! impossible that the pecuniary condi-
/ ton of men could lie otherwise than
different. But, in our own country,
where every man is his own master
ANA where nature has done so much
! for us, it is remarkable that there
should be such struggling TIC keep
above suffering or want. But little
study or observation would enable US
TO determine Why so few men are
successful i'm the different occupations
of life, and why SO many fail in al
most every thing which they under
take. As "a general rule, the differ
ence in the Intelligence and energy
| of men marks their stations or c0n-
ditions in life. To satisfy ourselves
! that this genera! rule has as few eX>
reptions az others, let us apply it to
| those who are engaged in the differ
ent pursuits Of life. The professions
of medicine and law are crowded
with men who have not acquired
even an ordinary academic education;
whose preparatory course Of study
has been very superficial, who have
no regular hours for study and DO not
read even the current periodical lite
nature Of their profession. Too many
| prefer life of ease, and are content
ed with limited local practice. Ig-
u0rant, indOlent and poor, they float
! down the stream Of life without
making an effort to acquire either
wealth or fame, and will soon be for.
gotten. Experience proves that but
few professional men rise To emipence
or afliucnCc, and that their success is
the result of knowledge. The same
rule will applJ to those who are en-
gagged in the arts, the sciences and
literature. Everywhere there is Il
super Of men, who style
themselves mechanics but while
many of them find a very limited
demand for Their services. and their
families are suffering for bread, the
cry goes up from all parts Of the
country, Let us have more master
mechanics, more skilled lab0!ers
l'm ,,,t EUROPE,
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to those who ore engaged in other
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