The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1872-01-25
THURSDAT JaEUART p. 50.
For the cn1ms
I,atituae and LeHvitade.

ln any WY a--A7otlA l-tA VIII tAC
place ITSELF having nothing to as
sist the mihd in recalling it; then
when we consider the vast number
ofplaces, whose latitude it Is useful
to remcmbeF, We see what a task we
would require 81 the student, if We
make his learning these, . matter
purely of memory. SucA is the
reason why SO little attention is
paid 10 this subject, both by teach /
ers and scholars. tits considered. |
and really is, too great a demand |
GA the memory. We would as soon /
attempt to teach a class to commit
the Logarithms, as to 5eaeh them
TO assuciate with every town the
number expressing its latitude and
longitude.
Aud yet we arc fully aware Of
the importaace Of being famiIiar
with this subject. & knowledge of
the latitude Of place gives a sy-
nopsis Of much that is important
concerning it, its climate, produe-
tfons, seasons and siiuatioii;s and
it also teaches us the pursuits of
its people. for their occupations are
determined by its productions,
which, as we have said depend
chiefly upon its elimate--hence its
Importance And we think that BY
a proper appreciation Of the Use OF
this information and by a proper
airectisa Of the study necessary to
acquire it, This item in geography
can be Invested of much Of Its 1ifn-
Guilty to the student. The method
of teaching it proposed is that
which we suppose. Test 5eaehers
adopt who give any attention to
the subject; but it is not sufficient
" explicit in the works on geogra-
ply. The principle is to let the
rea8oa assist tho memory. We
1nest begin the study By fzing ia
.our minds the latitude 81. some Jess
well selected points. and from these
reason and guess the latitude OF
others. The practical Importance
OF this subject does not at all re
quire that we should be erqet in opi
figures, FOR we simply wish TO know
the latitude Of place that we mas
have some index to its climate
productions, ETC.; and as these gen
orally grade OF very gradually, theJ
are mostly similar for a considera
bic extent Of country, For instance
Suppose we were to sail 4p the Ais
sissippi. from its mouth, we find il
the warm climate of Louisiana th'
sngafcane, the orange and the ng
rice and cotton, etc; as we pass N
the river we gradually lose the Or
ange and the spgar-eane, and SO il
time the cotton aud rice, but no
till we pass the middle of Tennessee
when we begin 70 enter the countr
for the peach and the other stop
fruits, the small grain, the vip'
hemp and tobacco. all of which 81
more or less adapted to this belt q
climate, until we pass the norther
boundary Of Missouri, when "
now nnd ourselves in the midst 9
the great grain growing, stock rai'
ing country, which extends nortt
warl until We reach the limit wher
the climate IS too severe for agr
culture, when the people seek Othc
pursuits. Thus we see that Oh
limits ofdiGerent productions grad
og gradually over a considerabl
BveadIh Of latitude, hence az thE
VIC require Cor general purposes, {
in conversation, Is 60 have sn a
peoFmsts idea OF the latitude Of
place.
We can better illustrate our sui
iect by an example. Let us tax
for instance, tllc Omitted State'
and, by referring to The map, We st
thstis is hsainly Included betwee
so and AZ degrees n Latitude
now we know that Washington
about halfway between these lin
its, hence its latitude is Of copr.
their mean, J. e. 80 degrees an
Cape Hatteras is about half-wa
south between Washington and q
Sch paralleior southern bopndar
hence itsis in 81 degrees and :
minutes, and Richmond is half-ws
bst1eea washington and Cape IA
taas. hence near 81 degrees. An
So Portland, the largest city ga
chief seaport of Maiae, is half-we
north between Washington and q
aogthern boundary, As degree
haaeeit latitude is 43 degrees m
80 minutes; New York is abol
halfway between Poialand 'a1
Washington, hence their mean,
degrees and Philadelphia la
between Washington and Nc
York, hence 4oaegsees. Then ha
3ng dedges5 The latitude Of Washin
Ton, We can easily guess sufficient
close gor all praetieaI purposes q
latitude OF Baltimore, Annapol
Dover, Ciaeinnaii. St. Lonis; ded
cling the Latitude og Richmond, !
easily guess that Of Norfolk, I.ync
burg, louisville, San Franeise
aelpeiag ihe latitude of Halter.
we know that O. Nevhera. Raleie
chRttanooaa PuiaskE Menph
md remembering that the southe