The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-11-27
Light Reading.


10 The E4tioFt Of 1e IstsnReneeS.
Bat very few people are EEXre Of the
pe:niciOuS and dSngeT0Cs Influences sur.
rounding young peTsO8s that are allowed
40 EE!iES it'd and ezhduS!LEA variety Of
Light sod frivolous reading Ii tends 10
: great measure 70 Unfit them either IRON
social, religious or political views, Or aims
in lie, and lends 70 their young and srs-
ceplib!e minds the most false and er!ope.
Gus Icess and inWCssions that their IN.
naturally perverted natures are suScepu-
be Of receiving. To1Dg psrbons Of
either SIX do rot TegaiTI such highly
EsAsJDed and sensational trashy novels
with which our literary depois are 80
sb1ndAnily supplied with. Indeed, it is
neGfiy 70 Be wondered at that such inHld.
tuTs minds conceive such strong and
decided liking Tor ssniimentL and pon-
sensicsl reading, when it Is painted 10
ggch glowing and fascinating cOloS all
around them. When perverted and pre-
cocio1s tatI o: Inclination for light and
cOriup;ing reading u once firmly
established In the minds Of Young
pgrsO1s, I. i exceedingly difficult
and labOriOrs 10 induce them 10 pay the
least attention the more solid and su6stsn.
la! standard works Of literature. Nov
when such hurii1l aud injurious prsc.
iice oI light reading 10 commenced in
tender years II GAUGES tbeir essily impres.
sibIe imaginatiOns TO be excited 70 the
highest possible tension over the imagina.
~ wrongs their iaVorite hero or hero.
inc u subjected 10, that they are utterly
0 lliYiou' 70 al! tha iJIs Ing around Ii :n
Tney seem 70 live in gDrt Of ideal world;
everything appears visionary and dresry
even lie Itself does no! seeu real,
and the most common and important
things ths; are proper ard Necessary
that they should 4milIsrize themselves
with, are pronounced by them as hum.
drum and pfOsy, and therefore distaslfui
and offensive 10 their OveEwought and
vivid iuISginstiOns. And II this ruinous
habit is no: promptly nipped in the bud
J, viii, unfortunately tor the love. Of
anhy sEi silly novels, be sp. 10 pave
the way 70 the mad house, Is msny peo-
PIE who are living to-day can testify, TO
thei! SgrfO~. But the pertinent question
naturally Arises: Should not young peo.
pie ever be permitted 70 re4d anything OF
a light and interesting character: Cer.
;sioIy; !os instance, Then the busy brain
is nYeTTCrEed or strained either through
: long confirmed course 0! hard study. or
some other equally debiiiaiing cause
and is literally no tired 70 thick, then
a jqdiciJps selection Of igG Ys.linq
that will require hiilc OF 10 effort Of the
mind 70 digest il w0uld certainly prove
bsGeec's! and advantageous in more wsyg
than one; it will rest both Iody ard SgA,
and when used in the right way and for
the right pGTpose will be a powerful in
cgD!iYe u sit them in their intricate and
complicated Te.eaTches a!ter knowledge
snd fame. But in al! c4ses and under al
cifc1Z2;Anced the parents or guardian
should select with the greatest cITs thtse
books which their e1p<rHnct may dictate.
and choose for ;heis young and inexperi.
enced charge something that will be Of an
e.eEatiHg inttsa1 Of debasiDg character
and under no eiTeVmItdncI1 whatever
should juveniles who have rot 70. the
faculties d discrimination between righ,
and wrong fully developed be permitted
% select their OWE books or papers, for
il they are allowed TN unrestricted choice
IN this matter they will invariably choose
promiscuuusly that which vii! be ipiuIi.
Gus To them now and great disadvantage
" them in alter life
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