Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-09-04
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.


But few duties devole on the heads of
families more important, and to most per-
sons, more difficult, than the selection OF
a family physician. This difficulty is
greatly increased by the fact that people
in general, though well educated, and in
telligent Oh other subjects, know but lit
tie OF the physiological laws underlying
the whole subject of health. Z physician
should, first of all be possessed of large
endowment of common sense and
moral honesty. To these indispensa-
bic qualities should be added thorough
knowledge of medical science in all its
departments, and well trained faculty of
close observation and patient investiga-
ton of the phenomena of health and dis
ease, as they will be presented to him in
his daily routine Of business. Firrnness
and decision are traits of character which
will be largely in demand in his daily in
tercourse with the sick. The impudence
of fquackery, the ignorant officiousness of
well-meaniDg friends, and the vacillating
indecision of the sick, demand that, for
the safety of the patient and the mainte-
nance OF his own good name and clear
conscience, the physician should exercise
an unfaltering tirinness.
There is moral obligation resting on
every individual, to preserve and main
tain the highest health that is attainable,
both o body and mind. God has created
us for the discharge of important duties
in life, and the fuifillment of this Divine
purpose, depends on the health that will
give an ability equal to the task. Within
certain limits, the means of health are
placed in our own hands, and we cannot
ignorantly or recklessly, disregard its con
ditions without incurring guilt.
We have no more right To render oul
life a failure, than we have to commit sui
eide. Moreover, the laws of life and
heal tn are Divine laws, eminatlng from
the wisdom and benevolence of the Crea-
tor, and TO violate them is rebellion
against his authority. Our own happi'
ness the greatest good of society, and oul
regard for the Divine authority, all con
spire to demand of us thorough knOwl
edge and faithful observance OF the LAWS
OF HEALTH.
Travel is pleasant. The change of all
and the change of scene are beneficial
alike To body and mind 1t is pleasant tC
meet so many agreeable people, and it i:
delightful to look upon the varying ant
often beautiful scenery. Travel too i.
instructive. 1t suggests new ideas, and
gives one knowledge of the world TO be
acquired in no other way. But after al
there is nothing else so pleasant and SC
enjoyable as the independence and the
luxury of ones own home at last. Trsv
ci is pleasant, but home Is delightful
All Natures forces work together,
The winds ana waters, sun and shade,
The change OF seasons and the weather,
To aid to man of toll and trade;
Good luck aud hope, birds OF a feather,
Sing near his cot their serenale.
Fair Nature is the loving mother,
Oh all the race, though stained with sin;
The pleasant is the princes brother,
The lackey TO the King is kin:
Parchments and titles cannot smother,
True manhood, deeper than the skin.
Overdressing is vulgar, especially il
women, for the glare OF the sunli and eye
lit street. Toilet, even when tasteful a
to color and style, denote, if habituallN
rich and snowy. mental vulgarity, theil
transparent designs being by superficial
material means to impress the beholder
The refined beholler is unfavorably i'm
pressed, d,suspecting such out wardriches t.
be the mask of inward poverty. A preva
lent fashion of costly dressing is sign O.
general vulgarity. The finest type of la
dyhood would recoil offended from he
mirror at seeing herself besilked, and be
feathered and bejeweled for morning
walk or drive She will be as simply ele
CANT in her attire indoors or out, as il
her manner, and will not exhibit eitherir
this one or the other the slightest effor
to out-style her neighbor.
The cutting down the trees of our for
ests which is SD constantly going forwar
in this country, is common observation
that our summers are becoming drier,. an
our streams smaller. Take the Cuyahog
as an illustration. Fifty years ago larg
barges loaded with goods went up ant
down the river. Now, in the ordinar.
stage of water, canoe or skiff can hardl
pass down the stream. Many boat o
! fifty tons burden has been built and load
ed in the Tusca rawas, at New Portag'
and sailed to New Orleans without break
ing bulk. Now the river hardly afford
a supply of water at New Portage for tn
canal. The same NAV be said of otht
streams. They are drying up. And frol
the same cause.-The destruction of ou
forests-our summers are becoming drie
! and onr winters growing colder.
There are !, ,1Oc young ladies in Nal