Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-02-13
Health and Education.

Like everything else education mas a
liked value. 1t is worth just So much
and 70 more. Tho term education is
used here, in its general sense, without
reference to the relative value of dii-
fercnt kinds OF knowledge. Men speak
Of each other as educated aud unedu-
Gated, and in this manner, education,
as contrasted with the want Of il, is re-
Eerrcd to in this article. Now that an
education is most cs,inable, no intclIi-
gent person will deny, that it is incsti.
n'ablc, is, under ccrt"i" circumstances,
worthy Of doubt. Perhaps an extreme
view Of its value has led people some-
times to forget that the possession or
requirement Of it may bc associated
with such conditions as greatly lessen
its worth.
The idea is portially expressed in the
opinion Of the boy who was Aogged
through the alphabet, that " he had
gone through great deal for the sake
Of very little," aud has been illustra-
ted also in tho lives Of many who have
wrought painfully through years Of un-
RENTING and exhaustive study, to find
that with broken physical health the
acquired prize was almost useless. Not
only does i'll health injure the subject
Of it, and mar his happiness, but it
also often tain's those thoughts aud &C.
tions Of the invalid which influence
those about him. The unhealthy and
injurious tone Of many books has in
al probability depended upon physical
disease in the authors, and the same
is true of what arc called unhealthy
sentiments, whether written or spoken.
Yet notwithstanding all the evils
which the requirement Of an educa-
ton, as now conducted, may entail, the
great advantages which it confers are
fully appreciated. The weariness
and sickness which "nuch study"
brings are overlooked, and there is m
increasing effort for higher standard
Of education. 1t is felt that not only
individual but national happiness and
influence are, as rule, increased by
knowledge, and that this thread les
along the path Of general progress. In
our own country We know that the en-
lightenment Of tie people is essential
to tho perYctuity Of our institutions.
We must consider it then, as an cs-
tablishel fact, that facilities for a thor
ough education are among the neccssi.
ties Of the times. And probably the
standard will be more and more cleva-
ted in accordance with The require
mcnts Of succeeding years.
But can we not have the benefits Of
education without it's disadvantages
Can we not attain knowledge aud ut
the same time + ossess that sans mems In
sano corpore which has thus far been
SO rare ? 1t has been a popular con.
viction Of hard study and the confno.
mcnt incident to it are associated with
i'll health ; but only in later years has
importance Of physical education been
in any degree adequately regarded.
With that love Of exact knowledge
characteristic OF our times, inquire:
have been instituted by scientific men
for more clearly ascertainins the inju-
rious influence Of schools upon the
health Of pupils. Without a know'.
edge Of the evil, how eau a cure be
discovered ? 1t is among the young
and in the schools that the ills q: ust be
sought for. since the remedies, to be
cficacious, must be applied in early