The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-05-29

Of the valley / i've ID. = and then set 70
work systematically to nalzea herbsriu1a
illustrating that fora; il 5 probable
that his labor voald be more thorough,
his temper more watchfnl and hopeful,
than II hs set h.Iaself to the bounaiess
task CT ale Ilimitasie Cora Of the
world. On the same principle. il is 8
good plan for students q Latin and
GroelI, who have not tine to reach true
scholarship 6aalf lile-tirne is neoesa.-
~ for that, 70 proPoses to themselves
simply. .the reading 81 the original an
thors With the help Of & iite-ary trans
Iafion. IN tllis way they naay attain
closer ac4uaintance with sncient iitera-
fure than would be possible BY transia-
ton alone, whilst on the ether hand
their reading VIII be much more exten-
sive on accouns Of its crest rapidity. II
is, for most Of ps. a waste Of time 70
read Latin and Greek vithoat tlansia-
ton. on aecourt of fhe comparative
slowness OF the procezs. but L i alwa5a
an advantage to know wlat was really
said in the original, aad 10 test tha ez-
actness Of the translation BY continual
reference to the ipsiesina yerba Of the
author. When the knowledge Of tho
ancient language Is not sufficient .lven
for this. It may sfin be Of use for oc-
casional comparison. even though the
passage has to be fought through a
comps de dictionnaire. What most Of
Ms need. Ia reference to the ancient Ian
guages, is a frank resignation to a re-
striction OF some kind. It's simply i'm
possible for men occupied. as most Of
Us are, IN other pursuits. 70 reach per
feet scholarship IN those languages, and
if We reached il we should not hnye
tine to maintain it.
In modern languages it IS not easy to
Ak limits satisfactorily. You may re-
solve to read French or German without
either writing sr speaking Them, and
that would be an efIeetaal limif certain
Iy. But IN practice Il is found diGicult
to keep within that boundary Il ever
YOU travel or have intercourse with
foreigners And when once yoE begin
TO speak, it II 50 hunilitating TO speak
badly, that a lover Of senndnoss IN Sc
conplizhraent viii never reaI satisfied
until he speaks likes cultivated native.
which nobody ever did exeept under pc
culiar family conditions.
The secret Of order and proportion in
our studies is the true secret Of econo-
my in time. To have one main pursuit
and several auxiliaries. but none that
are not auxiliary, is the true principle
of arrangement Many hard workers
have followed ipursuts as widely disoon-
nected as possible. but this was for the
refreshment az absolute change, not FOR
the economy of time.
Lastly. It IS a aeplerahle waste q
time 20 leave fortrcssos unsakea in cur
rear. Whatever has to be mastered
ought to be mastered 50 thoroughly that
we shall not have 10 come back 80 Il
when we ought TO be carrying the Ear
into the enemy's country. BHtso stssdy
on this sound principle. ae feGniTs not
j 70 be hurried. And fhis e Why so a
Eincere ssudent al exttlaaE feslslss
whether 81 examiners. oE poverty, or
business angagernsnts, which eauEas
him 10 leave work behind him which
was not done as it ought 70 have been
done, IS so gsievously. 50 intolerabiy
vexatious.-PkHYp Gilbeyt HamerfoH.