Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-02-04

invested in his head and heart, not simply
because it is there secure from a process
Of law, but because it enables the man to
avail himself of all the circumstances of
the position in which perchance he may
be placed. The mental acumen and enter
prise of such a man is not confined to one
part only of some great undertaking; but
with his accustomed forecast he sees not
merely the part on which he has concen.
trated his thoughts for time, but he per
ceives its relation to the whole, and after
: little thought and investigation. thu
whole structure rises complete under the
guidance Of his intelligent hand.
The young men Of the North. on enter
ing the army to suppress the rebellion
were soon trained into veteran soldiers
and: at The close of the war. they just a
easily laid aside the military art, and in Il
few months were SO engaged in civil lif;
that the Yankee Soldier presents to tn,
military officers of Europe problem they
are not able to solve. They make no nj.
lowance for the power of thought, which
renders man SO versatile in his nature
that he can readily apply himself to any
new pursuits or labors, rs occasion may
demand.
Another problem still remains an enig-
ma in the political economy of the Eul O.
pean states. 1t is fact that the cost OF
labor in Europe is not one-half of what
the laborer receives in New England; and
the expense for machinery for manufac-
turing the same fabrics is considerably
less In the European than it is in the
American states; and still further, capital
/ hero "a hon lOanaI III, 4,
the lncO he that it does in Europe And
with all these advantages in favor of the
manufacturer of the old world, still the
American capit' lists do compete success
/ fully with the European in most branche
OF the manufacturing business. No other
explanation can be given for this extraor-
binary result than the difference in the
character of the operatives employed. The
labOrerS OF the one are educated, and, in
all the work, drought directs their exer-
tons; those of the other are unlearned,
and consequently are ignorant of the laws
the most labor with the least effort.
few years since, large manufacturing
company in Massachusetts imported from
Eng land operatives for their mills, and
the superintendent, II short time after the
introduction of the ignorant and cheap
help found the machinery could not be run
only nine-tenths us fast us it could be with
American operatives; and, also, that it
WAS more liable to be out of order under
the management of the imported help,
than when run, at full speed, with their
former operatives. And he further states,
rs his opinion, that the best cotton mill III
NV England. with operatives who are
unable to write their names, would never
yield the proprletors a profit and in Il
short time the machinery would be worn
out, and the mlll-owners would be left
with class of persons not able to earn
sufficient to pay for their subsistence.
Another superintendent of cotton mill
says. by substituting Il learned for an ig-
norant class OF operatives, he WAS enabled
to add twelve per cent. to the speed of the
machinery, without any increase of dam
age or danger from accelerlton.
1t is our opinion that the experience OF
the farmers and mechanics in this country
must coincide with the statements given
above. What farmer or M chanic has not
found great difference in the amount,
and also in the quality, of the work done
by his help? Has he not also found that,
aside from the strength and skill of II
laborer in some particular work, the work
man of intelligence and thought gives III
the end, the best satisfaction, and, on the
whole is the cheapest help?
Man is TO earn his bread by the sweat OF
his brow, and he is also made to think,
" Whatever, therefore. God has joined to-
gether. cannot be safely Separated" La
Dor ana thought are SO intimately connect
ed that man is only nAt2iy when he is able
to realize the purpose for which he is made
and, ut the same time, only when he un-
folds all the powers of his body, mind and
heart. He must be dIligent in business, AM
also tervent III spirit, or active III thought
Much IS said III these days of reform, in
regard to htneSS of men for Il particular
trade or vocation. 1t is said tnlt some
men are made up round, some square, and
others triangular, and that there are
places III the trades to which these men
;l'e fitted, and they cannot .cceSsfuIly
work IN any way or business than the one
made for them. We will admit that some
men succeed IN some particular voc;ttlOns
better than Others; but does it necessarily
follow that no me man, if properly educt-
ted and trained. will not succeed i'll two or
more different cal ,ings? Let Il man be
well educated-give him II competent
knowledge OF the arts and sciences, and II
well-developed body Now what prevents
this man becoming u skillful workman in
any one of the trades of the common Ia
borer? lie can make Il good farmer, car
penter, blacksmith, or he can become dis
tingulshed in all of these he readily com
prehends the theory of these trades, and
all he is obliged TO do is to train his mus
cleS to execute the biddings of his intellect.
The wnOle secret of success in this or
that employment is, to give our undiv ded
attention To he work, and applying Ill the
powers of the mind and body to the sub
Ject for the time being. Abraham Lincoln
was, IN turn, Il good raftsman, school
teacher, lawyer, political orator, legislator
and President fthe United States; Salmon
Chase distinguished himself us Il pedt-
gOgue, lawyer, legislator, financier and
Chief Justice of the United States Court;
and we may think Il man mag be equally
successful III any of the department., of 1t
Dor, provided his mental and physical
powers are SO developed as to comprehend
what is t. be done, and he has strength
and skill to execute the work
AS producers, it must be evident to all
that men of intelligence, understanding the
nature of the gra rs TO be raised, and also
lue IoftlllZerS 10 De uSeu, Will produce,
year after year, Il better article and Il more
abundant crop than the farmer who has no
though on the subject, Il ID has no knowl-
edge of what is required to produce tn
grain desired. 1t is said that a Fren h
chemist raised specimens of the different
cereals by placing washed sand in as
many earthen pots us he wished to produce
grains; and on anllyzing the seeds
and stalks of the wheat, barley, etc, he
added to each parcel of Nro sand Il quantity
Of the materials found in these grains
The farmer, like the chemist, should I'M
derstand what elements enter into the
of the article he wishes to pro-
duce. and then, with II knowledge of his
fertilizers. he may be just as sure of a
favorable result us the chemist. 1t not I'M
frequently occurs that the farmer, for the
want of chemical knowledge, combines
for a fertilizer two OF more substances that