, 1874-04-19

t"hs aA'e 'as modern cue. and That hin ae,
Il there Is any one faculty Of the mind uhi.h
more valuable than the othcrz.-wh;ch ia g..
l:tely indispensable to success in every ca,1;ns.
II IS the Judgment. It is tho 1naster-nrinc,,a" .
business. literature, and science which ous,;s'
one to srapple with any subject he NAV ann,
himself to, and enables hlm to seizo tho at.a..
point IN it. How is this power to be obt,;nos
Is 1t by the study OF any ouo subject. horaro
1mportant3 Assuredly not; but mi.
BY study and comparison Of tia W.. w.!
Opposite things; by tho most ro-;s;
reading and discipline first and ohs..o
ton afterwards. If there is one well-,scar+.;s
ed fact in education, it Is, that the man whe h.r
been trimmed to think upon one subject a,' aT
never be a good judge eyen in tha. one gh.s. ~
as tile enlargement Of his circle riyea hin. -
creased knowledge and power IN zapidIr.;1,
creasing ratio,-so much do ideas aet ns. =.
solitary units, but by grouping and comhfgS, =
ton; 60 necessary is it to know some.bi,e =,
thousand other things, in order to kpor ~.
thing well. e"7
J It is, however,
| The a1EASEsr OF ALL TIE cASTs OF 1oyoR.xr,
to assert that there is an7 incompatlb,f;tx y.
t"een business or practical ta1enta -,
scholarship the successful boohv -
CITY down accomplishments in tho cona,
lng-room OF the. carpentar'a Shop. IA :,
cultivated intelligence, added to raa,a
menf OF manners and systematic order. shonla
accomplish less than undisciplined natiye novar,
us II the Damasc1s hlado lost it's edge bv be,,
polished, or as If tho supporting column a, ~
edlace we're les strong because its sh.ft !;
tinted and It's capital carved! We ba1ieye th,t =,
might eaaily be shown that liberal educ,t;o,
which is only another name for inte]1oansa'
knowledge. intellectual force, promotes srcrss.
in every honest calling, eTen though that csfln1
be to cut cheese or open oysters-or. eyen 1ovo,
still, to make political speeches and elechonepr
for Congress. But, suppose that it vera not a.
that 1t did not contribute one jot a. Htk}e to
success. IN the vulgar sense OF that word. Vera
men designed to be mere me.chauts
farmers, or mechanics, and nothing mora ,
Man Is not means, but An End Ha
claims generous culture, not becauss he il N
follow the plow, WELD the aledge, or buy and se]]
wheat or cotton; but becauso he ia man, TIM
fact that the ordinary pursuits Of life ara riee,v
removed from liberal stuiies is Of itself a coo.rt
reason why those who arc to be incesaaptly d...
ing with material forms should early foster ,
taste for those studies which, in tue 1ancuare ~.
another, reclaim men from the dominion at The
sensas; recruit their overtasked; ene,nes.
quicken within them the sensbillues af tastn
and invite them to the contemplation Of what
ever Is lovely in the sympatlies Of our common
nature, splendid in the conquests OF intellect .,
heroic in the trials Of virtue.
Those who cIamor for the so-called npractes1
education forget that, antecedent to bis calling
as merchant, engineer, or carpenter, there is
mother profession, more Important still, for
which every man should be trained,
1.-THE PnorEss1oS Or HUMANITY"
As Rousseau, in his famous treatise On eduea-
ion, which contains many golden truths i,a-
edded among it's errors, justly says: "Natura
as destined US for the Offices OF human life. an
ecedently to our destination concerning socia.7.
o ire, IL tho profession would teach him t.
outhl- Lei him first be a man lie will, on O.
sEion. as soon become anytl ing else that maa
ught to be as any person whatever. Fa,tuas
lay remove him from one place to Inothe1 ~
10 p'cases; he will alwa:s be found in
ls place." We believe in "prsctical,
iucation most sincerely; only We would
Sc the word in it's broadest and most con,
sense. We cali that education prne-
cal which educes all mans faculties, and rires
I'M possession Of himself We call TINT ednr..
on practical which gives 4 man clea1. en-.
ious view OF his Own opinions and judzzssts.
nd enables him to develop them With fuIlness
express them with eloquence, and to urgs
lem With force. That is practical education
lnch teaches him to Heo things as tier areto
right to the, point, to dlsentacgle 8 skeir Of
ought, to dotect what ia sopIis.ical. and to
ecaro what 1s Irrelevant. That is practeL
ucat1on which enables him to know his OWL
eakness- to command his own paeaiocs to adsr.
mself to circumstances. to perceive tho siznii-
nee OF actions, events and opinions. -Tha:
practical education which opens his mind H.
nds it, and refnes it.; fits it to digest uaste:,
d use ITS kno"ledSe; gives it hazibiliy, tact,
''hod' critical e1actness, sasacity, diaenminsr
~ resource eddress. and expression. Such.
IN ls fuu OF resources, aud
rEErA1ED For ANT E7Es7. /
8fortunes cannot kill him. OF l;gas.ers deprass
a. de organizes victory ont OF defeat and
17efts obstacles into eteppilg-stonos to sue
3. Life to him is never stale, lit, and un-
'htable; but. always fresh, stimulating,
nens. In the words Of the polished pri;es
eady quoted. He is at home in any society;
has common ground With eTaJ class; bo
'ws "hen to speak, and when 70 be client; be
ble to converse, ho is able to listen; hs can +
question pertinentJy, and gcin lesson T
sonab]y when he has nothing to impa1t him
:; he is ever ready, get never in the way; 10 /
pleasant companion, aEd comrade you csu
end upon; he 5novs when to be serious, and t
n 70 trltle, and lie has snre tact which en- /
IS him to trltle with gracefulEesa and to DO
GUS with effect He has tie repose Of 3
d which lives In itself while it lives in the
Id, and which has resources for its happiness
lome when it cannot 50 abroad. He hass
which serves him in public and supports
in retirement, without which good fortuna
1t vulgar, and with which failure end diaap- !
tment have chnrm"
r Henr5 Moiess-H Honest Harry Mefsss,
was once called in California-having r.
''Rai11oad King IN Peru, now Hiahss
eturn to California. Unfortunately tu
nest Harry Meiggs be is nnder certain lsgd
,illt'es. In 1861 Mt. 1leiggs and bis family
d away secretly aud By night from San Frsr-
: a few weeks afterEard Mr. Ea:T
es vas discovered to be defanlter aforga