Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-10-14
aversion to Manual labor.

The practice of educating boys for the |
professions which are already ove,stochrd, |
or for the mercantile business in which sta
tistics show that niucty-fye in a hundred
fail of success. is fcariully ON the increase
in this country Americans are annually be-
coming more ayerse to manual labor; and TO
Get a living by ones wits oven at the cost
of independence and ,oli-respect, and fear
ful Wear and tear of conscience, i, the ann
btion OF large proportion of cur young
men, The result Is that the mechanical
professions are becoming monopoly of for
farms. even in Xe,, ENGLAND. i,passing from
Americans Ia Iri.hmeu and Germans. Fifty
wears AGO a father was not afraid to nut his
children 10 fine plow. or to mechanical
trade: but now they are "too feeble" for
bodily labor: one has pain In hi. side. am
other SLIGHT cough. another a very delicate
constitution. another Is nervous: and o poor
Bobby. or BiU or Tommy /, sent off 10 the
city to measure tape. weigh coffee. on draw
molasses. 1t seems never 10 occur 10 their
foolish parents that moderate manual labor
in the pure and hracius air of the countr, IS
lust what these puy. Waspwai,tcd ladsueod:
that 20 send Them To the crowded and ln-
healthy CITY. is to send them 10 their Graves.
Let them follow the plo,y. ,wiur the .ledct.
or shove the forapane. and their pinched
chest will be EXPANDED. their suuken checks
plun,ped out. and their lungs. now "cabined.
play. Their nerves will be inyigoruied with
their muscles and when they shall have
cast off their jackets, instead of being
thin, pale, yapid coNcombs, they shall have
spread out to the size and conliguration of
men. \ lawyers office, connting-room or
grocery is about the last place TO which q
sickly youth should be sent GomaH'oFn
/ Telegraph.
M W Ill Men often speak ol hfeahlnE
the wlll OF child put 1t seems To me ihey
had petter break lhe neck ne Mul he'n'
| regulation not destroying should a' soon
mink oil breaking me legs OF morse ih
/ training hin as child Will would MS
cpline and develop 1t INTO harmonious pro-
| portions never yet neard oil VIII III IT,
| sen TOO strong, more tnan oil an ann 700
comprehensiye in lis GRASP, Too powerful in
I it,, hold. The instruction of children should
| he such as TO animate inspire, train. but
/ not TO hew. cut and carve for would al
WAYS treat child a. live tree. which was
to he helped to grow never as dry, dead
/ timber to be carved into thi, or that shape.
| and to have certain holdings rroOvcd upn
/ it, 4 live tree. and not dead timber is
every little child Theo,lore Parker
i"t "ol" E'ieIlny tnNcs n'tn az Wv"
/ own apparent eatilila'ioh ul u1ni9'l''s'
hence ii'o;'es' Illg'' 's.e. attain ,no SUM
/ vohs'qeIllloh NIlch pusll,ns' lo'"H!u NUN
/ No. ~ mas tot ''llle OF l''l'nov w inquire
! rslull' anu II Is paul! nnlN'I'" ul"u anu
call'u away ~ '"' , man WY VIZ llsoiouN'l
Slai'l's rs IyguIu9' ne "oliu mus NV. rglv'
nau TWO le"llns 'I'as a'ou. any MAJ" ln'lV
tons OF the character oil individuals II am
historical person has been cruel III single
degree he rs set down as cruel ANA nothing
else, although he may have had many good
qualities not equally conspicuous il a llt-
efary man Is industrious m rematkanle
degree, me word speaks oil nm rs only m
dustrious' though he may he also very IN
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