The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-02-13

taught to think, and to search out
reasons in Gods great book Of Nat
ture. 4
1t finds itself attuned to the har-
monies of the Universe, and every
leaf of the forest becomes a Tyre,
and sll the varied voices of Nature
sound meaning rhymes upon the
ear. 1t hears the sound Of Gods
footsteps at evening, Ne the breeze
whispers among the trees; and -
tho morning sun flashes the dewy
air, to it benediction seems 10 fall.
from on high, over tho waking
world.
To an educated mind, the lily
wears the beautiful dress with
which the Great Teacher clothed 1t,
and every bird that carols its hymn
in the hedge sings trust song to
the soul. Such . mind
Finds tongues i'm trees, books In the muir
muring brooks.
Sermons in stones, and good In every
thing.
Education decorates everything,
and is moro beautiful ornament "f
the house than the MOST elaborate
upholstery. 4 very grave defect in
modern female education consixta in
at least partially ignoring the great
domestic arts Of wOman's life.
Housekeeping and its incidental du-
ties constitute u great business. The
woman who conducts it we'll, de-
serves ~ much credit - tho man
who succeeds in :hc mechanical arts
or in the learned professions. Edu-
cation gives self control. Its funds-
mental idea is discipline. 1t gives
cquanimity Of temper, and n proper
sense of precision. These proper
ties are supremacy needed At home.
they make n wcll-ordersd house,
hold. They put to route tho idle
frcts and cares Of domestic life.
They give organizing aud directing
powers to the controlling Of ser
wants, tho disciplining OF children,
the practice of economy, and the
providing for the ply steal and es-
the,ical conditions oi domestic CON-
fort.
1t is not -contentled that the chief
end of our wives anil daughters is
to bake potatoes or coOk bread |;
but it is contendcd that the chief
end of their being can never be At
tanned unless they know how to do
this. They may thrum on n piano
forever, and draw caricatures Of art
upon Bristol board, but these par
tisl parlor accomplishments can
never atone for burned biscuits and
scorched steak 1t tho breakfast tn
bic. The poetry of Info is we'll
enough, and woman should have
much Of il; bat the tuneful wires
dance out of sight when the dinner
bell rings. We may be very tram
scendenial in disposition, and take
gOssamer wings aud soar into Decal
spheres, and dwell in tho ssvcatis
heaven of our imaginations; but
this unrea,oning appetite will peri
odically return, and neither grsRs-
mar, nor rhetoric, nor the grsccs
will satisfy it's impatient hunger.
The German will leave of his ever
lasting discussions Of yea aud nay,
and his rcvcrics amid the mysteries
of cloudland to discuss the merits
Of lager beer aud soifzer k',sc and
we are quite As 'natcrislistic rs the
Tcuton.
The happiness and prosperity Of
the family-thc rudinontal hLInan
institution-thcc cell from which na-
tionaf life is developed is largely
dependent upon the cMisine Of the
kitchen. The fashionable school
teaches u few accomplishments that
dazzle, a few serious; stu.iics that
put them on the road to learning,
but little to fit for woman's practi.
cal life, for the inevitable duties
that must devolve upon her ~ wife
and mother. A good kosse school,
developed to such efficiency ~ to
furnish tho kind Of education de-
sired, enables the parents to keep
their children At home, aud tho
mother to train her daughters for
the business of housekeeping in it's
practical arts.
Music is too frequently made the
basis of girls education. Music il
the crown, the very flower Of the
arts but to make it tho foundation
is decidedly senseless and even dan.
gerous. Few music pupils can ever
learn to play skilIfully. 1t is most
often abandoned soon after lcav-
ing school, or, 1t least, after
getting married. The greatest en-
barrassment, or nearly 80, known
to many in life, is to stand by some
unskiIIful Miss ut tho piano, aud
turn over sheet music. and BIZ put
on their ingenuity to tell some dat
tcring lie when the tortured instru-
ment ceases to complain OF its bsd
treatment.
Music is a science, and when
taught AS such can DC made rs edu-
eating an element as mathematics.
When taught, it ought to be with .
view of training the mentality of the
pupil, as we'll rs imparting = pleas
ing art. A very common way is to
teach the girl q few pieces almost
mechanically, and hy virtue. OF
countless rcpetitions. Scarce any
difference exists between an auto
matte performer on tho piano and .
music-box which plays so many
pieces for every turn of the key.
Neither develops mental I~aoer.
Both arc mechanical harm0mies.
G.. Ii. S.
To he continued.I