The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-11-18
CHIT CHAT.


more dependent for enjoyment and cultur
than books and other printed matter; al,
cultivated taste for reading is one Of tn
greatest blessing. that can be bestowe,
upon Us. IF II person LAS this taste, anc
/ the power of indulgirg it, he can plac,
! himself in contact with the best society o
/ history, tie wisest and b-avest character
that have ever lived.
Nothing helps along the monotonou'
daily round of duties 80 much rs fresh snt
striking thoughts. to be considered will,
our haLJs ARE busy. What we remember
from brief glimpses into books often give,
Us the neediul encouragement and serve.
to stimulate Us to action. Il have no ns
To read" is the common complaint. Per-
sons seem TO think because they casno'
deylte as much attention to books as they
are comIelied to aevoto to their work that
they cannot read anything. But those
Looks We read in the odd moments, often
K
beueit TO US ;hau those we nuke q special
effort to read.
Ii Is the bahit OF reading rather :tsn the
time at our command that helps us on in
our effort to gain knowledge. If We make
use cf our spare moments in the midst al
our work, and read a little, We viii find
our brain Qui,kened and our toll ightened
hs Just so much increased Satisfaction ii.
our book gives us.
All knowledge is made OF of sma,
parts which would seem insignificant in
themselves, but taken together are very
valuable. "Rsnd anything continuously
says DR.. johnson, sand you will be
learned" The odd moments which We
are inclined to waste, il carefully improved
" i'll ia time, make golden hoars that We
stall ever be thankful for. While the
character is elevated BY a constan ut hnbit OF
assocmting in thought with class of think
Prs above the average; an equally Injurious
effect is occasioned by the peru>al Of the
worthless trash constantly thrown out by
the popular sensational writer's Of the dav
May form the h"bit Of reading just 10
pass AMY lime, and the cheap novels
written 10y persons of not very high
moral standard, are eagerly devoured by
tie seel ers after mental dissipation.
Literature ought to lie pure teacher
f. Familiarity with sin and crime is not good
{ fer any human soul-it hardens and de-
bases it. How often criminals in the.
! last confessions, say that reading sOme
minute acc, unit Of atrocious crime put II
motion a train Of evil thoughts, winch
finally ended in their comm lifting some
( thing terrible. Whoever conttmplates tht
! snrs,ng waves of sin too long, is in danger
/ Of being cngulcd-tle higher he stand,
/ ap0n lie " hlIe cliffs of inr ocence, the far
! Their and more fatal the fall. The sensu-
/ rionul lirerntre Of the dag is the raren
of much of the sin Of the day. It is drag
/ yilg down aud crrrupting the lnnt cen, ana
} beautiful. IL creeps into the home anC
makes tie Youth di-cOntented with hi
/ plain dress, hone and comI nniens anC
makes him eager for adventure. Surely
nothing good can follow from rendins
7 views Of life, morbid and distorted Judge
ments of right and wrong, IDEAL picture,
( of wealth, case and fame won without eff
fort.
/ There are many works Of fiction which
no che at the present day thinks of con
demuirg mud these works should be read
and al effort made TO discourage the rub-
/ iication Of The porthless sensational trasl
that is scattered so freely ubrond The
novelist whose works are worthy Of b. III,
read teache. lessons as efectuaily as til,
metnpiysician, the muralist or the politicn
economist, though ia less drinite terms
The st"dy Of any Of the grent writer's tend,
/ to strengthen or weaken new ideas, and I,
make IT, regard truly noble types of char
letter with if-c'ion. When we read Wa
ve-ly we learn 20 iubIbe SCOTS theorie,
alb, VI men aud nature We learn to up
/ precate the beauties Of lake aud moor
( In this way though man may not b,
stimulated t. any definite good action b,
the morali>t bis moral nature may be en-