Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-04-03


they So ? Simply because they may
know algebra by heart and yet not
know what an antidote is for almost
every poison. They learn astrono-
my and yet don't know what is
good for burn, or how to stop the
nose bleed. They know all about
! botany, and yet can not tell what to
do for a person who has tainted
! away"
But I'm not . housekeeper,
protested Miss Blank.
"No ; well, every woman looks
forward 10 marriage. They were
born to. Every female expects to
marry rich, but not one in five hun
dred can 50 marry rs to throw the
entire responsibility of her house
on hired help. Six out of ten may
have a servant, but unless the mis-
treSs knows how things should GO
what can be expected Of the girl d?
While the lady sits in the parlor and
realizes that she can draw, play the
piano ard read French, the "help"
left 10 experiments, and having no
interest, breaks, smashes and throws
away, and the family are soon look,
fAr NNponar hNnSn
Blank here may marry and never
have to lift a hand, but if she kpew
every duIy-if she knew remedies
and receipts-wouldn't she have
more self-reliance aud be better pre-
pared for her responsibilities ?"
Can yJu name one married lady
Ia Detroit who makes use of alge
bra =? Can you name one who is
ever Inconvenience for the want of
a knowledge of geometry ? Do you
know of one who wouldn't trade off
ali her Latin for ! cure for cOrnS ?"
Mr.. Old Fogy said he thought it
looked us if we would have q snow
storm.
"rhen take the other side. We !
do not teach our boys to be obsery-
ing, and then we turn around and
call them needless. We pass the
th4ngs of every day life to let them
grasp at the theoretical. They thus |
become helpless. They can name
the planets, but they cannot give
the length and width of brick. |
They can name every ancient phi
losopher, but they can't put up the
stOve-pipe they can figure III cube
root, but they caa'C tell al.-wool
cloth from half cotton. We let them
go to school for years, are proul to
find that they know 50 much, and
then discover that they can't tell
why hickory wood Will burn longer
than pine, and we hear somebody
say of them: "Uc has fine edu-
catirn but 10 horse-senSe.
Mr.. Old Fogy suggested that it
was getting late.
Nov, ten, some of you tell me
of business man who has made. his
money through a classical educa-
tion. Tell me one lawyer who wins
by tlowery speeches, and III name 4
dozen who win by arguments which
even boys can digest. Name mer-
chant who buys at random, as we
educate children, and l will name
the day of his failure. Name oGe
who can tell you how to saw out a
ot-jack, build an ice box, pntty
in pane of glass, mix paint or hang
4 gate. and I'll show you tina: he is
1oing safe business, dictated by
observation and common sense.
Last year gentleman With a fine
collegiate education opened q gco-
Gerry stone on certain street in this
city, asking no advice as to location,
and making no observation on the
of the public. lie had
got nicely opened when bootblack
called in one day and bluntly said
Gimme a cents worth of pea
nu s -
'J'esnuts I! boo, don't keep a
peanut stand - was the indignant
reply.
You won't keep even a peanut
stand here two months erom now !"
chuckied the lad as he lOunged out.
In FIVE weeks there was failure,
and the grocer was $1,000 cash ou:
Of pocket in seven weeks time.
The observing boy knew that store
was too far down town, because he
had watched the mt vements or the
people vino bought at retail. The
grocer had been at Yale College,
and he didn't deem it necessary to
know a lamp-post from a salt-bar-
rel in order to establish trade.
The other day a lady who can
sreak several languages and who |
graduated with high honors at Vas
sar wanted some mince pies made |
and put away for New Years. |
Neither Of her servant girls knew !
how to make them, and so ths lady }
went out among herneighbors. She
tried to remember what they told |