The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-06-24

! it becomes curse to its possessor, and
common nu sance to all who come III :
der its inHuer c.. "Kuowledge is power /;
and power, to be good thing, must be
rightly applied" Then, parents, before
YOU spend your hard earned money to
educate your cbildren's minds, he sure
that you have educated their hearts and
bodies sufficiently, to make them proper
recipients of an education of the mind.
Remember that you are the instructors
to teach your children The two mc st i'm
portant heads embodied in complete
and useful education. Some people i'm.
agine that if they or their children had
good education of their minds, that
they could make living easily without
bodily labor. This is grand mistake.
Has not the Almighty decreed that by
! the sweat of our brows we shall earn our
daily bread An education of the mind,
without applying labor to it, will accom-
plish rothing. An education Of the
mind, to he useful and beneficial, must
be backed by the nerves, bones and sim
ews of its possessor; if it is not put to
practical use it will lay dormant and III
active as so much gold locked up in
your chest-being no use to any body
1t is thought again by many pee
pie, that good education of the mind
is the making of a mar. This is also an
absurd idea. Education of the mind is
nothing more than the finishing touch of
man, after he is made man by his MOI
al aud physical training, as the painter
adorns the grand palace with his brush
after it is butt; so an education of the
mind adorns and qualities man to Fl his
position among his fellow men with
more exactness and precision, and ena-
BILE him to become more useful to his
fellow creatures, and thereby receive the
approval, appreciation and blessings OF
our Heavenly Father.
Now the question arises, as 10 what
education or information of the mind is
most beneficial, and of the first import
ance TO the human family in assisting
and preparing US to perform we'll our
part in this drama OF terre strial exist
erce As we Can accomplish but little
without a sound and healthy physical
constitution, it becomes absolutely ne
cessarv that we inform ourselves on the
natural laws of health, as one among our
frs, duties as a christian people. Many
people think that they belong to them
selves, and it makes no difference wheth-
er they take the proper care of them
selves or not. Do we not all belong to
the estate of our Heavenly Father 7 and
has he not prescribed natural laws for
the preservation of health and the en-
hancement of longevity2 And to every
natural law Of health has be not pre-
scribed penalty, which most assure1ly
will be enforced in ev ry case Of viola
tion of these laws2 And will he not in
the end demand Of US a strict account OF
our stewardship over our own natural
bodies2 Then how important it is that
we investigate these laws of health and
take charge Of ourselves in conformity
10 these laws. Self-preservation is one
of the first impulses of our nature. and
has been implanted in US by our Divine
Creator; and it thus becomes one among
the first of our moral and religious do
ties to educate ourselves on this import
ant subject, in order that We may live 8
useful life for the "three score years and
ten" which is allotted to US all, il we bui
obey the laws OF Nature, which are the
laws of GJd. ANY information that we
may receive, or education that we may
acquire, will be rich boon to US il We
but make the proper application OF the
same. And 1t is our duty. as men and
women,to educate ourselves in all things
as much as our means will allow and cir.
cumstances permit, that we may be com.
petent to obey the dictates OF conscience
and do right, not in the hope of receiv'
ing compensation, nor in the fear o.
punishment, but because it is right anG
Just. Then. when we come down TO the
final winding up of all things terrestrial
we may ascend that shining stairway anC
enter the golden portals, and receiv,
that welcome plaudit, "Well done thol
good and faithful servant"