New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-14

and the Joints farce and clumsy. The minds OF TINS
thew are good nafured and heavy, but they bear
disappointment badly. ard punishment "i all
kinds very badly. Neither much Wofk nor
II the rbenmatica diathoss. You would ma III
them, m family rhY steal taints. rheumatls,n' neu-
aeia. gout, as direct conuI, ,s ot "a, ds
and epilepsy. chorea Sancti YIN, EeaIt uS'sc anu
drnpsv az ;e secondary or indliect mA1,esta tln's
81 fhe primitive taInt which the nave thn'rlefa .
Their. is fourth ciasa. most distuct lFsHi fly OF
tio foroe,ong tvpe OF child IN which the body Is
smali: The Lead, hv comnariSon large Ihe eyes
-, dorj, tho CON pleXion swarhv the hair dark
.hc lirs large: ti nose large the ear large. ana
the lower lob icnduous the body either
very small or fragile, or ot siz. above
cent and sclf-rcfamed, with keen sense II us
own individual interests. but with small 'yInpa-
is q ivpe Of the true Billions temperament. II his
always IN il some blood horn If topical cline u
has great capacity for work Of q mental order, ana
often for varied work Of that KIND. II Is l4Ft "l
child fairly healthy during childhood. but
suffering often from dyspepsia, a-Ic OF iut
face, small eruptIye swe'lng,. ana nrqurnII
depression Of spirits amounting sometimes To actual
eadncss Il has q very limited clpacty for ail mus
cular EFFORTS involving the qualities OF endu,nnc99
and courage bat # u deVo tcd usna y 80 music ana
is gifted with musical and artistic ability.
LASTLY among the really prominent types, thcrc ls
the scholar Of low mental capacity ail"gcthef' anu
bv physical condition Incapable 81 liu.iaiHt 'He
active working mind. The children OF Tins type
are usualiv citncr Of small or of very gross hnld
a lodv They are unduy pale and fragile;
nlcsed FEATURES: very scanty and dry hair often
some bodily dcformitv, such ~ rahlstnus; dim,hu-
five heads and feeble, sluggish clrGnlatlon lhese
constitute mainly. the class Of children whom !
have described in my work, " Diseases 81 Modern
Lifer n children in whom Idleuess is Nerlta-
bic disease. lOu may 90 WhaI you VIII
with th.m. yOu cannot make them WORK;
yon may pet them. encourage them punl,h
them. they are the same. lhey gro" up
bsflree and HELPLESS aud rs q r.he die 81 some Or
rar.c disease Of nervous character before tucy
have reached the full meridian 81 lne.
have drawn out sharply tive 81 asses or tyres. In
these here are various shades and qualities. ln the
Gr.f class there now and then specimen OF great
ucrt3l strength aud often OF great physical
beauty. In the sccoud there IS often eNiene
,,,gor If mlud brightness and tcnaci!v. I'm
th. thifd class tncTc 9Te, a. rule, many Slecl-
mons I'm which b0ih mtni and BODY are acllNh I'm"
r9vcriul in tac fourth The mental power IS re-
o9cnuy excellent and strangely analytical IN MS
character. OF the fifth need say no more ihan has
y-mr fo enforce this grand truth. that II Is Mt
tcrv homeless for parents To- expect the teachers oi
frrir children 20 produce great results wy llic tAe
,ef, Is enforced AZ teaching an these clrllr"n on
one uniform system, and while tie tcacEerls cr.
haired tho rI,yiic-C Of forming judgment OF
capacity m respect TO tine lnd'ylduHl scnglai.
There can re 30 mental hea'Ih IN eu'''llon "n
pupils of the ldst class have name @le
'-Ihc practical lesson would enforce rs tn2i ne
teacher and the parent Of the child t2light should
h.ve hatw.eu them a better understanding
ion relation 10 mental and phyScI capac-
'jcs Tie quick projections child OF he
.I-
auytniug mt the cXrrfi0n Of pressure IS IF the rf6
o. future disease ~ the most fatal E1d 49," cht "i
liliot. tofiperalUru maN bo taught With difficulty.
bat The %.0it 20 leach Do NAV he ih' most i-rfr H
49,. ..- nhrsical power, INTO rev and active iic.
81. frs; can lac killed through h' hrain. me 'c"
can bc-9ved thIOu-hir. Ac. ln r'lrct 10 jiri'
named cll-- the class of child IN whom the brain
.r,.nt h. CONSOLIDATED tha thoTt la uc nee c'iui
at.yttv. every attempt 70 overcome inertia i'1' he
ti,. ycrv means Of increasing and utcnslIy,Ht III
TLc more sec Of school labor the more certain
become that The strain commonly ,pu' uroA 'Ie
youthful mind s altogether opposed q" nea l'i ~
~ r,art.r now of nearly daily task for me {. L9Yc
to suggest relaxation OF removal Of the %oua% iion
school or stUdtnt labor on account or hcailh' ~
tI.a DAVIS me- ORGANS Of tie body are forced much
a. the brain and thc sens. which munster ioIi
The first reason g. the tier.v absurd neI3.
,ni1u that the PERIOD &C education D. Go ne lnitei
g.. fine periods Of iiio, and bat with tno ati3llHr
e tire majority Tire cay0i leaning has ccasg.' II
we could get over ths transparent yer aI "ul
,..,iv.lel f.tIary We should DO more 60 'c".pcr1tc
Ire world than by any other effort OF an c@ucatoAd!
Nv vi.,yls that thc duties Of fine teacher and Of
the learner Iu relation to l&JLlIg S-4llN Gcyrr
cease hui tiat the ARA should btto discover wat
DeraQ<6 life such and sucl ulo,r-se. 90 liug
ar.~o6s cultivated. and % mike .ii, diF.'lot MO
Ufioos dcvo. Cd t0 t'c alta ni.- nt o. certain phase
and forms of ituowisd-e. take tle oi ore
know h.st. iic when boy, bat fl az powers q,
,.. or,. io- words ami i.ooGlses and poetry, !It
III t..ri '.tff, power &c memory for dates aLu de-
|, When h, was thirty tb1f roU 20 of memory
g. committing to heart bccan 10 fail. hH-
,lo u,uer of wcwory for details iupIoNrH lh
"a es.uei.He decree. so that D" c. IN W'jH'nt
au effort learn hew sciences Na-ct h'io' .'Ir z"
Ism, g. Sod books. J. t'T on lu iir nc iohhh ln lhe
l,qfr cr oi change. facility Tor artistic learning
ana .or tbc study If FORMS Of Wnci, earlier in me-
VIA Is lrqc nm this one case is, boi'cvc, truc of
.-,n g.r.r,llv II we oould take Oft the pres
s-.. Of early mental training, 80 ~ q" improve
ann Improve the mc. hud Of c0ucail non. VI .
should do this IN various ways. We an'''
Hm, time SO t.a boy. "h4 , '", '. v ,',l'
rut De- pressed with more ilai Iouf Aoiis OF Eni"'
o.l q.r.s with not more than three hours. uau}.
I trcr Tins We should gradually apporIon more ana
more of time for work, uAiu t1G MAXIMUM Oh s4A
= L.ur. foT either Sex was OUtiucu.
/ I'm other ways we should cons rye. We should
not strivt to tcacn by short cuts and clever dcViceo
| more coInplicate and laborious than the subject
itself which IS taught bV them. eve one tAallPc,
and that only, OF what mean ..tc IS Il pD'
recently published called Latin Grammar h Nnlc
/ fbo Latin language Is tried TO be t2uqht-ior
| urc~nme teaching the aim OF the coInp9Sel-by
mics which are, to nv mind, much harder TO learn
/ imam the language. To make these rules lacile,
tLrv are illustrated 10y dOggerel verses 80 afro
clcslv bad that they make the flesh creep 10 listen
Thirfy years ago matters were getting bad /;
! now tIcy are getting hopeless Al that time
one SEX ut all events, was sNIc nom the insanity.
Women were saved from competitive mental str am,
so mat tbc uroecnies that to come and Icpiou-
sh the earth were born with promise Oh saIctN iroi
mental degeneration on the materhi sue at ItaSt.
Now however women are racing with men, 10 hlllle
IN find ont who shall become mentally en'eebled
and crippled first he picture looks cTilol lhC'e"
can find numbers of men who. having been
horn with good natural parts, have been turned
INTO practical mbCces by severe competitive
strain. but challenge the production Of even one
nan of prcemincnt and advanced power who has
been brought out complete and sustained and
/ arknow lodged mast ~ ot intellect Dy tie compci.-
tive plan. " CLAIMS has murdered sleep -cOhpetl-
ton has murdered mlnO. @,
had intended TO touch on education rs II shodld
BE- modified according To seasons OF the year ana
on one or two or her equally important topics; Lui
my time j. MP and therefore content my sel WIN
nlriug rs the essence Of my discourse thc follow
M propositions:
E,Ni-ro secure health through education, n is
rc0uis,te that more systematic aNd scicntinc