The Jewish advance. (Chicago, Ill.) 1878-1881, 1880-10-01

ed in 'Linhard and Gertrude by
pcStaloZzi.
Before book of any science was
placed in MY hands. | was informed Of
the greatest part Of its contents by
practise which bad only to perfect in
theory. 1t was NOT By meau, OF any
book that had early acquired a cou>id-
cradle knowledge OF all the important
phenomena Of nature as well as Of phys
ioIogy and mncrology Nor was it by
any manual Of history that ! was taught
to admire the greatest historical figures
of the ancient nations. The method
which my sister pursued in teaching me
my native tongue, was later on strictly
adhered to by my father when acquaint-
ING me with Latin, Greek, French, Eng
lish and Italian consccuuycIy. From
the moment | could name all the OBJ
.jects in the language to be acquired he
induced me to study the verbs Of this
language and spoke no other one to me,
except when explaining new grammat-
Ical rule.
My sister spoke French. English and
Italian tluently, and was often invited
to attend certain Observations my father
would make on different experimental
sciences. She tended to her domestic
duties in the kitchen on the garden,
and filled up her leisure hours withrcad-
ing or needle work in which she excel
led. Sundays and festive days were
given entirely to reading and ndrecreatIon.
We were taught to sing to the ac-
compartment Of the guitar, and the
ems,
were certainly the happleot OF our dear
atfectonate parents. Our mother was
all feeling and goodness and would some
times weep for emotion. We had no
notion Of luxury; seldom went to the
city; received no other visits than those
paid us by the colleagues Of my father.
But neither could we imagine a life
more ideal and fellcl1ous thansthat we
enjoyed.
NV studies cost me no efforts. did
not know what reproach was. A con
tinual pleasure Wero the first sixteen
years Of my life, thee days of sweet and
innocent childhood My father deter
mined at last on sending me to the ly-
ceum of Salzburg through which | had
to pass. in order to be admitted into Il
university. After short examination
by the director OF that institution / was
admitted to the first class or ''prlma
u,Lo o.l;,.ootar,s shorod mo into nv class
,rbore l.o ~, avoryJ (1y bin% saw and heard was
W. ''fi fdroilrn - mo ae # would have been
TO a Chnaman Although everybody
'.,,aI.o ~ ,,,,, la~@nooo and norfectjv an
,lta,."+oad INV, rGac6ors vet several weeks
,'el5oJ bnt3rn | ron]d oot used TO the
noi.G and behavior of the children. and
narticnJ,r]v ,a, to the strict discipline to
which wa, profoundly ayerse could
ans,ynr any ancstio0 directed to me but
not ,,t- in Thai orderly and defined manner
insisted anon by the teachers. Upon
rbe whole the change of locality and
SURROUNDINGS occasioned great revolu-
tion in nv Youthful mind. | hated fet-
tors even when made Of cold: and
communicated my sentiment to my
farther
INV son" said he. Il have done my
best to render your life until now as
agreeable and as useful as | possibly
could: but to keen you longer out Of
society. into which one must he intro,
daced through the best schools in vogue,
would be to make of you a recluse, in
other words to make you unfortunate.
Man cannot live happily without his
feIIow.creatures. We may be better
than many people, but we are not better
than the whole world and we cannot
exist without their mental and bodily