Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-05-24


SENSE CULTURE.-The special culture of
the senses is too much neglected by us in
this modern busy life. Probably at no pre-
vious period of human history has the ner-
vous system generally, and more partlcu-
larly, the sense organs, been so severely
taxed as they now are, but never have they
been less carefully cultivated. This is in
part, if not wholly the cause Of the pro-
gressive degeneracy of the faculties OF spe-
cial sense, which is evidenced by the in
creasing frequency Of the recourse to spec
tacles ear trumpets, and the like apparatus,
designed to aid the sense of organs. The
mere use Of faculties will not develop
strength It's more likely to exhaust energy.
Special training is required, and this es-
sential element of education is wholly neg
lected in our schools, with the result we
daily witness-namely early weakness or
defect in the organs by which the conscious
ness is brought into relation with the outer
world. 1t is not necessary to adduce proofs
of the position we take up, or to argue 1T at
length or in detail. The truth of the prop
osition laid down is self-evident. On the
one hand we see the neglect of training, and
on the other the increasing defect OF sense
power The matter is we'll worthy of the at
tention of the professional educators OF youth;
Muscular exercise wisely regulated and
apportioned to the bodily strength is felt to
be a part of education. Sense culture, by
appropriate exercises in seeing, hearing,
touching, smelling, would, if commenced
sufficiently early in life, not merely prevent
weakness of sight, deafness, loss OF the sense
of feeling, and impairment of the sense OF
smell long before old age, but by its reflected
influence on the nutrition of the brain and
upper portion of the spinal cord would do
much to reduce the growing tendency to
paralytic diseases, which are very decidedly
on the increaSe.-Ldocet.
A GOOD EDGEFIELD ANECDOTE.-The re-
cent agitation of the public road question
reminds me of an anecdote that mail car
rier, who rode between Augusta and Long
mires in Edgefeld county, used to delight
in telling to show the average condition OF
the routes he travelled. He said on one oc-
casion he was riding along at the rate of a
mile an hour, his horse sinking to his knees
at every step, when looking some distance
ahead of him he saw small black object
moving about the middle of the road which
he at first supposed to be bird. AS he
drew nearer he saw that it was black hat
and when he got within reach he lifted it
and saw mans head just far enough above
the mud for him to breathe. The mail
courier asked him what was the matter
he replied that he had struck very soft
place in the road and had Immediately
sunk so rapidly that he was unable to ex-
tricate himself. The courier said, "well,
my friend, you are certainly in very bad
fix" The stranger replied, "well, if you
think l am in an unpleasant position, what
do YOU think of my mule? am on mule"
This happened about Red Hill in Senator
Buffers county and this occurrence, which
is vouched for, will convince anyone that
the Senator is in earnest in his efforts to i'm
prove the condition of the public highways.
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