The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-03-28
A Mistaken Idea.

A short time since a paragrarh b might |
have been seen Ego ng ths rounds" as
it is sad. to the eaect that a "a nier. to |
be success ul in his business, shoald be
a sort of "multum in parvo," walking
cyciopedia, a perpetual movement ma
chine, q Jack o all trades, so to {peak,
having q scientiis and practical knewl-
edge not only OF his own particular bu,i-
ness. but every other mans as wai. lie
must be a farmer, with d thorough
knowledge the science and practice
of his art. carpenter, mason. a
builder. q blacksmith. surgeon. q ma
chm St an engineer, surveyor, o law
yer. q painter, a wheelwr ght, every
thing. in short, ex epting a capital st.
a banker, and a legislator or statesman;
these were, curiously enough, Omitted
from the list, as though the farmef were
to be an endless worker and to3er for
the benefit of these privileged classes. !
who were to do the law making. the
financiering, an the governing for him.
1t is ute unnecessary to remark that
this idea could have originated only in
the brain of q person who was entirely
Ignorant not only OF the business of the
farmer but of all industrial economy
and Of the history Of Industrial prog,
fess aedf that su b A sthing is n an utter utter
for a man to become acqua nted Iullyl
; with any one business and when
he reaches the end q man - |:
he is not foolLbegins to learn how
much there is be, ond him that he ought
to know, but has as .et too little tims'
| to, learn. Ando all the, industrial arts
agriculture is the one N which expert
ence is at the same time the most indis-
pensahle. teacher and Is most. slowly
gathered IN Certainly a farmer should
| be well in ormed; that ',goes wi hout
saying.'' Every man who wishes To
fiji his place in the world wisely and
/ well must be that; but 10 be well in
formed in general matters does not ro-
quire that man should be an expert
in every other business than his own,
which would surely be the resut at
least so Ear as his own is concerned II
one were so misfed as to try 70 accom-
plish it ENery person should have .
general knowied e Of Whist is going on
about him, and as much in regard to prac-
tical matters as will enable him 70 TAR
nv on his own business economically,
a Young man can easily accomplish all
this il he has q fair education. of the
right kind, which has taught h m to OBJ
serve, think, reason. and apply his
knowledge and experience wisely and
shrewdly to his own business; and II he
Is able to do this be win see ct once the
folly and the untru b o the remark
quoted shove. or he viii see on ever
hand. a ound him evidences and facts e
prove that the successful men in The
word are those whe give their attention
! to one tn ng. to one b'ciness, and, de
vot ng themselves TO tha learn to know
..the ihs ana II o1fs rei il thoroughly
SO as to conduct economica ly ant
per. ectly and so makes q success o. it
There was a time in the early settle
ment of America. &c is evenpnow ths
, case in SEINE parts of the country. whei
! and where rcumstances obliged eve ,
! man to do many tn ngs that were neces
! sary, in q rough and unsatisfact ry man
!, ner generally be ause soc 9 was in
trans ton and growing state, and b
I, had no other way Of helping himself
! But in a mature condit on Of societ
: there is an abso'u.ely necessary divis
ion of labor or the economical practic
!. of all the industr es which is an inevita
: b e oufgrowth of that maturity OF cont
tion. and not only so. hut it helps :
!. produce this very cond ton as well. .
complete and perfect ondition OF So
ciety is one n which every member
useiui and indis ensableto eyerv o'he
: one. N WHICH tnefe IS Il iuuluai uOpCuee
> ence. and in which no one industry ca
= be spared without dist rbing the oat
= ance and general order OF affairs. An
/ TO this condition we have now coms
y It s like the perfect bodyof a man
use an old simi'e. in viii b the hea
. can not say 20 the hand have no nee
. OF thee; nor the ear to the eye. or th
hand to the foot and it is to this stai
z of things the farmer must adapt hin
= = self as e1sily as he can. just as the otl
q er persons nd themsell es Obliged
;. depend upon h m. And this adapt
. ton is ne essary to the farmers pro
9 perity, as Il is invol ed N the success
70 ful iss OF bis own industry-that
e generally and not ndi idually-as pra
!. ticed in diherent localities. .-Hen'
= Stcsoayf, in N. j. Times. zia 4Af