Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-09-04
Self Culture.

the Phillips County Normal Institute,
august y TR64:
Existence Is n fact. Arriving To 3
state u realizing consciousness. men find
themselves placed IN u world COVE ned
D hatui a. laWs. hey lOOk toward the
heavens, and there benUld the sun with
It's system OF piaIFefs ming their
revolutions la pei1ect obs encs to law.
They gaze upon the pigh.y ocean aud
see as waters esApOl axe, flat la x ace
tuI clouds o. er the eaIth, tall IN Ii e Civ
Ihg drops upon mountain vale aiid pam,
aLd then etuIn AGAIN, through ripping
/ books and majestic rIvets, " The Vast
! 1eSeryUir, They bshOld the soil, respUn-
| sJYe 10 the carr esses u sunshine and
shaver, sending Up its abundance "
egetaLlUl 20 supply the wants Of man
I aud beast. Over the Lcsniug earth,
thIUukh the depths Oh the vast waters
/ Lney OeHOIus 1rUm The smallest insect, 10
| lhe "a, gest quad uped, tIVIug, animate
Creatures uusIung in Instiuct, ami Iu.-
Ming tue tuncLlUns VI desGIay. lower
Ing aOUVs ali La subllme grandeur pos
sessihg mortality and Immortality, an
OutgrUv Ia Oi The eaI Ia, eArLhs, cut win
/ d spiritual Essence, That glasps the
| vague bOIder-Iand Of lLtinI. J., Lney be-
| hUId themselves y, " hat al lueXplic .
able my slery IL man. To man. la ugh
ali these " UDdrUus phenUmsna they see
yeTItCC system, perfect order, a grand
IuhdamCntai exam ,Jle, t. guide them
i'll The deN elUp em6nJ Ul theIt own live
All ua,uIe WUOs US with the sOflesl
cs. resses, but the subtle denc G, OF feel
my Is cailuused, and = d. not Iece. vs
the zen ,aLlOn the perfume trum a IhUus-
and fields, laden the ali with s~te nsss,
UuL cur sSuses a. uulled and We lose
he fragrance; fountains IF delicious
Waters are sprihgi"g up in the vaies, but
our TASTES 81 . enb.LLeIed, aud Tie pui
Liquid is Il eustVrmed u gall sun kissed
~ aLeIs, glowing land scapeSy eN er chang
my clouds, are but al eternal panorama
of exquisite beauty, but alas, We ar, toU
nearly bli4d " the scenic grandeur;
LheIs ever rolls deep lrresi,t3bie tor
rent vi rapIprUus harmony, but the dis
col dahL vibrations Of oar OVID souls
peryGTt be swelling anthem VI Joy, AID
% Us II becomes 3 wild AID mUuTulu
Iequiem. Why Is it that man is 50 often
lnhArmOnIDus with the SURROUNDINGS IF
rsture? i is beeau e be is iguOraUt o.
the phenOmenS az his own structure,
ard the suscepIibilitIss Of his own being.
Did we but understand the analysis Of
ours 81 yes, and could supply eaca con
stituent element with its n8tqrai re
Quirements, thon the problem Of life
would indeed be solved. &ad our exist
enoeI Wtuld flow like peaceful FlFers IA
tn the great ocean of eternity. You oan
strongly approximate u thiss ~ the
means Of self culture. A Q you hungeF-
ing and ihirstiug for that kho"iedge
which viii devel0pe yOn into nuoie man-
hood and wnmanhOOdP ''Dip 1t up
81 Il IL
ing sll around you, the curnucOpiaS at
natures golden treasures are emptied at
your feet. and the rich stOrehnuses OF
science and art are opened for you Tn
enter, materials are abundantly sup
died. It remains only FIR you TO btlid.
Work, persistent work, is the mySt c
kew that unlOcks the secret vault where
success lies hidden. Initiate the great
economy Of nature and syStemaGizp
Your labor. for with proper system, the
results wis he ten fold.
In the physical form, that animate,
vitalized bundle of magnetic force lies
EMBEDDED 3 pearl IF the universe, an i'm
mortal soul. How necessary Il It then
hat You should understand the proper 1
deveinpement and care Of ia wonder
ful mechanism We behold q frame
work, composed OF light. vet strong
VI a DIAn4s aLklCtllllC4 IA klHCCluA - III
metrv, over which is land covering of
muscles soft and flexible. vet strong 81
bands Of steel. Over this another cost
ing ia placed, providing proper prOtec-
ton from the rude cOntact OF exter nal
objects. This structure is FuTmnunted
with a sphere, whose diaI-plate sparkles
with the light OF intelligence, gl"ws Ia
the hsat OF passion, ar RDarkles IN
the sort radience Of love. The inter-
nal machinery Of this structure, is No
less harmonious than the external. By
means of digestion fuel Is aSsimilated,
which bHilds up mHsCle. bone and sin
sW. The lungs those great automatic
bellows, Tentilafe the svst TEN, and sup
ply oxygen. which. uniting with carbon
produces adequate heat That great
forcing pump, the heart, sends the Grim
son life giving flnid To the rrmn' est pats 4
of the body. All, how often We forget
that our own physical bf.dies are the
most precious, (except .he Fou), of al
earthly possessions, aud how WOeiul-
~ we snBlet mes abuse them
There il slFch q connecting sympathy
hetWpen the physical and the intellect
ual, Inst when you weaken ths former,
YOU pTnpOrtinnallY lessen the powers Of
the latter. You should, then, cultivate
vnuT T.h1 steal sVsIems vi b q view 70
health, siren sth and consequent d1Fa-
bi!itV. This can bs done in numerous
ways. have neither the time r the
apacs to particularizs. and can presume
q mention only q few suggestions.
Study yoar ply steal organisations care
flllv. Ia order 70 be familiar with their
wants and their care. Avoid intemu8r-
snsas and dissipatiOns Ol all kinds. Be
regular IN al your habits. Do nn9
Keen late honra. but sake The necessary
amount AZ slsso and allow aho braIIs
proper line for ropo-ss Whea e msEfs
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