The Red Cloud chief., 1885-01-09
SUPERFICIAL KNOWLEDGE.
Much ~ISnrwI",iGr Which Passes a, Cr,s
Really p.iy Skin Deep.

Huch of the knowledge that passes Il,
70. may bear application o; n" word.
ruG y applied t" female personal b"art,
- rs bat skin deep This i, c,r--
r'rfr true of the knowledge of 'iy,.
stock possessed by Il considerable pro
portion, IN far the largest proportion.
81 the numhrrui -.o,k breeder through
"ut the world. II j. necessarily 80. IN
the world crowd men have USUALLY =.
shoulder their ,ay - best they c;.IA
They must u-c ;h"ir Intelligence. suoh
- /, MAJ Ice. great or small III IN" lib,
al such knowledge A. sIry can pick up.
while movin" onward They hay, Not
time - stop for morr. Tn. store thus
acquired. and ~ ~ohScryaut me cna-
e~tan'ly and INDEFINITELY increased, :lrr
commonly sufficient FOR :hr purpn.r of
business. ana cnabi, their owners L,
achi,N". IN u rough Nay. 4 fair measure.
ot success. BTt where AmhiticA q,
higher, and lri>Ilrr for study n~rartitahl-,
the mptiv" ANA the opportunity SHOULD
br sufficient To- insure ~ least an effort
Ia acquire deeper than ordinary i-arn-
in- on lii" subjects connected with IN.
structure AMI composition OF an animal.
We once asked an eminent hor-icu-
tarist. who had bncu >iugUlarly >ucC.~-
iul in producing new combinations ii
form and color in florists llowcr~. A.
most III will. to what circumstances be
considered h mainly owed "a, success,
AMI r. placed mr.: = thorough kuo,r!-
edge Of cvr-y par; 81 "vcry plant in>,.c
and outside. A. i boy. in hi fathers
"ari"n. he had >liar?cncd his POI 49,
knife and d!>>cctrd specimens of ,v,Ty
leaf. every sem. every Hover. every
seed and every rno; h found. auG h
kad watched the growth Of every p':.us
from the fir; sign "f gcrruina,ion il tn
seed To- H. perfection. and from the po;a'
g: perfection Ia the last trace Of life.
/; was rrphably nNt only from his dis
section q. plants. hut from the fact tha.
this practice Of sc,f-ja~;ructjon WIS ynl-
unfairly commenced. and in very .lri,
HE. that Il fricuL 20: the thorough
grounding in his pur>ui; which served
Hlm - Wei. III later Years. That ,orr If
beginning i much more sure than my
amount II studied drilling 4 the min.l
Tor 4 special Object IL later ,ouiL .r
early manhood. Il = repeatedly >..n
III biographies O.: Mon great in literature
or i'll any one .! the ans and >cicuc.>
that thcy began ihu~ Spontaneously L.
ind their recreation and their dcllyhe
in the subjects IF which eventually the,
b"came masters. Tnev seem 10 have
Srsa
II any intending stock breeder. anx-
ious 10 distinguish himself. Were 10 be-
GIN by laborious study of the anatomy. |
muscular and nervous systems. vital
organs and all other physiological de- |
tails Of the horse. the OK. or whatever |
other IL Of animal he had elected TO
breed. the probability is that before the
completion Of his education his labor
would become ir&soTne. his ambition |
would ahatc. and his desire cool. H..
must first have 4 thorough. hearty in
terc>t in his chosen pursuit. snd from
that iniere>; must have his thirst 10.
knowledge. or he will not make much
ont of his studies. They will be DR., tc
him. Ii. however. the heart be in the
work. and such subjects as VIZ have
suggested be taken in hand. while che
relish is keen. the future breeder s.us
primed will find himself in possession of
advantages over ,he meu of or
attainments. Ii. Will ueutailr
see into and through sn animal !. snd
outward appearances and the ey dcnres
Of touch will often have 10 him q mean
ing relative to internal processes which
the man of shallow learning wopld
never suspect. He is much better aaaii-
lied to be a judge Of stock than the man
who has only q vague. imperfect notion
Of what is beneath the skin.-Naiioaa!
Lice Stoct Journal.