The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-01-15
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who saw a boat-race in which Har-
ward College crew participated, and
who upon noticing the strong muscu-
lar development of one of the Harvard
men, after the race, tapped him upon
the muscles of the arm and said ''gen-
tIemen, thar's intelleck fur yer The
honest farmer saw in the powerful
arms that could send a boat flying
through the water, all that was desir-
able in human development. The arm
| which could do that could Of course
guide plow or maui rail-cut. For
his use, give him the development of
the arms and legs.
| But there comes in another phase
of thought, in this connection. Upon
test of merely physical strength, the
mule makes an excellent showing, but
his powers of perception are very slow
and unsatisfactory. What is wanted
in mankind is the exercising and train
ing of both physical and intellectual
manhood. Exercise Of the body gives
vitality to the intellect, and we dare
say that the Harvard boatman could
think more clearly, and with greater
force, after the vigorous exercise of
the race, than he could after day of
inactivity. 1t is not given to every
man, or woman, to have a strong.
muscular body, although he or she
might be possessed Of a wonderful
brigh ness Of intellect with frailness
of body. Yet such physica powers
as are given to mankind should b.
carefully nurtured, and the body kept
healthy through an abundance of open
air exercise. We do not mean by this
that a young man, to keep his brain
bright and clear, must have a finger
broken once week, or an eye blacked.
or tooth knocked out, playing base
ball, or that he must get drunk and
tumble about the streets, or sleep in
the exposure of the open air, but that,
instead Of worrying his brain over the
chances Of game of pool or cards, i'll
smoky room, or encountering the
dangers of the ball field, or the dis
grace and misery of the dramshop, it
would be better for him to find exer-
else in something useful. Let him
encourage intellectual activity by
bouncing out Of bed at five o'clock on
these winter mornings, building fir
in the kitchen, getting in coal and
water for the use of his mother during
the day; let him do all the chores nee
essary to be done about the place, get
ting the tastes of fresh, invigorating
morning breeze which he will get by
this means; if he is not engaged i'll
study during the day, let him be en-
gagged in some other useful employ
ment; let him study his own case, and |
determine for himself for what station
in life he is best fitted by nature. Ii |
he is ''cut out for a professional man,
it will be useless for him to drag along
trying to content himself with purely |
manual labor If he is ''cut OUT for
a blacksmith, or some other trade re-
quiring great physical strength, it will
be useless for him to spend valuable
time in poring over medical or legal
works, or declaiming the speeches of
great orators. That young man is
smartest who can harmonic the
physical and intellectual man-choose
a mode of life which will develop the
physical and mental-each working in
sympathy with the other unto the de-
velopment Of the perfect man. We
have known excellent farmers spoiled
to make poor professional men. We
have known young men who could
strike tragic attitude, frown down
upon an audience, and roar out the
speeches Of the great lights of the Or
atorical world, who had scarcely
enough common sense to know VIII ch
end to wear their hats on It requir es
educat .on-both intellectual and phys
ical, aud a prayerfui study Of ones
self, to develop all there is OF perfect
manhood.
George b. leniaut, Naval Cadet
from Michigan, has been dismissed