The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-12-05
SEEING AND HEARING.

Who are derived Of one If ,h"ir .en
ses are comp. nsnc.it in II create acute
ness # III. oihris. The blind will
hear .nunI- ,hnl nir inau1lhl- I" most
people. Thy have been known To de
trct HE presence and ,"">l'i n 81 hr
smallest -,rlina IN he roadside, sin
ply by the echo Of he's f"'t ~'""s lh"
Aent mute. ON tIl,. other hahi learns
to ree VIII. u his f,ltaa il >aNI,. by III.
,n,o>t Of u, would br imp"s b. he
wondclful Il, gree to winch the '"nch
4nny br d~r,r"5td IN drllrarA AMI o."
Or Of pelccj.ti"n il manifest to al VIII"
are f.m.Iiar with Lama b I'll. nan : it
<ainmruts.
This superior power. h wc,el. is
chiefly the ,esGll, of education and
long practice. 1t ia rather acquired
skill in using the only m-ans ii hand
Tor gainingineedfnl knowledg" tina" ANY
original supremacy in the organ i:-~if
II il strange that with such examples
Aef,re us of what cnn be thus accom-
piished, aud fully recognizing the value
such educntion t0 those who are dr
arived of que or more OF the senses.
ore yet 80 unimprrs.ed with the need
At som4 similar staining for those VIII"
.are pleased with ull Of them. With
our manvc complicated Systems for dc
velopins the mental powers, Their" j.
vet no tho, ouch and sy-temstio course
laid out forlhe culture of,h~ eye.and ear.
sDecauae Nature does 40 much III this
direction. instead If CO operating with
DER We leave her to do NIL, aud thns sa-
1ri6ce much of tbs Happiness aud use
fulnuss of lif.. ", these are the chan
uels through which We rely for all in
~-struction. and, indeed, all comm"nlca.
lion !; and it would surely "ny
-saliunal to make them as perfectly adap
tod to their wo,k US possible.
There is Il wocfni deficiency in this
Iespset ia 4 majority OF people. Not
having trained with care and scrutiny,
they only see a small part Of what they
look ut and IA 500 us their eyes are
removed, u,nrh Of even that part fades
4rom their memory. They visit lake,
mountain, aud forest, aud return with
only O confused and faint recollection
Ct the treasures OF nature upon which
they have looked. They meet acqualn
&ances on the stleet, and pass them ~
-unrecogniz-d. They pass through lie
1ure galleries. gaze OH fine edifices,
and witness interesting scenes without
taking in their meaning, or being able
- describe them ,o others. SO in hear
ing /; the, only half listen. With a
preoccupiod mind they gain only an in
adequate or garbled dra of what If
said. and a few repetition flom one to
another are sufficient to change the
who!e meaning If the original utter
once Few persons really know how
to listen t u lecture SO Is to carry
away with them any we'll arranged
ideas OF its plan and substance. Few
. even report II conversation accurate
n ; and "a for the .west sounds Of Ia
<are'. harmony, the soughing of the
sinds. the ripple Of tho waters, the
homniog Of the bees, and the singing
Il birds, they fall too often on dull
end n~nresponsive ears.
When We consider how needful to
oil the departments Of human effort
DC accuracy Of the senses is. we a Il
DOT too earnestly claim their culture.
Or. Thomas Hill puts this none TOO for
ctbly when he .ays ; 1.-The errors ia
4s world come less from illogical rea-
soaipg than from inaccurate observa-
don .nl careless henrihg. 4 { cas
cad intelligent witness, Who eau state
Qreciscly what hs saw, Auu wAo SAW
everything there wa. to zee; who can
repeat exactly what he heasd. and who
heard everything that was ssid. is "a
FER than u sound lawyer or judge "
4Aysiciane can rarely obtain from the
patient y statement Of HE symptoms
euuingled with theories a. to their
cause lawyers cannot get . state
ment Of whats man did uncolored BY
IN imputation Of motives for his action;