The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-29

] hleA@Sf aAE FkAANaA ~ HNAAf-@N@N NR1A
age, can enable man or boy to
master. And 50 it is with the more
ordinary, but equally as useful,
work Of the spade. There is a me-
thoiical use Of that most primitive OF
instruments in the hands Of man that
/ enables those who know 10 dig all day
without trouble or serious los Of
physical power, but this method is
only acquitted by months, perhaps
years, of finding out. And so in
THESE FIRST BEGINNINGS or LABOR
We see that instruction and expert
ence in the right handling and right
use Of even the simplest tools is essen
tial to the mastery that enables men
to do with ease what at first was te-
dious labor. The same Is to be said OF
the use Of the AK, in which the true
! woodsman becomes go great an expert
as to fell trees with a rapiaity and APP
parent ease that astonishes and dis
mays the learner and beginner. But
leaving the field and the forest, let us
90 to the sea and watch the operations
Of the busy fishermen who, far from
the land, pushes his precarious ven.
lures in a way that excites the bravest
landsman to admiration and applause.
The little and often fIall craft whence
the nets are cast is managed with the
consummste skill Of au experienced
sailor to meet the moods OF sea aud
air, and hauls are made with mechan-
ical precision and adjustment to the
oscillations and irregular tossings OF
/ l.A 81 hA
suits Of the dsy are landed
as the reward OF we'll directed
exertion. But simplea n3 easy as 1t
all looks, the fisherman will tell you
that his apparent sleight-oi-hand like
his indifference to wind and weather,
are the results OF years OF service
from boyhood, OF observation and OF
practice. He will tell you that there
is long vocabulary Of words to be
learned as we'll as OF skill in man.
agement Of the boat to be acquired,
besides which there Is
KNOWLEDGE
OF seines aud lines and sinkeTs and
nets and bait, and il crabs and oysters
are involved OF cribs and tongs and
the handling of them in proper sea-
sons and right ways. This is the
technical knowledge OF the fisherman
aud the secret of his trade, which it
has taken centuries 10 bring to it's
present state OF perfection. The man
who is best versed in that knowledge
and is most direct in the application
OF 1t Is the best fisherman, and that
there are best and better fishermen
as there are best and better plowmen,
and spade and shovel men can easily
be ascertained by careful examin alton
OF these separate fields of labor. Even
the men who mix mortar and cement
for the bricklayer and stone macon &C.
quire by practice a kpack Of doing
their work that has recognized value
which often secures its poHaessor an
advance OF wages above his fellows.
The bricklayer and stone mason work
with the trowel, the hammer, the
plummet and the line. These are
simple instruments, but their use,
though plain, cannot be acquired as
readily as one would suppose while
watching the building OF a wall. 1t
takes from four to five years to make
OF an intelligent lad
GOOD BRICKLAYER OR MASON,
a man who cam lay bricks rapidly OF
fit and adjust stone and follow the line
aud plummet with the accuracy essen
tial TO secure straight walls and plumb
Look at the carpenter as he works
with plane aud saw, chisel and ham.
mer. His work seems more than that
OF all other mechanics within the
reach OF most men. And yet the
driving OF a nail will convince even
the most skeptical that there is 9
slight of hand necessary that can only
be attained to by years OF proper and
intelligent direction and practice. The
preparation and adjustment and fit
ting of timbers in doors, Windows
floors, stairways and walls require the
highest degree Of mechanical skill, in
volving precision and care. In
the machine shop, where iron II
handled rs II it were wood and II IL
turned into all desired shapes for ma
chinery, the same degree OF perfec
ton in skill is needed. All the detailt
are technical and involve the use of 9
vocabulary rich in its number o.
words and their meanings. Even 81
seemingly simple work as the care
and running Of an engine requires 6
technical skill and knowledge tina
must be equal to
THE sEvEREsT TESTS OF EXAMINATION
in some of the States, and should BIZ
in all, before a man can put his HAND
upon it. Engineers for the navy car
only become proficient after four year,
Of severe study under accomplished
professors. But they are profcients in
every branch of mechanical engineer
ing and are generally equal to every
emergency, as are the engineers Of the
army in the construction Of fortified
tions, of bridges, OF buildings, and o.
all work that falls within the reach o.
architect and civil engineer. The
architect who plans for great build
ings overcomes a mountain OF techni
cal difficulty before he can enter upon
the practice Of his profession; and nc
one can examine the great steamships
that pillow the ocean and are among
our quickest meaDB of international
transit without a<feelingof thankful
uObb tndJ uhIlnO hiClAatCStuAO hoo DOOA
formulated to meet all the difficulties
of two OF the most destructive ele'
ments in nature-wind and water
Nothing can be done well that has
no. been previously planned. Out Of
planning, which Is the result OF expe
Tience and thought, comes the tech
nique, that is the handicraft knowledge
that makes accuracy and skill possible
in all trades and calliugs. Let vi
look at q handsome, luxuriously
finished carriage and recall the amount
and character Of work involved in It's
construction. The springs are a mar.
vel OF tensile strength and the wheels
of resisting power. But there is the
body, the polish Of which reflects
every passing object, and the uphol
stery, which makes OF seat and back
something
MORE OF LUXURY THAN ANY ORIENTAL
EVER DREAMED OF.
Compare this to the rude efforts o.
the country wsgon-maker, and the
difference makes plain at glance the
value OF skilled labor over crude and