The morning news., 1889-05-06
Manual Labor.

manual LABOR.
The editor of the American Agricultur-
iSt writes that the owner or manager of
farm who can turn his hand adroitly to
different kinds of work, as opportunity
calls for it, in the presence of his hired
me-, has great advantage over the owner
who may be buagler in gauging the plow,
turning furrow, repairing a horse-rake,
sowing grass seed, laying drain tiles, or
running a reaper. When the men clearly
understand that the "boss" knows entirely
we'll how thing out to be done, being ca
pable of doing it himself. they will, in most
cases, be mo careful to do it right than
they would under other circumstances.
Prof. S. R. Thompson Of New Will
mington, Pa, named, in late public ad-
dress, the following as among the things
that the farmer should well understand how
to do:
l. Adapting harness to horse.
q Hitching up team.
8. Driving team,
4. Holding plow.
s. Setti g up and adjusting a mower.
g. Grinding a mower knife.
Z. Planting tree.
S. Grating and budding.
9. Judging the merits of horses, cows,
sheep and other animals.
For the different agriculture of the south
ern states many other numbers might be
added
There are men everywhere, says the Mo-
bile Register, who appear to look upon
manual labor as something degrading. A
certain lady once remarked, with apparent
pride. when speaking of her son, who had
charge Of a high-priced farm: 81 wan.
you to understand, sir, that John doesn't
have to workp A few years later he failed
in business by de lending on others. o the
other hand, manual skill is something quite
an accomplishment Many years ago, on
the occasion of a great public tria of agri-
cultural implements near London, when the
want of skilled plowman embarrassed the
trial, the former Duke of Richmond stepped
forward, adjusted the i'm )lensnt ald
turned the furrow in a skillful manner.
Sometimes readiness in hard labor is quite
a conveniece, and the owner who employs
hired mel will succeed better if he can
show them personally how to do piece of
work, than to be compelled to call on one
of them t. teach the Owner how to do it.
An amusing illustration occurred in the
writer's early years, when he had charge of
nurse y, and many days Of work were re-
quired to dress a large plantation Of trees
with the hoe. Being called away from
home day, he spent little time by way
OF encouragement among lis men before
leaving, AID look the hoe in hand for a Siu-
gle row. He took no apparent notice of
their sly winks at one another, apparently
saying: "Now, let's give him swea y But
the owner had done much mora of thai
kind of work than his men, and it was no
effort to keep even without apparently no.
ticng their moveme its. Pulling out his
watch at the end of the row. he remarked
to them: "We've been just half an hour a
row-that will give you sixtsen rows apiece
today, and we shall get along nicely with
the work, reaching sixty-four rows to that
tree by the time get back" They saw how
they were caug t, but said nothing, and
discovered that they would have to make
brisk work to get the allotted task COM
pleted, which they preferred to do rather
than make a balk.
LUG pnJSlChl 6A6TCloo uO" 10
handle tools gives great advantage to
students who are closely engaged In mental
studies. A distinguished gentle nan of
South Carolina stated, half a century ago,
that when closely engaged, when a young
man, in his studies, he acquired more
knowledge and in better manner, when
he gave ten hours to study and four to
bodily labor each day, than he had previ-
ousy done with his Lire fourteen hours in
study.
The helplessness Of the young man who
is afraid of work, or who affects to despise
it, is not desirable accomplishment. The
one who knows thoroughly how to help
himself, even if he happens to have no
money in his po ,ket, is better Off, feels
richer, and has happier days than the
young man with hundred thousa id dol
lars coming to him, but who is compelled
continually to call on a servant to supply
common bOdily wants. Many instances
could be cited where young men have been
spoiled by the prospect of great fortune
coming to them, and they either became
drones in the community in after years, or
else speedily ran through with their m ca ms
after they obtained control