The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-07-18
SELF CULTURE.

penditure as self culture, and the
| field is wide one. Most young
people at quite an early age begin to
try how they can make the most Of
them elves so far as personal appear
ances 60. BY gymnastics and manly
sports the young men seek to develop
their form and physique. Much
pains, too, is taken to cultivate the
dandy little mustache that comes so
timidly sometimes, but | am not TO
speak SO much about the culture of
the body as that of the mind. Both
should be attended to, however, aud
both will repay for the time spent
and the pains taken in training and
development.
ali vain our toll, we ought to blame
the culture, not the soil. "
Many who live in the present CEN
tury are apt to forget that there was
a time in the worlds history when it
was generally conceded that it was
not only unnecessary Tor tie masses
to be be well educat, d, but it was re-
garded as a kind of presumption
should an enterprsiug spirit lead any
of the sons of toll to kick over the
traces and strike out in search of
knowledge on their own account. In
fact, it is not very long ago that
working mems sons and daughters
had quite education enough when
they could read and write aud do or.
binary sums in arithmetic. Lads
ant la>5les too we're put into harness
AT very early period in their youth.
In those days life was considered too
short to be frittered away in school
till Il young mans beard had passed
the downy stage and asserted itself
in a more wiry shape as the rightful
owner OF considerable portion of
his fac4. Young women, too, of the
humber classes were thrust out of
school into spheres of usefulness be-
fore they had entered their teens.
Times have changed, and that, too,
for the better. Compulsory educa-
ton is now the law in all progressive
nations throughout the world, and
laws have been framed to prevent
children under sixteen years of age
being forced into the ranks Of woik-
ers in factories, mines, etc. So
there is in our day better chance
for the young people of the king
classes to obtain more liberal edu-
cation-or at least the beginning of
one.
1t must be admitted, however, that
a youth who has been at school from
six to sixteen years OF age has only
got a rudimentary education-he has
but got the tools as it were to hew
one out, but if he has the grit and
gumption to apply himself and the
tools be has in his possession he will
soon add to the store of knowledge
he already has acquired. On the
other hand, if he is content to be
like young man who has had pre-
sented to him splendid Columbia
safety bicycle and does not care 10
learn how to ride it, or even care to
keep it in order, his rudimentary
education, which might carry him
far beyond his present ken in the
field of knowledge, will only be use
less thing to him, and Instead of
keeping it in state of preservation
he will allow it to rust and go to de-
cay.
Saws, planes and chisels that cut
so keenly in the hands of skilled
workman have constantly to be kept
in order and use, otherwise they
would not do their work properly.
Did any of you youpg men ever try
to cut through large piece of tim
Der with a rusty saw that had little
or no set to it! And do you remem-
Der what unbecoming words you
wanted to say to yourself when it
would not 90. Take one of those
beautiful planes now sold in the
hardware stores that in the hands of
workman who keeps it in order will
threw shavings like so much silk
ribbon clean over his shoulder when
he uses it in a lively manner, but let
it stand idleSnd rust for want of care
or use. what kind OF a job would You
make with it then? Your mother or
perhaps your wife wants you TO plane
board she needs for shelf. You
are anxious to Cblige and with will
you shove the plane along the board
hut no shaving comes. You set tie
iron, as it is called, farther out and
again shove vigorously, pressing the
plane to the board with all your
might, but instead of throwing the
shaving as you expected it gnarls
and jumps and chokes, and frequent
ly so does the man who is trying to
use it, and the plane is thrown aside
as good for nothing.
Such. young gentlemen, will be
the state of things with you and your
education when you have for IA time
neglected to improve and apply it.
The faithful parents and teachers
who have striven So hard to give you
an education will haunt your memory,
but what you have armed will for
sake you so far as its usefulness to
you is concerned.
A time does come to every man
who has neglected to apply his leis
ure time TO maintain and improve the
training acquired in school days,
when he upon reflection in ripper