The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-05-31
VITAL QUESTIONS.

Why are such golden chances to get ready to
successfully accomplish the noble purposes of
life. the see the rich fields of honest wealth and
happiness by which all young Americans are
surrounded. to secure competency by embrac
ing your opportunities. TO secure that very ed
ucation. tact. push. and principle that will en-
able you to successfully overcome all the
casualties and storms of business life. and not
spend your lives in blowing bubble TO bursts
or in building on sandy foundation only to see
your great building topple and tumble to earth
when you are old and worn, as about 994 out of
each 10G6 merchants and traders have done for
centuries. leaving an average of only 6 out of
each 1000 business men who built on the solid
rock of common-sense. business education,
and not on memory lessons in those branches
only committed to be forgotten2 Young men
and women, why not open your ey es and ears.
and hear the crash and see the fall of such mag
nifcent looking structures as those of McKin-
ley. Foster, End hundreds of others now shock
ing the world? Parents, why be deceived.
blinded and imposed upon as to vsinly continue
to trust the fitting of your children for after
business, political. moral. social and religious
life, to the tender mercies of gang of useless
school book makers and venders who have
thrown on The market upwards of $50 contra
dictory books, that they call English Grammar.
hundreds of Biographies. &C., just to ges your
money! Why be SO superstitious as to continue
to send your children to the absurd schools and
colleges, and force them to spend all the best
and happiest time of life in committing to
memory those studies that they never can IN
derstand by SO doing. and that they never will
have any use for in after lfer Why not de
mand Development of the reasoni ms faculties
instead of such an endless stuiflng of the mem.
oryl Why not see to it that your children be
first made good readers. writers of friendship
letters. business letters and other business pa
pers good rapid penmen. practical speedy
couptants, book keepers and actual business
men and women, well acquainted with the
pa;hs of success and bankruptcy, SO that they
may keep in the former and shun the otherP
Is not knowledge of how to preserve health.
and repel disease of Infinitely more couse-
quence to every one than all the Geography
memory lestons ever committed. and do you
not know that your children would be bet er IN
teat line than most of the physicians are now if
they would spend the time now spent in COM
mitting Geography. in studying medlcine2
Should not your chitdred be well acquainted
with the laws by which they and theirs are to
be governed. and which they are soon to have a
hand in making and sustaining? Do you not
know that if the time spent in committing
almost useless studies to m9mory was put in IN
judicious reading of law. your children would
understand the laws of America as well or
better than most of our present lawyers doP
Can you not see that it would be infinitely better
TO send your sons and>daughters out we'll edu-
Gated on this line than sead them out awell
stuffed with memory Elessons, to be educated
drones. bankrupts. &C., &c.2
ALFRED KELLY,