The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-18
AUNT rRUDY's LETTER.
She Discusses the Important Subject
of knowledge.
Button Rose Cottage. Aug. IS 1900.

Button Rose Cottage. Aug. Is. 1900.
Dear State Journal:
After one has lived long enun to ex-
change their buty an strength for wis
dom, it's nice an handy to turn over the
to the problums of daily life. Experience
is jest RELY a big d1schunary. any way,
an more trOO an reliable. Theirs allus
something back in the leaves to thro lite
on every new subjec, an that can't allus
be sed of a dicshunary. This mornin' |
wanted to Civ some thotS on nolege an
wisdom, 1 got out my old academacle
dicshunary to look up the exac meening
of nolege in the present day. But the
word nolege was jest left out altogether.
However, l didn't heV to hunt long to find
it in the book of my experience.
Noege an wisdom are thot by the ig-
nerant to be an the same, but they re
RELY little higher kin than And kosens.
One may hev heaps of nolege, an hev no
wisdom a all. You see lots of yong folks
from hi skool and colleg that's stuffed
know what kind of oats to in thure
fields. Some of the yong men want to
deserve the bizness men an pull the
WOOL over there eyS by maxim them
who are up to date, and not stingy when
it comes to spendin money An some
It comes to spe sle money 9 An some
keep the air full of piany musick. They
think these accomplishments will win a
rich husband; After while they may get
wisdom added to there nolege, an mebby
then they will be better.
When God makes us he puts little cells
of wisdom down deep in our branes, an
he seals them shut tight, an we dom
have any wisdom at all to use until we
tug al the lids of them cells an get EN-
off. Then it seems there's a bubbIin an
foin' spring in them somewhere, an they
cells open is to think an think hard.
Thot is the only tool there is to work with
in the brane. 1t is a little hammer thai
nocks away at the sealin' wax until it
comes off, an the preshus ointment pors
out. The cells of wisdom are in every
boddy's he'd, but are no use till the hard
blows of thot takes off the lids.
Lots Of folks go through life an die;
out. Lots of people would rather gather
bushels of nolege. than work little to
heaped on to the little cells O. wisdom
until there about crushed an beried.
Nolege is very good to have, but it's not
worth much unless freshened up by wis
dom Nolege is. the dried froot-the froot
pared for us. Dried froot is good, but the
fresh is better. It's a thing to be thank
full for to hav a steady he'd, an wisdom
It's good to no all about helth, but it's
wisdom that takes care of it, an keeps it..
Wisdom ses: do your regular, interestin'
dooties an you won't think of the heat
Nolege SEES: If you move the air with a
fan it will be kool.
wisdom ses; me vlgrus moshen OF your
arm in fannin' heets your blood to a fever.
Nolege SEES to the house wifes: Fill all
your rooms with trinkets an fancy work
an bewilderin bric-a-brac till you haven t
a space for one more.
Wisdom SEES: That's how to get nervus
prostrashun. It's clutter that brings ner-
vus prostrashun-clutter of things around.
clutter of convenshunalities. clutter of
business, clutter of noises, an clutter of
responsibilities. an no rest. a plain room
is such rest, to poor lorn souls. an plain
cloes, an plain quiet Wisdom ses DR..
most.
Nolege SEES: Take a rest an go with the
crowds to public resorts
Wisdom points at the hurry an work.,
gettin redy, an the crowded cars an the
gaety an nois. an ever lastin' crowds,
and would lead US another way.
Noledge SEES: This an that has helped
other people
what helps you most
An lots of people follow the idee of
"dooty'' in some rut of habit with out
troublin to think if it is wisdom. It's a
dooty to visit the sick-in your church or
vo5, 70 nerform an; very vorrysorne for
the sick man to reserve, sometimes, yet
you mostly feel hurt if the nurs ses: