Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-05-23
Hickory Grove.
sneolal DO the Naws.

oquence came from, and we decided it
was tho work Of certain M. D. and not
farmers daughter. Well did the wri-
ter sign his name "a Reader" for he
never gets the News unless be borrows
it of a neigh Dor Why don't he pay SOC
subscription to the News, the best paper
in tho Sequachee Valley. Tho man
who serves the general public and new
gets enough spare money to pay SOC for
the News ought to retire from business
or make his employer pay him.
For the benefit OF the one who wrote
the article we offer the following for
his careful consideration.
Children should never DO sent to
school until they have reached their
eighth or ninth year. Their brains and
nervous systems are too immature pre-
vious to this age, too susceptible and
too easily acted upon by extraneous i'm
fuences to be exposed to the horrible
torture of sitting silently for hours in
close, crowded room, unde the watch
Of dreaded master, who, to please the
parents and enjoy the reputation Of be-
ing a good teacher, is tasking their lit
tie tender brains to the utmost bound
airy.
No wonder children hate school, hate
teachers. No wonder that intelligent
scholars are turned into dull men. No
wonder that large number of children
die yearly from this neglect OF physi-
cal cultivation. Children ought to
have plenty of exercise and pure air,
not only exercise of the muscles but of
the lungs. Rheumatism, laryngitis,
consumption and liver diseases are trac-
able in six or seven cases out of ten to
the unnatural, unscientifc and tyran-
nical modes of school government. II
it is desired to have intelligent men,
possessing minds of strength and activ-
ity, an honor to their parents, to them
selves and to their country, cultivate
first their physical development in
stead of keeping them bent over their
studies, and faahionably dressed so as
to interfere with all natural thought
and action. Let them run, let them
laugh and scream, for the Creator in
tended that they should do these
things. BY these means they impart
health and vigor to their muscles, to
their lungs, to their nerves. to their
brains. and when in their eighth or
ninth year they are fer the first time
placed in properly, conducted school,
the parent will in short time find
himself amply repaid for all his appar-
ent neglect of his child.s educa.
ton, and that, too, without any impair.
ment of the child's health Parents
look to this, for teachers will moi
change their course. Spurgeon, the
great pulpit lion of London, once said
IAN ounce of health is worth sack Of
} diamonds, and we believe.
Health is the greatest earthly bless
ing which man, woman or child can en-
, JOY. Without it life is but q state O
} suffering and torment. With it, thu
,, comforts and happiness of the human
family are preserved and perfected
Yet, however necessary health ma,
be to our welfare, it is one of those sub
jects that as general rule receive bu
small share of attention, and whilt
the means necessary to promote healtl
and long life are seldom considered a
important, those which tend to impai
, it and lessen the term of life are by
! majority Of mankind almost worship
ped.
Before deviating too far from tn
) subject under consideration we wish t.
: say that it would be ungenerous to ran
all teachers in the above category. w
are pleased to say that some teacher
a deeply feel the truth Of what we hav
been stating, but cannot put thei
views into operation because many foo
ish and ignorant parents will not per
nit it.
y The error of mode Of education, tn
NJ most essential object of which is t
d keep the children still, must be appai
ent to any observing mind.
II Children need plenty Of exercise, an
Il let them have it till they reac
A eight or ten years of age, even the
Il they should have plenty of it
e develop their little bodies
= There is wisdom in preparing for wa
in time of peace.
Go where we will we find that SON
people have a sad history of their ow
past experiences made manifest in do
tors bills, broken down constitution
and tomhstones. Alas! When wi
men learn to he wise?
| If "A Reader" wants to offer a fe
words for our consideration our penc
is ready.
The writer is mistaken in ascribir
the article to a member of the ma
persuasion. 1t was the bone hde pr
duction of young lady with whom y
do not think he is acquainted. ia.
Sheriff Mccullough passed throug
| this vicinity Monday of last week ,
route to Wsldsn's Ridge to serve bi
OF injunction on some parties who we
said to have been trespassing on ii