Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1901-05-30
REPLY TO ELI.
Mr.. Editor:

Mr.. Editor:
You may imagine how "little"
young lady felt, that. has reached the
height of six feet, and is still growing,
although on the shady side of twenty,
when she read that spicy letter from
the eminent Eli of Hickory Grove. No,
no, brother Eli, you are very much mis-
taken. l am not an M. d., but if
thought l could make success as
some Of the fairer sex have, l would
gather all my almanacs and satchel and
proceed to Hickory Grove where woald
fish for rheumatics like you For she
that giveth would be more blessed than
be that recoiveth. went to school
when l was a child and studied physi-
ology, and my teacher told me every
body in Marion Co., excepting man
named Eli of Hickory Grove, had twelve
pairs Of cranial nerves and thirty-one
pairs of spinal. He said Eli had just
one OF each The hypoglossal to give
him motion of his tongue, and one spin
al, which caused him to have reflex
action. You have acted before the
mind had time for action.
Had known that you were not a can
didate that article would never
have been written by me, but 1
thought you would be out for matrimo-
ny If nothing more For | see from
reading the items that you are the most
prominent man at Hickory Grove.
suppose you became very indignant
when that farmer threw your fish lines
into the river. How much corn have
you trodden down for the poor old farm
er2 We Judge from the reading Of that
article that you wear much larger
number of shoe than you do hat.
Perhaps you were fishing for the old
mans daughter. If you were allow me
to congratulate you on your narrow es-
cape, for farmers have been humbugged
by 'quacks" long enough.
You said children should never be
sent to school until they have reached
their eight or ninth year. | say a child
would be better off in school at five
years Of age as to be a physical wreck
from the effects Of digging bait for fol.
lows like you. We have better methods
now in the school room than VIZ
had back in the early forties, where
perhaps you became so Disguised with
the primary schools, The school room
is no longer mummy shop" but {
place of development both mentally
ahd physically for the child. Why
have our best colleges and universities
established Kindergartens were it no
for the progress of humanity? Here
the little tots from three to six are
taught practical lessons through play
and physical exercises. Do you thinl
this is detrimental to their health
where it is properly managed? This il
the age, brother, that the young boz
and girl need encouragement, Dis
enlargement has caused many a boz
and girl to leave school and seek EN-
ployment in shops and factories
Health and education can stand united
This is the only way that our country
will develop into healthful on
through education, when we obey th
physical and hygionic laws and ODE.
them.
Girls beware Of those prominen
fishermen. man that will ridiculo
= woman, pay the large sum of fit
cents for a paper and then disbellev
what it contains S worse than an infido
and should be exiled from the Unite
States.
Brother am not a subscriber to th
best paper in the valley, but it is a we
come visitor in my fathers house an
should my home become so povert
stricken tqat we could no longer affor
to take the News l would don my boz
net, wend my way over hills and dale
to the beautiful villa Of Hickory Grov
aud there ask for a donation from th
more fortunate that l might still cor
tinue to read the best paper in Mario
county.
Wishing yeu success on your ne1
fishing tour, 1 am
Very Respectfully.
A READER