Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-26

- iiAei'tit'' i1ft 5pilf9 bIiti dHtStI0IS
which call forth the child's approval
OF disappfoval let it be INSTRUCTIVE
and of permanent 4al4o Somewhat
later in the chflds iifa. books Of such
pure English as Pilgrims Progress
and Robinson C1usoe should be read
Others of like interest and character
MIGHT he supplied and. above all give
him with a aaoa collection of Biblr
stories.
Lamb ard Goldsmith. Irving, Ha#-
thorHe and Humberfess others furnish
delightful reading foe the youns and
will provo valuable aids IN the cult
Yatior Of Il Wafm aud undyfn@ feel
i31e Of =ffieHdlinesss= =fat=books.
is good books become orr friends
and fellow. the world grows hoarder
and more beautiful In short, the
open tie various avenues Gf a1l tie
aft5 and sciences. and upon tlil ia
one may rely i'll all emergencies.
Let the children Iead those classic
stories Which furnish the youthful
mind with stirring matter for Thought.
The heroic myths Of ancient nations
afford admirable material for lessons
in poetry, art, and patriotism. Still
later in child,s life. the writings
ef Sect and Euakif4 Abbott aud Ions
fellow and others of like character
should be made available TO the young
reader.
We must rot for d moment lose sight
OF t1e fact tEat the reading Of young
aeopie at this formative period will
3aye much to do with their subse-
Fpaat reading and nay prove the guiti,
ia@ star ef all their subsequent ea-
fear. History biogra3hy. travels anfi
TIE best types Of fiction shoald Be
placed before tie young without stint
The beautiful and stirring poems
of patriotic sentiments both by north
ern and southern writer's. should be
esGd freely and generously In the
selection Of books by American writ
ers. | do not think We should be in.
tl9eneeG, either for or against certain
writer's because of tho narrow section
al prejudice. IN fact there seems to
be 4 disposition to neglect the litera-
t1ae 81 ctr o~D section Ia every case
tire literature should correspond to the
age, the temperament and the Intel
lectual ability Of tho children.
We must remember that habit is an
acquired possession. the result Of site
eeasiga repetition, that It rules in the
domain Of voluntary action, and thar
the successive impressions and ideals
presented to tie children during the
wars iazt preceding adolescence ful-
~ and finally determines all subse-
qEent condnct.
\ person may be we'll read in two
senses: First. He may have read eN=
tensiyclE, and. second, he may have
read wisely If person reads the
Bible, Shakespeare and Milton, aud
reads them intelligentlv he will be a
we'll read man. But it is presumed
that the average person who has
acquired the reading habit will find no
difficulty in finding an abundance Of
superior reading material, whatever
the line j.. which he may choose to
operate may be. Many lists of the
"One Hundred Best Books" have been
prepared by men of large and liberal
culture Many books occur in all the
lists. It is needless. to name other
authors that should be read by all.
Emersons rule never to read a book
until it is two years old is very good
one Never before has the world been
AnnIn1 wit oh Of
very common order. | believe, With
Ruskin, that a book which is worth
reading, is worth buying. and if it is
worth buying it is worth keeping.
Every Young person should early in
life begin the collection of choice
library which should steadily grow
With advancing years.
Certainly We have much playing at
literature these days. Whatever We
reed should have our careful thought
and attention. We should ceaselessly
struggle against amless and hap-haZ-
ard attempts at lteraty culture
The most important thins is to get the
fixed habit Of daily reading and if
even a small amount OF time is wisely
used daily. the final accumulation of
information will prove surprising. Be
fore closing this paper. | wish to
briefly invoish AGAINST the common
tendency to waste time and energy
eA the medeN newspaper.
The newspaper is y thing of today
| know of nothing in which there :
mere OF dissipation of thought than
IN the reading Of the daily paper The
daily 9aaar has its purpose to be sl5aa
and is good if 4 person will use a
iudiciuns self-restraint= in reading It
The ordinary @etoN" eaner has moth
Ia u il th3t IS ei5'5e5 fnstgpetiye OF
aeat1taaia u sa4 efaat5 naner
should he=a servant and nor mast.
er
Sir 1oho F!esshet salled books the
best society in every period Of his
tory Give a man taste for read