438 State Board of Agriculture, *fec. 



HOW TO EDUCATE THE LABORER. 



BY J. S. SPAULDING, LL. D, OF BARRE. 



Man was ci-eated to think as well as to labor with his 

 hands. 



This is the essential difference between a man and 

 a brnte. Instinct is charactfristic of the one and 

 thought of the other. Instinct governs the wild animal 

 while taking its prey; thought the Indian while capturmg 

 the buffalo. All efficient labor, in fact, must be preceded 

 by thought. 



A plan of tlie work to be done must l)e nuide, or it nmst 

 be clearly seen in tlie mind of the laborer before he can 

 accomplish the desired cliange. The nature of the material 

 to be wrought must be considered, the action of the hand 

 must be so directed as to produce the required result in the 

 shortest time, and with the least possilde expenditure of 

 muscular energy. 



The relative value of laborers does not consist in the 

 amount of their physical strength, but in the quality of the 

 work done. 



No one calls that music efficient to stir the liner and 

 holier passions of the human soul whicli is made up of loud 

 noises and discordant sounds. To effect such a result there 



