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TMK INFLDKNCK OK KAUIA SK'ITMORS. 



OriiVKK. Wkndkm- IIolmks, oh Immh^ ;ihI<(mI wlii^n Min 

 lv;ii]\'\nu: of ;i, child should hc/^in, n^plic^d : "A ImiidnMl 

 y<!;irH hcfoiv^ Ik; is horn." Not only Hh.otUd it Ix^pjiii tli(in, 

 it (locH ; for iMh(!i*it/ari(',(\ to^cithcr wiUi thai which 

 iKK'OHH.'irily a(r(5oriij)ani(5H it, is th(^ ^vi'ni conw^rvativci 

 '\i\i\\u\tu'A\ whic.li i)(!i-i)(^tu;i,t(!H nation/il chanurtcristicrH, and 

 pniSorvJiH th«^ idctiitity of viic.i'.H. In thn (•<'iH<M)f natioriH, 

 (Mlncation, thoup;li it may niodify the, rcHiilts of iidicrit- 

 atXM',, is, itscir, lor tin; jnost part, d(;t(!rniin('d hy irdi<uMt- 

 an(M\ Wliat is th(5 (JinVrcruJO b(^tw(H)n North .•iiid South 

 \nu'v'u",ii It is tho (WiXoroncA) Ixitwcum th(i Ain^U)- 

 S.ixori nirA', .'iiul the; Spaiiish rsicAi. What in th(^ diffnr- 

 ('nc<'! h(!tw(u^n MasHachiiwitts jind Vir^ini.i? it iH tho 

 di(T(U'(!n(M'! hctw(!<Mi Uio rij^rini .'iiid tin- ( !avah'(!r. 

 How iitdik(< ar(5 Boston, N(fw York, I'hihuiclphi.'i,, N(^w 

 Orh'ans, Montrfial, and C^uc^hcc? l{,(fli^ioMsly, morally, 

 int(01(Krtually, Hooi.'i.lly, conmK'rcj'ally, in (uitc^rpriw) and 

 spirit, thc-y (hlTf^r to-day ])i-(^tty jmich ms tluiir found<5rH 

 di(T(;n'd p;(UM'ni,tions ;i|;o. It is truo of th(i (;ity arid na- 

 tion as of tlxi h(!rh, that itsscc^d is in itscH", altc^r its kind. 



( V)nnnimiti('S mid commonwealths, Iik(5 hkmi, hnvc 

 th(M*r (^hildliood, whi(;h is the; formative period. If in 

 tha flrnt pc/nnAuumt HcitlerH who imprcHH thcrnscJvftH 

 (ind their rhdracfcr on tha future. Pow(irfiil irifhuMHUis 

 may, in l;i,tcr years, pj'odiKto import.'irit modifieM,ti(jris; 

 hut it is early infhie,iiee> which is f.'irtlu^st re.'ieliiri/jj, and 

 is j^(;nera,lly d(!(risiv(;. It is (insicr to form than to re- 

 form; eaRi(!r to mold molUui iron tliari to file tlie crold oast. 



Look at a f(!w illuHtrations of the above truths. Ou 

 the W(!st(!rn Iteserve are two adjoining townHhij)S, 



