THE CALL OF THE LAND 



Richelieu was secretary of state at 31. 

 Raphael, Byron, and Pascal died at 37, and 

 Gustavus Adolphus at 38. Don John of 

 Austria won Lepanto at 35. Cortez was lit- 

 tle more than 30 when he sighted Mexico. 

 Innocent III, the greatest of the Popes, 

 dominated Europe at 37. John de Medici 

 was a cardinal at 15 and became Pope Leo 

 X at 37. Luther reached the height of his 

 power at 35. Maurice of Saxony died at 32. 

 Nelson and Clive had each won glory at 30. 



Home education ought to enrich and fur- 

 ther young souls more than it is usually 

 made to do. This may in the main be only 

 saying that parents ought to be more in- 

 telligent, alert, and zealous than most of 

 them are, all of which is true; but parents, 

 such as we find them, could give their chil- 

 dren a much better start in the things of 

 life, mind and character than most of them 

 actually give. 



Our formal school work, as well as the 

 influences preceding school, needs amend- 

 ment. The vagary is still too common that 

 education, to be fine and high, must be, as 



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