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BY L. WETIIEIIELL. 
THE IMPOSTANCE OF EDUCATION TO BUSI¬ 
NESS MEN. 
“ He is an educated man,” or, “Heis not 
an educated man,” are remarks not unfre- 
quently lieard. Tlie former of these re¬ 
marks luis a fixed meaning, Avliicli we give 
licre in the language of one of the Professors 
of a New-Englaud College: “ The College 
course," says he, “is chief.xj made up of a 
study of the literature and 'philosoi^hy of 
the ancients, to whom our sciences were a 
dead letter, and. of the elements of matlie-. 
matics and geometry, to which is added a 
sprinkling of nutaphysics and logic, and 
considerable diilling in English composition 
and elocxition. On these studies, and good 
morals, the discipline and the honors of the 
college turn.” For one, then, to be justly 
entitled to the chiim of being an educated 
man, he must have gone through the “ col¬ 
lege course,” that is to say, he must have 
acquainted himself with “the literature and 
philosophy of the ancients” and the “ ele¬ 
ments of mathematics.” This haHna' been 
done, Avhether within the college walls or 
without them, entitles one to a diploma, 
which gives him a claim to all the privileges 
and honoi-s of an educated man. 
He, on the other hand, is not an educated 
man, who has not submitted himself to the 
“college course,” as aforesaid. It matters 
not though he be familiar Avith the litera¬ 
ture and philosophy of modern nations, 
and understand all the mysteries of the mod¬ 
ern arts and sciences which Avere “unknoAvn” 
to the ancient Pagans—and though he be 
able to remoA'e mountain-barriers of igno¬ 
rance Avhich have prevented and do prevent 
the onAvard course of civilization and chris-, 
tianization—and yet, has not the knoAvledge 
of the literature and philosophy of the an¬ 
cients, he is not entitled, in the lanp’uaf>'e of 
common perlence, to the privileges and hon¬ 
ors of an educated man. 
lliis being the fact, is it to be wondei'ed 
at, or thought strange, that multitudes of 
our farmem and mechanics, merchants and 
manufecturers should think, and sincerely 
maintciin, that to educate in the arbitrary 
sense, as defined by the Profe.ssor, is to un¬ 
fit for the biLsiness of common life. 
It sometimes happen.s, say these objectors, 
that one of your “educated men,” after be¬ 
ginning his literary career, is compelled from 
ill health to abandon his chosen course and 
seek some kind of active employment. In 
whatever he engages he is almost sure to 
become the “ laughing-stock ” of his neigh¬ 
bors— so says the Professor. Results of 
this kind are common—these, and the o-en- 
eral Avant of practical knowledge among “ed¬ 
ucated men” Avho pursue their professions, 
haA^e confirmed many in the belief that to 
“ educate” a boy, unless he be designed for 
some of the learned professions, as they are 
called, or for a gentleman, is to spoil him.— 
This may be, and avo are rather inclined to 
think that it is a consequence and a neces¬ 
sary one resulting from the coui-se noAv pur¬ 
sued in our colleges. That this should be 
the result of educating mind, or that it is 
the necessary result, avc deny; and Ave Avant 
no other, as Ave can have no better Avitnesses 
of the truth of this conclusion, than the 
aforesaid objectors. The farmer in looking- 
for a man to superintend his farm, seeks for 
an educated man — educated here is used 
in its true, and not in its arbitrary meaning 
—for one Avho has a knoAvledge of both the 
science and the art of agriculture. So it is 
AAuth one Avho seeks for a gardener—he 
must be acquainted Avith horticulture— and 
so it i.s, or should be, through all the busi¬ 
ness vocations of lifo. 
It needs no arguntent to proA'o, or illus¬ 
tration to demonstrate that the doctrine of 
the old aphorism, “ KnoAvledge is poAver,” 
is ti'ue. Every farmer and mechanic, mer¬ 
chant and manu-facturer admit it practically. 
We need not cite facts to prove, that the 
muscular appendages of educated mind,— 
we do not noAV refer to that trained in the 
“literature and philosophy of the ancients,” 
who kncAv as little of science and art as 
do the generality of “educated men” of 
modern times—but, to such as are truly ed¬ 
ucated, are far more serviceable, and secure 
a much higher reAvard for the mind, Avhose 
bidding they do, than those which m-e con¬ 
nected Avith uneducated mind. The differ¬ 
ence is great, as no one can reasonably 
deny. 
That education and knowled</e unfit a 
man for business, few Avill maintain; that a 
knowledge of ancient litoratui-c and philoso¬ 
phy will, of themselves, fit a man for the 
practical biisiness of the present day, Ave 
think fewer still will claim. The (question, 
then is, or should be, not Avhether men shall 
bo educated, but hoAv. The objection docs 
not militate against education itself, but 
against the results of Avhat has been popu¬ 
larly called education. We think that dl, 
AviU agi-ee that that portion of a State’s or a 
Nation’s capital, consisting of skill and talent 
can be greatly enhanced by the universal 
diffusion of knoAvlcdge among the people. 
We propose hereafter to say something 
of the difference between Education and 
KnoAvledge.* 
DEATH OF A TEACHER. 
A FEAV remarks in regard to the late Miss 
Grace H. Gillette, Avho died on the 19th 
ult., at the age of 23 years, Avill be appro¬ 
priate and consoling to the feelings both of 
relatives and friends. She Avas the daugh¬ 
ter of the late and lamented Rca^ E. Gil¬ 
lette, D. D., of Hallowell, Maine. She Avas 
very successfid as a teacher, Avhich station 
she occupied in the Rochester Female Aca¬ 
demy, nearly three years. Her retiring and 
timid di.sposition made her less knoAvn than 
she other Aviso Avould have been. Yet she 
po.sscsscd a highly cultivated mind, a pure 
and sensitive love for virtue, and a rever¬ 
ence for God, and obedience to his Avord, 
which form the best profession of religion. 
As such she lived in the love and esteem of 
her fi-iends; and as such she died, to go to 
the “SAveet home” of God’s presence. Nor, 
as the Avorld has none too much of that care 
for the stranger Avhich Christianity teaches, 
will it be inappropriate to state, that, during 
her long sickness and in death, she received 
the most devoted attention and affection pos¬ 
sible from one who spent days and nights 
for her comforb and fi'om those of the house¬ 
hold Avhere she lived and died. She could 
not have been better cared for, even by her 
nearest relatives, none of Avhom reside in 
this city. Let others leatn from this exam- 
jile, the beauty and blessedness of minister¬ 
ing to the stranger. “ Vcrily,” ye shall have 
your “reward.” w. 
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Contents; An a priori Autobioginphy; Guevara 
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Both of the above Avorks are sold by D. 
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Right Use of Learning.— The late Rev. 
Caleb Evans, of Bristol, leaving once occa¬ 
sion to travel from home, wrote to a poor 
congregation to say that he should spend a 
night in their village, and that, if'it Avere 
agreeable to them, he Avould give them a 
sermon. The poor people hesitated for 
some time, but at length permitted him to 
preach. After sermon he found them in a 
far happier mood than Avhen he first came 
among them, and could not forbear inquiring 
into the reason of all thia “ Why, sir, to 
tell the truth,” said one of them, “ knowing 
that you Avere a learned man, and that you 
were a teacher of young ministers, we Avere 
much afraid Ave should not understand you; 
but you have been ipiite as plain as any 
minister Ave ever had.” 
“ Ay, ay,” the Doctor replied, “ you en¬ 
tirely misunderstood the nature of leai-ning, 
my friend; its design is to make things so 
plain that they cannot be misunderstood.” 
Education is a better safeguard of lib¬ 
erty than a stmiding array. If we retrench 
the Avages of the schoolmaster, we must raise 
those of .the recruiting sergeant 
For tliat thou canst do thyself rely not 
on another. 
Maturnl lisirionj. 
THE PEACOeX.* 
The Peacock came originally from the 
East Indies; and Ave arc assured that they 
are still found in vast flocks, in a wild state, 
in the islands of Java and Ceylon. 
To describe, in adequate terms, the daz¬ 
zling beauties of this elegant bird would be 
a task of no small difficulty. Its head is 
adorned AAUth a tuft consisting of twenty- 
fom* feathers, avIiosc slender shafts are fur¬ 
nished Avith AA'ebs only at the ends, painted 
Avith the most exquisite green, mixed Avith 
gold; the head, throat neck, and breast are 
of a deep blue, glossed Avith green and_gold; 
the greater coA'crts and bastard wings arc 
of a reddish brown, as are also the quills, 
some of Avhich are variegated with black 
and green; the belly and ATiit arc black, 
Avith a greenish hue: but the distinguishing 
character of this singular bird Is its train, 
Avhich rises just above the tail, and, Avhen 
erect forms a fan of the most resplendent 
hues; the two middle feathers are some¬ 
times four feet and a half long, the others 
gi-adually diminishing on each side ; the 
shafts, white, and furnished from their origin 
nearly to the end Avith parted filaments of 
varying colors, ending in a flat vane, which 
is decorated with Avhat is called the eye.— 
The real tail consists of short stiff, broAvn 
feathers, which serve as a support to the 
train. When pleased or delighted, and in 
sight of his females, the Peacock, erects his 
train, and displays all the »u:j*siy of his 
beauty; all his movements are full of dig¬ 
nity ; his head and neck bend nobly back; 
his pace is sIoav and solemn, and he fre¬ 
quently turns sloAvly and gracefully round, 
as if to catch the sunbeams in every direc¬ 
tion, and produce neAv colors of inconceiva¬ 
ble richness and beauty, accompanied at the 
time Avith a holloAv murmuring A'oice ex¬ 
pressive of desire. The plumes are shed 
every year, and, Avhile moulting them, the 
bird, as if humiliated, retires from vieAv. 
The Peacoclv has, in some countries, been 
esteemed as an article of luxury; but what¬ 
ever there may be of delicacy in the flesh 
of a young Peacock, it is certain an old one 
is very indifferent eating. Its fame for deli¬ 
cacy, however, did not continue very long; 
for Ave find, in the time of Francis the First, 
that it was a custom to scitc up Peacocks 
to the tables of the great, Avith an intention 
not bo be eaten, but only to be seen. Their 
manner was to strip oft" the skin; and then 
preparing the body Avith'the Avarmest spices, 
they covered it up again in its former skin, 
with all its plumage in full display, and no 
way injured b;^ the preparation. The bird, 
thus prepared, aviis often preserved for many 
yejirs Avithout corrupting; and it is asserted 
of the Peacock’s flesh, that it keeps longer 
unputrefied than that of any other animal. 
To give a higher zest to these entertaiments, 
on Aveddings particularly, they filled the 
bird’s beak and throat Avith cotton and cam¬ 
phor, Avhich they set on fire to amuse and 
delight the company. Peacocks Avere high¬ 
ly esteemed by the Romans, and the Bible 
mentions them among Solomon’s importa¬ 
tions from the East. In the days of chiv¬ 
alry, also, they Avere in such great repute iis 
to be the subject of a knightly oath. 
Like other birds of the poultrj' kind, the 
Peacock feeds upon corn; but its chief, pre¬ 
dilection is for barley. There is, however, 
scarcely any food that it Avill not at times 
coATrt and pursue. In the indulgence of 
these capricious pursuits. Avails cannot easily 
confine it; it strips the tops of houses of 
their tiles or thatch, lays waste the labors 
of the gardener, roots up his choicest seeds, 
and nips his favorite floAvei-s in the bud.— 
Thus its beauty ill recompenses for the mis¬ 
chief it occasions; and many of the more 
homely looking fowls are very deservedly 
prefen-ed before it 
The Peahen seldom lays above five or six 
* Pa -00 crUtatus, Lin. Tlio genus Pavo has the 
bill nuked at the ba;io, convex above, thickened, 
bent down toward.s the tip; nostrils open; cheeks 
partially denuded; tail coverts very long; tail of 18 
feathers, elongated, broad, capable of being expand¬ 
ed like a fan, and ocellated; tarsus longer than the 
middle toe, with a conical spur; head crested. 
eggs in this climate before she sits. Aris¬ 
totle describes her as laying tAvelve; and it 
is probable, in her native climate, she may 
be thus prolific: for it is certain, that in the 
forests where they breed naturally, they are 
numerous beyond expression. The bird 
lives about twenty years; and not till its 
third year has it that beautiful variegated 
plumage that adorns its tail.— Library of 
Natural History. 
THE RUFFED GROUSE: 
Tetrao umbellus, Lin. 
This well known American bird is called 
partridge, in the NeAv England States, and 
pheasant at the south, although neither the 
partridge nor pheasant is found in America. 
The ruffed grouse is knoAvn in almost eve- 
r}’- quarter of the United States, and appears 
to inhabit a very extensive range-of coun¬ 
try. Its favorite places of resort are high 
mountains covered Avith balsam, pine, hem¬ 
lock, and such like evergreens. It ahvays 
prefers the woods; is seldom or ncA'er found 
in open plains; but loves the pine sheltered 
decli\dties of mountains near streams of Ava- 
tcr. In the loAver parts of Georgia, Caro¬ 
lina and Florida, they are very seldom ob- 
seiwed; but as avc advance inland to the 
mountains, they again make their appear¬ 
ance. 
The manners of the ruffed grouse arc sol¬ 
itary : they are seldom found in coveys of 
more than four or five together, and more 
usually in pairs or singly. They leave the 
woods eai’ly in the morning, and seek the 
path or road, to pick up gravel, and glean 
among the dropping's of the horses. If the 
weather be fogg}'- or loAvering, they are sure 
j of being found in such situations. They 
generally move along Avith great stateliness, 
their broad fan-like tail spread out., The 
drumming, as it is generally called, of the 
pheasant, is another singularity of this spe¬ 
cies. This is performed by the male alone. 
It is a kind of thump, like that produced by 
tAvo bloAvn ox bladders being struck togeth¬ 
er ; the strokes are at first Ioav and distinct, 
but gradually increase in rapidity till they 
run into each other. This may be heard 
half a mile oft’ and is produced in the fol- 
I loAving manner:— The bird standing on an 
old prostrate log, loAvei-s his Avings, erects 
his tail, contracts his throat, elcA'ates the tAA’-o 
tufts of feathei-s on his neck, and inflates his 
whole body someAvhat in the manner of the 
turkey cock, strutting and Avheeling about 
Avith great stateliness. After a feAv manoeu¬ 
vres of this kind, he begins to strike with 
his stiffened Avings in short and quick strokes, 
Avhich become more and more rapid as has 
been described. This is most common in 
the morning and evening; and by this 
means the gunner is led to the place of his 
retreat 
The bird springs Avithin a fcAv yards, Avith 
a loud Avhizzing sound, and flies with great 
vigor through the Avoods beyond reach of 
vicAV before it alights. They are exceed¬ 
ingly fond of the seeds of grapes, and eat 
chesnuts, blackberries and ants. In the fall 
they feed on whortleberries and partridge 
berries, the last of Avhich give their flesh a 
peculiar and delicate flavor. During Avinter 
they eat the buds of the alder and laurel. 
At this time their flesh is unAvholesome. 
The ruffed grouse is eighteen inches long. 
The upper parts of the body are of a bright 
rust color, marked Avith spots of Avhite.— 
The under parts are Avhite, and the Tail 
beautifully marked Avith black. There is a 
tuft of large black feathers on each side of 
the neck, Avhich it occasionally, raises.— Ib. 
I The Shepherd’s Dog.— This dog is dis¬ 
tinguished by his upright cai*s and sharp 
muzzle. His body is long, and covered Avith 
thick, Avoolly-like hair; his legs are rather 
short. All of his feet have one, and some 
of them two supei-fluous to^'s, Avhich appear 
destitute of muscles, and hang dangling at 
the hind part of the leg. When properly 
trained, this dog becomes perfectly well ac¬ 
quainted Avith every individual sheep of his 
master’s flock, and is of the greatest servace 
to the pastoral inhabitant of the northern 
parts of Great Britain. 
luiiitai] Ihahiiig. 
THE LOST GEM. 
The black Avaters of the river of death 
Avere rolling slugg-ishly onvA’^ard. There ap¬ 
proached one whose features bore traces of 
anxiety and sonoAv; and Avith a bowed form 
she gazed into the turbulent stream, as tho’ 
she woidd fain descry something far down 
in its fathomless de})ths. 
A being of benign and celestial aspect 
appeared at her side, and said, “ What seek- 
est thou, sorroAving one ? ” 
“ Alas! ” she ansAvered, “ I Avore a spark¬ 
ling jeAvel upon my bosom. It aa'rs no pal¬ 
try bauble, but a monarch’s gift, and inval¬ 
uable. Tho wealth of India can yield none 
to match it. In an evil hour it dropped 
from its resting place into this dark river. 
For a moment I saw it float near the brink 
and stretched out my hand to regain it, but 
it Avas beyond my reach; and it sank doAvn 
till I saw it no more. It is gone—lost for¬ 
ever! ” And in deep gloom she tm-ned to 
depart. 
“Stay, mourner! Grieve not, but look 
again into the AA'atcrs! ” She looked, and 
a cry of joy burst from her lips. “ It is 
there! I see it floating upon the dismal 
wave. Oh, shall it not bo mine once more ?” 
The ansAver came: “Nay—but thou art 
deceived. What thou seest is but the sem¬ 
blance of what was thine. Yet, turn thy 
eyes upward, and rejoice.” She obeyed, 
and beheld a star glimmering from a bright 
spot of azure in the murky sky, Avhose rays 
gave even the Avaves of that gloomy river 
a tinge of brightness, and Avhose reflection 
there she had mistaken for her OAvn lost 
gem. 
Then came a tender and musical v'oice as 
the beautiful appearance Axanished. “Mourn¬ 
er, these restless billoAvs, though fearful and 
dark to thee, roll up to the gate of Heaven. 
Every faithful to their trust, they bore the 
jewel, Avhich was lent, not given to thee, to 
its rightful OAvner, the Monarch of Heaven; 
and transfeiTed to His care, it Avill shine for¬ 
ever in His glorious dAvelling-placc.” 
The mourner departed Avith a countenance 
thoughtful, yet cheerful; her gaze no longer 
bent upon earth, or the sorroAvful river of 
death, but Avas meeklj^ and trustingly raised 
to the Heavens. And that star, beaming 
into her spirit AAUth rays of hope and glad¬ 
ness, Avas ever after her tolisman and her 
guide. 
Mother! Avho weepest for thy little one, 
so early lost, that mourner art thou; that 
star is thy noAV angel-child! Di-y thy tears, 
and ever rejoice that thou hast a treasure 
in Heaven!—ZoFee// Offering. 
■ A Gem. —The sunlight that jblloAA's a 
shipAvrcck is not less beautiful, though it 
shines on the remains of the broken bark; 
what is saved is so much more precious than 
that Avhich has been lost. The domestic 
circle is ahvays too small to alloAV of rup¬ 
ture ; it Ls always too precious to make e.x- 
cusable any neglect to prevent or heal dis¬ 
turbance. There are enough to minister by 
hints and reports of domestic unkindness; 
and unfortunately tho best, under such cir¬ 
cumstances, arc much prone to mistake, and 
thus misrepresent motives; and trifles, with 
no direct object, are magnified into moun¬ 
tains of unintentional oft’ence. It is the 
same in social life. Let us guard against 
it Delicate regulations are like the polish 
of costly cutlery—dampness corrodes, and 
the rust, though removed, leaves a spot. 
Temptation and Victory.—T emptation 
assails us in every form, from the Ioav, and 
sensual appetite Avorking upon the baser 
feeling's of our nature, to the high and lofty, 
but no less sinful passions of ambition, 
Avhich, leaving the more sordid minds as un- 
Avoz-thy of attack, assails only the noblest 
natures, and miless manfully Avithstood, but 
too surely causes a being but little lower 
than the angels to sink from his proper 
sphere, and by the abuse of his talents, 
prosti'ate his highest hopes for the mere ap¬ 
plause of man. The greatest victory of 
man is that achicA^ed over the difficulties and 
trials that beset him; and he AV'ho over¬ 
comes the Avorldly feeling's Avithin him, is 
mightier than ‘the conquerors of armies, 
even could he subjugate the Avhole earth. 
The Gre.atest Man. — Dr. Channing 
says: “ The greatest man is he avIio chooses 
the right with invincible i-esolution, who re¬ 
sists the sorest temptations from Avithout 
and Avithin, who bears the heaviest burdens 
cheerfully, Avho is calmest in storms, and 
most fearless under menace and frewn-s, 
whose reliance on truth, on Aurtue, on God, 
is most unfaltering.” 
Beautiful Thought.— The setting of a ? 
great hope is like the setting of the sun; ' 
the brightness of ozu' life is gone. Shad- ^ 
OAVS of evening fall around us, and the world ( 
seems but a dull reflection — itself a broader ; 
shade. We look forward into the coming ( 
lonely night. The soul Avithdraws itselfi— \ 
The stai-s arise, and the night is holy. \ 
It has been said, Avitlz a great deal of s 
truth, that “he who is ahvays disputing v 
about religion, generally has very little re- ? 
ligion, to dispute about.” \ 
