VOL. III.
OXFORD, N. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1877.
NO. 26.
‘•GIVE ES A CAl.E.’'
A KECITATION.
[■IHE ABOVE WOKBS ARE A SALOON
ADVERTISEMENT.
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—School Journal.
GREEK AMD ROMAM GYMMAS-
TICS.
The Greek education was di
vided into two branches, which
comprehend their entire discipli
nary method either in youth or
maturity; and these two branches
were, gymnastics for the body,
and music (by which they meant
the topics presided over by all
the nine Muses, such as history,
poetry, mathematics, painting,
logic, rhetoric, &c.) for the mind.
They placed the subject of gym
nastics first, and they always kept
it first. In their view the educa
tion of the body was in the front,
both logically and chronological
ly. Any one familiar with the
facts descriptive of Greek educa
tion related by Grote, or ThirT
wall, or Mitford, will be quite
prepared to accept the statement
of the ‘Encyclopaedia Eritannioa,’
which asserts that “ the Greeks
bestowed more time upon the
gymnastic training of their youth
than upon all the other depart
ments put together.” The fol
lowing sentence from the pro
found and elaborate work of Mr.
Grole describes the supreme de
votion paid to gymnastics in
Sparta, and reflects to a certain
extent the prevailing practice of
all the otlier Hellenic States:
“ From the early age of seven
years, tliroughout his whole life
as j'outh and man no less than as
bo}’, the Spartan citizen lived
habitually in jmblic, always
eitlier himself under drill, gym
nastic and military, or as a critic
and spectator of others.” And,
in another part of his history, the
same distinguished scholar assures
us that “ the sympathy and ad
miration felt in Greece towards a
victorious athlete was not merely
an intense sentiment in the Gre
cian mind, but was perhaps, of
all others, the most wide-spread
and Panhellenio.” And Bisliop
Potter, in the first volume of his
“ Antiquities,” confirms this by
the declaration that “ such as
obtained victories in an}^ of their
games, especially the Olympic,
were universally honored, almost
adored.” Witliout entering further
into details, it may be sufficient
to say, that we have abundant
evidence to assure us that the art
of gymnastics was held in the
highest honor throughout Greece.
It was recognized and sustained
by the State. Solon introduced
into his code a special series of
laws for its protection. 'Phe art
was consecrated by every senti
ment, religious, literary, and do
mestic. Certain of the gods weie
regarded as the peculiar patrons
of the gymnasium. The teachers
of morals discoursed of attention
to physical exercise as a
distinct virtue. The great his
toric sects in Grecian philoso
phy took their titles from the
g)-mnasia, where tliey were first
expounded. Moreover, he who
should excel in gv-mnastios there
by won high personal distinction
and the most ho'norable rewards
of the State. Thus in the mind
and life of a Grecian in the an
cient time, gymnastics intwdned
themselves wdth all his ideas of
individual culture and personal
dignity, piety, beauty, health,
prowess, literary pow'er, philoso
phy, and political renow’u.
We have not the .same tempta
tion to linger over the story of
Roman gvnnnastios. WWfi’egard
to the position of bodily culture
in the Roman plan of education,
there is the testimony of Eschen-
berg, w’ho affirms that corporal
exercises were viewed by them,
especially in the earlier times, as
a more essential object in educa
tion than the study of literature
and science. This is a sentence
which glances both ways. It
may mean that their devotion to
gymnastics was very great; it
may hint that their appreciation
of culture and science, at the
period referred to, was very small.
However, it seems evident that,
prior to the time of the emperors,
the gymnastics in vogue w'ere of
a rude character, having chief
reference to the discipline of
military, recruits, and to the ex
igencies of certain athletic games
like the Consualia. Scientific
gymnastics came in with the im
portation of other Greek ideas by
the conquerors. The first gym
nasium at Rome is said to have
been built by Nero. Still the
Greek gymnastics never became
I thoroughly naturalized and as
similated among tlie Roman peo
ple. The art seemed a fair but
unprosperous exotic; and, after
8 rving a temporary purpose in
tlie iiands of scliolars and gentle
men, it subsided into the brutality
of pugilism and gladiatorship, and
finally expired in the general
wreck of the Imperial State.—
Ur. Bio Lewis.
MR. RESKIM OM FEMALE
ATTlItE.
In a late number of Fors Cla-
vigera, Mr. Raskin advises ids girl
readers as follow's:
“ Dress as plainly as your
parents will allow you, but in
bright colors, (if tliey become
3’ou), and in the best materials—
that is to sav^, in those which last
the longest. When you are really
in want of a new' dress buy it (oi
make it) in the fashion ; but
never quit an old one merely
because it has become unfashion
able. And if the fashion be costly
3-0U must not follow it. You
may wear broad stripes or narrow',
bright colors or dark, short petti
coats or long (in moderation), as
the public wish v'ou; but you
must not buy j'ards of useless
stuff to make a knot or a flounce
of, nor drag them behind you
over the ground. And j’our
w'alking-dress must never touch
the ground at all. I have lost
much of the faith I once had in
the common sense, and even in
the personal delioac}', of the
present race of average English
women b}’ seeing how they will
allow their dresses to sweep the
streets, as if it ivere the fashion
to be scavengers. If j’ou can
afford it get your drosses made
by a good di'essniakei’, with the
utmost attainable precision and
perfection ; but let this good dress
maker be a poor pei'son, living in
the country—not a rich person,
living in a lai'ge house in London.
Learn dress-making yourself, with
pains and time, and use a part of
every day in needlework, making
as pretty dresses as \'ou can for
poor people who have not time
nor taste to make them nicely'for
themselves. You are to show
them in your own w'earing w'hat
is most right and graceful, and to
help them to choose what w'ill be
the prettiest and most becoming
in their own station. If they see
you never try to dress above
y'ours, they will not ti-y to dress
above theirs.”
THE RESSIAM’S BEES.
A Pacific cori-espondent of an
Eastern paper makes merry over
the failure of a bee speculator to
raise honey in a warm climate :
Bittesnosoff w'as an enterprising
young Russian established in
business in San Francisco. Dis
covering that honey bees were
unknown in California, he opened
his eyes unusually wide one mor
ning, and thought he saw' a largo
fortune in immediate prospect.
He imported bees largely. They
throve vvell. Things were lovely'.
But, who would have thought it,
the bees had too much instinct for
Bittesnosoff. They found the w'in-
ters so mild, and the flowers so
perennial, that they laid up in
summer no store of winter sweets,
and ate as they went, making no
honey for Bittesnosoff.—Youth's
Comjianion.
ECOiA'O.MV OF 'ITIE FREMEH.
It has always been the habit of
the French butcher to separate
the bones from his steaks, and
place them whei'e they will do
the most good. The house-wife
orders just enough for each per
son and no more, oven to the cof
fee. If a chalice visitor drops in
somebody' quietly retires and the
extra cup is provided,but nothing
extra by- carelessness or inatten
tion; when the little range is ex
tinguished it waits for another
time. No roaring cook-stove and
red hot covers all day long for no
purpose but waste. The egg
laid to-day costs a little more
than the one laid last week.
Values are nicely' estimated,
and the smallest surplus is care
fully saved. A thousand little
economies are practiced, and it
is respectable to practice them.
Cooking is an economical as
well as sanitai-y and gustatory'
science. A French cook will
make a franc go as far as an
American house-wife will make
three. We should probably be
greatly' astonished, could the
computation be made, how much
the financial I'ecuperative powers
of the French are owing to their
soup and cheap food—better living
than all the heavy bread and
greasy' failures of our culinary'.
Charlotte Democrat
RA'I'HEK LIVE POOR 'ITIAM DE
GRADE JII.MSELF.
WISE TOO LA'l’E FOR HIMSELF.
A man, who was hung for
murder in the State ot New York,
last year, in an interview with his
family the day before his execu
tion, made his wife promise to
abandon gay'-dress, go to church
and live a Christian life. From
his son he exacted a promise
never to drink liquor, play' cards,
swear or break the Sabbath day'.
The man, in addressing his boy,
said, “ If y'ou will do as I ask,
you will never bo brought to
where your poor father now is.”
From the little girl he exacted a
similar promise. What a pity he
had not himself lived as he de
sired them to live ! To give good
advice is well, but to set a good
example is better.—Fx.
ELEGAMT CHRISTIAMS.
The following incident is rela
ted of Dr. Franklin’s early edito
rial life:
Soon after his establishment at
I’hiladelphia, Franklin was offered
a piece for publication in his news
paper. Being very' busy, ho
begged the gentleman would
leave it for consideration. The
next day the author called, and
asked his opinion of it. ‘‘Why-, sir, ’
replied Franklin, ‘T am sorry to
say' I think it highly' scuriilous
and defamatory. But being at a
loss, on account of my' poverty',
whether to reject it or not, thought
I would put it to this issue. At
night when my' work was done, I
bought a twe -penny loafon which
I supped heartily, and then wrap
ping myself in my great coat, slept
soundly on the floor till morn
ing ; when another loaf and
mug of water afforded a pleasant
breakfast. Now, sir, since I can
live very comfortably in this man
ner, why' should I prostitute my
press to personal hatred or party
passion for a more luxurioi s
living I”
One cannot I'ead this anecdote
of our American sage without
thinking of Soci'ates’ reply to the
Archelaus, who had pressed him
to give up preaching in the dirty
streets of Athens, and come and
live with him in his splendid court.
“Meal, please y'our majesty', is
a half penny a preck in Athens,
and water I can get for nothing. ’
Youth's CotnpanioH.
A foreign praper tells us that
when Oliver Cromwell visted
York.Minister, he saw in one of
the apartments statues of the
twelve apostles in silver. “ Who
are those fellows there V’ he asked,
as he aprproached them. On be
ing informed, he replied, “ Take
them down, and let them go about
doing good.” They were taken
down and melted and prut into his
treasury'. There are many who,
like these silver apostles, are too
stiff for service in much that the
Lord’s work requires. Some are
too nice, some too formal, some
disinclined. They stand or sit
stiff' and stately in theiT dignity,
and sinners may' go unsaved and
believers uncomforted, unhelped
for all the effort they will make
to lift a hand to serve them.
They need melting down, and to
bo sent about doing good. Stat
uary Christians, however bur
nished and elegant they may' be,
are of little real service in the
kingdom of Jesus.—A S. Monthly.
EXPLAIMIMG WELL.
AVhen one understands any
thing perfectly, he can always ex
plain it readily to another. Tho
father’s knowledge in the follow
ing paragi'aph was in keepring with
his lucid explanation ;
While several passengers on
board a steamboat were gazing
into the hold to see the machinery
working, a boy' asked his father if
he under'stood the principle by
which steam propelled the boat.
“Of course I do,” replied tho
old gentleman. “If you study
the laws of science you will un
derstand the subject just as I do.
A'ou see that long iron polo
keeps going up and down; well,
the lower end stirs up some wheels
in a box, that sots a thing-a-nra-
gig in motion, and that makes the
engine go. You see it’s all easy
enough by' the aid of science.
Don’t y'Ou understand it now V
■Youth's Cmnpanion.
In Cairo, Ill., they require tho
teachers to sigir the followirrg:
“And I further agr-eo that I will
resign nry' position and withdraw
from said schools whenever r-e-
quested by' said Board of educa
tion or the Suprer-irrtendent of said
schools, and will ask for no rea
son why such request was made,
nor will I blame or censure any
one connected with the manage
ment of said Schools on account
of it, nor claim compensation
from the date of such i-esigna-
tion.” They'call that prart of Il
linois, Egypt. It is correctly
named. Darkness has lallen on it.
All the plagues will come in due
season.—School Journal.