John Nagle's philosophy . abit of givingattention to the matter in hand, and his powersare concentrated on the task. The complaintof over-study comes from the student whowastes time in permitting other subjects toshare his attention while engaged in the per-formance of duty, and, dallying with a task,cultivates irresolution by his methods ofwork. The worry incident to a consciouslack of preparation, the time spent inlistless endeavor, the mental disquietude in-duced by patchwork effort, and the bodily sym-pathy with mental inertia, are indeed symptomsof overwork. The writer has known parentsto
John Nagle's philosophy . abit of givingattention to the matter in hand, and his powersare concentrated on the task. The complaintof over-study comes from the student whowastes time in permitting other subjects toshare his attention while engaged in the per-formance of duty, and, dallying with a task,cultivates irresolution by his methods ofwork. The worry incident to a consciouslack of preparation, the time spent inlistless endeavor, the mental disquietude in-duced by patchwork effort, and the bodily sym-pathy with mental inertia, are indeed symptomsof overwork. The writer has known parentsto attribute every little sign of lassitude intheir daughters to over-study, when the realcause was lack of thought, and need of work. Physicians cloak their ignorance, and flatterparents by their promptitude in discovering thesource of difficulties in the severe exactions ofthe school, when in a majority of cases theprescription which would bring relief wouldbe to advise the student to work more earnest-ly and dawdle WOMANS AFFECTION. A woman clings to life not because her fearof death is stronger than that of man, but be-cause she is more affectionate, truer to duty,and less beset by despair. Mans best quali-ties are revealed by the very activities in whichhe is engaged, but the depth of a womans pur-pose, her strength of feeling, and capabilityfor sacrifice, are never revealed until someemergency calls them out. There is rnuchthat is noble and good hid behind frivolitieswhich belie womans nature, and frivolity isreadily discarded when a demand is made onthose womanly qualities, which are much morecommon than we suppose. A womans friend-ship is not easily won, but when it is, its rootsfind a place in her soul. With capacity forsuffering, she has acquired the strength to bearit more uncomplainingly than man. THANKSGIVING DAY. The heart that does not throb with a quick-ened impulse on Thanksgiving Day, must longhave beat time to sorrov^s measure. It ispurely a secular holi
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