Newberry Library - Writings: School Essays, presumably by Josephine Stedman [folder 2 of 2], Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall miscellaneous material and writings, approximately 1850-1852

Writings: School Essays, presumably by Josephine Stedman [folder 2 of 2], Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall miscellaneous material and writings, approximately 1850-1852

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Open book Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall papers 1842-ca. 1940 [Box 5]

Title Writings: School Essays, presumably by Josephine Stedman [folder 2 of 2], Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall miscellaneous material and writings, approximately 1850-1852

Creator Kendall, Nathan R

Date approximately 1850-1852

Place California, Lake States, Northeastern States, United States, Indiana--LaPorte, Panama--Isthmus of Panama

Language English

Subjects Washington City and California Mining Association, Chronically ill, Courtship, Domestic relations, Families, Farm life, Gold miners, Husband and wife, Migration, Internal, Overland journeys to the Pacific, Teacher-student relationships

Description Correspondence, writings, documents of Nathan Kendall and wife Abby J. Reed Kendall of Massachusetts, Indiana and Illinois, including many letters to each other before and after marriage in 1857, as well as numerous letters to and from members of their families, friends and former students. Some correspondence and documents concern travel to California begun in 1849.

User-Contributed Transcription Power of HabitThe mental as well as moral constitution of man is under the influence of habits which are acquired by repetition or practice. By constant practice we form habits of walking, talking and writing that characterize us at all times, by which characteristics our acquaintances are able to recognize us. The facility with which some learn to repeat passages and the ease with which some appear on the stage both declaiming and reading compositions is to be attributed to habit. Though genius and a moderate share of self esteem is requisite to a good speaker and writer, they are wasted unless we habituate ourselves to speaking and reading before the public. For instance let two individuals equally talented, one in the habit of appearing before the public and the other not, be called upon to deliver a lecture; one would appear graceful and easy in his manners while the other would appear awkward and therefor uninteresting. The sense of touch, taste, smell, hearing and sight can be cultivated by practice so as to serve various purposes for which without cultivation they are wholly unfit. By the loss of one of the senses the others are called into use and are thereby brought to a greater state of perfection. Those who are deprived of the sense of sight cultivate the touch till it becomes so nice that they may without fear traverse grounds that they have been over and go through the house and find anything they may wish being able to distinguish their own things from others though they appear just alikeN8

Archival Collection Title Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall papers

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Call Number Midwest MS Kendall-Reed Box 5 Folder 107

BibID 9.91343E+14

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Filename 991342528805867_mms_kendall_reed_box_05_fl_0107_014_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL1ZH3W

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