*** Source: History and Business Directory of Humboldt County, Lillie E. Hamm, November 1890, Eureka, Cal. *** ---page 079--- [ad] Pictures AND Picture Frames at Mathews [ad] HISTORY OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY 79 and storage of feed, for here the cattle may wander in the fields at any time of the year. The climate and soil are especially adapted to the growth of clover and feed of a like nature, and three or four cuts a year are not unusual for a clover patch. The manufacture of cheese has only lately been attempted, but the success with which it has been attended is so satisfactory that it is certain it will become, at no distant day, a thriving industry. The one factory, established a year ago, has turned out 1,100 cheese, aggregating 55,000 pounds. The value of dairy products in Humboldt county for the past two years will average, including calves, about $725,000. LIVE STOCK. The live stock interests are prominent as a money-making factor in Humboldt and add no little to the general wealth of the county. The native grasses are nutritious, abundance of water and congenial climate adapt this county for live stock purposes as well as for dairying. The mill owners as soon as they clear the land of timber make it a point to sow it in clover, mesquite and other grasses which are best adapted to pasturage. PUBLIC EDUCATION. Civilization is but the outgrowth of education, and the work of the teacher must be conceded to be the grandest and most important of any upon earth. It is the only labor in the world which is not temporary; even that of the minister does not surpass it in dignity and honor. As education is receiving more attention than ever before in the world's history, greater opportunity than ever is afforded to those who wish to prepare for what a wise old monk hundreds of years ago called "that divine and beautiful thing-- teaching." It is moral robbery for one to enter the profession merely for the sake of the salary or the respectability of the employment. Good health is particularly necessary for the teacher, as the labors of the school-room draw so constantly and heavily on the vocal, mental and nervous forces. The more liberal and thorough the education the better the foundation on which the teacher's work is based, and yet there have been great scholars who have proved very poor teachers. Natural talent in this direction is the best possible test of the "born teacher." A knowledge of the comparative modern science of psychology is indispensable. If she succeeds in her work without this knowledge, her success will result "more from good luck than anything else;" it is considered the corner-stone of every educationel structure. A little knowledge of drawing places a mighty power in the hands of the teacher. Nothing helps so much to make instruction clear and impressive as simple and rapid illustration, particularly in the primary grades. At present these two accomplishments (essentials) are required in most schools in Humboldt county. The children of to-day, who are the teachers of to-morrow, are receiving thorough instruction in these matters, and experience proves that it is as instinctive for them to sing and draw as for a bird to fly. Our teachers realize [ad] Gibbard & Lever DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF Furniture Cor. Third and H Streets, Pioneer Building, Eureka [ad] ---end---