He knew the prejudices of the frontiersmen too well .

他深知道这些边民生性固执。

As the spirit of science , commercialism , secularism , and individualism quickened in the western world , education in the colonies was called upon to satisfy the practical needs of seamen , merchants , artisans , and frontiersmen .

由于商人的精神科学，商业化，世俗主义，西方的个人主义和加快在世界上，教育在殖民地被要求对海员，满足实际需求，工匠和拓荒者。