Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-12-23
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By r.. y. WALTON.
60 lie that by the Plow would ihuve
Himself must either hold or pHiyE.''

Ject, and .truitfi one, too. AT least Fa-
Their Adam thought it such, when his better
half tried the forbidden experiment of eat
ing an apple "to make one wise" 1t has
proved bitter experiment. Our first adj
vice, then, is, in all the affairs aud arrange
ments Of the household, govern well your
passions, aud beware of the apple of dis
cord Be kind Have place for every
thing, and every thing in its place" In the
house, the wife and the mother should be
goyerness, in all tina, pertains to her sex
and her sphere Then. in the kitchen and
in the parlor, above aud below, she should
be queen of all she surveys. Here, too, is
the appropriate place for holding IIomen's
Rights COagcntioas Women's Rights
Yes, let the women have their rights but
never shave nor sing bass. Home is the
sphere Of woman here she may move, and
by her cares and her smiles render home,
sweet home" the type of heaven Much,
very much she may do, with the aid of her
husband, and the cheerful and obedient CO.
operation of well-governed, wel-educated
sons and daughters, for the peace aud pros
perity of the family, the happiness Of the
neghbothood, and the well being of the
country. of which every woman Should be
the pride and the ornament. The con-
strnction of the house should be the mutual
plan of the master aud the mistress Build
not your house too high" is a maxim as
wise as it is trite 1t should always be
consulted by the farmer in the erection of
his dwelling. The farmhouse should be
one story high, or at most a story and
half with cellar under the whole, well
ventilated, and secured from the access of
+ rats, mice, aud all other yermln; cool in
summer moderately warm IN winter and
always clean and dry.
1t is enough TO do ones heart good, at
the present day, to travel the hills and val
leys of our own beloved Green Mountain
State, aud behold the neat and well painted
cottages that adorn and beauty the well
cultivated farms in every drecuon-dwell-
1 ings which have taken the place of rude
f huts, or shapeless two story castles, half
: finished and half furnished, which formerly
> stood out "a the eye of the careful observer,
enough to make it sore with old hats and
r cast-oG garments supplying the place of
D glass. and loose shingles and loose clap
i boards whistling in the wind looking, for
=, all the world like the miserable remnant Of
c misspent life The time has been when
little or no attention was paid to good taste,
or comfort and convenience, and less to
+ architecture, in the erection of buildings.
= May it never be again. Our young house
II keepers will please accept few words, by
j. way of advice, from an old friend, in the
b language o: another, and a sensible writer
" Be satisfied TO commence on a small
scale. 1t is too common for young house
n keepers to begin where their mothers end
g ed. Buy all that is necessary to work skill
IA fully with adorn your house with all that
. will make it comfortable. Do not look at
q richer homes aud court their superilulles,
e or costly furniture" The furniture of the
e mind is of more consequence than the far
j niture Oft the house 4" If great dssallsfac-
ton is ready to spring up, 60 step further,
= and visit the homes of the poor and suffer
; ing; behold dark, cherries apartments
y insufficient clothing, an absence o. all the
u comforts and rehnements Of social life then
return to your own" with a grateful heart
s, and Joyful sp,rit. You will then be
e prepared to meet your husbands with a
. smile Of content, and be ready to appreciate
u the toll and selEdenial which he has en-
+ dured to surround you with the delights o
a home. Then you will be ready to co-ope
10 rate cheerluly with him in so arranging
&c the expenses of the family that his mine
=. shall not be constantly harassed with fears
j. lest family expenditures may encroach upor
y public payments" or the calls Of charity
v and beneyolence. Be independent A
- young house-keeper never needed greater
moral courage than she now does to resls
/ AS and BIS decide what you must have,
= never let them hold the strings of your
y purse. Better wear, another year, the old
q aud comely bonnet than purchase new
. one, aud be in debt for it. You know
e what best You can afford Decide, then
II with womauIy independence and strict IN
); tegrty, according to your means Let moi
4 the ceusure or reproach Of the fashionable
+. world ever tempt you to buy what you hard
If think you can afford. 1t matters little wha
h people think or say, provided you are true
. to yourselves aud families Do your owl
3 thinking and talking, aud let others dc
d theirs, for themselves, and not for you. i
Is is bad household economy to be ~ debt t'
e the merchant, the mechanic, the minister
or the printer. PAY up and pay down
1t Always see that you have " little house
l. well filled, a little wife well willed, and
e little farm well titled :" and If large one
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