The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-06-02

THE INFLUENCE OF A PLENTIFUL GAR
DEN IN MoRALs.-From an article in the As
bury Notes on Horticulture, we extract the T /
lowing
The insfence of plentiful garden on the anor-
ais Of TIE younS is worth observing. Some chill
dren Of sufficient age have never eaten a full meal
# strawberries, grapes, or other fine fruit But
In these same children the taste for such things is
very finely developed. Hence other people :
melon grounds, orchards, strawberry beds. and
grape vines have by them suffered spolla,ion, To
the loss and vexaiion Of the pessessor the dIssase
of the parents, and the cultivation of the habits Of
,hievery IN the depredalors. IL will generally De
found that plentiful garden will prevent such
things, as also the mu,llatlon and destruction OF
trees and shrubs on public groonds for where
there is plenty, the appetite is gratii'ed, and there
mus he industry and care 10 produce plenty, aud
these VIII produce, with pro per nStruc'ionS, re-
gard for the rights and property Of others AGAIN,
this industry wW take tie place Of iaten9Ss--the
curse Of the young, especially IN towns and cities.
Home employment for children Is of v!ta' inipor-
tance to future virtue and success. street ed
ucailon ls the beginning OF course Of p'oillgacy
the high road otientiues, through the penIieii-
tlary aud the gaews, to tempOra and endless ru-
in. Let there be cultivated III the young love,
for gardening and other home empoynienls.
III It's NdfIoNs Ufehtne>, '"pT'i"'i. =
ia the way Of shrubbery, SC, adds to the peer
niGry ra!ue Of p, operty. Beauti.a surroundings,
produced by time Oh "a small outlay, otteutinr -
set off 10 great advantage house Of moderate
value, and grounds Of otherw Sc 10 great merit
4 town where such effects Of taste abound be
comes desirable point Of residence 10 persons
whose citizenship would be valuable scquisl-
tion.
The thoughts suggested in the following Is worth
considering:
The florticnlturist III a general sense Is o put
Ii 6enetdctor. lie Who increases the virtue o:
people deserves their regard so does he who
increases the means Of the development, and glai-
iticaion Of the sentiment Of beauly, though ii be
around his own res dence. How much Of one 8
happiness depends upcu that OF which We cannot
ho.d as a personal posSessI0n-thc an--lhG sun
water-the sky and staTs-the music OF birds
and many other things we can ENJOY but not pos
sass in fee simple. 80 in every improvement and
ornament all receive advantage. 1t concerns me
much whether my neighbor shall build h's house
in proper proportion and taste or not; whether he
will surround il beautifully or not; whether The
public buildings be constructed archtecturaHy or
not for on these depends whether they shall be
to me a source Of pleasure and improv nj ev-
ery time see them. or a sonrce Of continual an
noyance and injury. Ia a certain sense each Of as
has an interest, right, in all our eyes beho'd IN
nature The lake---the river--the MOUNTAINS
the lea uty Of !ight---ihe submIty Of storEl--the
bea niles Of The iandsca pc, ere ours, ID certain
sense, and he who adds TO these beauties on his
own premises Is public beneiacto!.