Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-09-19
Farm Houses. 7"

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bro. Moore. Of the Rural New Yorker,
has some sensible remarks ON this suhjoci.
We give an extract below to which We call
the special attention OF our readers. But
while We fully endorse his general remarks
in relation 20 this matter, we must say 70
him, his pan OF farm house seems TO us
very far from bging the thing We should
want. 1t sccms to Us faulty in many par
,i,u'ar-, which We might name, and which
We arr ,urc hi- good sense would readily
s,c and hi, frankncss acknowlelsc.
In the Gr,i place, it is great mistake
to pa, any more capital in buildings than
8, absolutely necessary, And it will be-
found urou nine out Of ten farms which
are called in good repair and with good
buildings, that at lgas, onc-thirl Of the mo-
usv which j. invested in buildings is m1rc
than thrown away. ions goes 20 the city
20 buy good. for %. s;orc in the country,
and finds cousin Sw occupying a splendid
thrgc story house. when ions builds hr
has cousin Su's city house in his eve, and
be ..t. up a s1rt of caricatur, tit. Jovr
q, about building new house, and a. be
has morc money than common srns' in that
rr.rrct. and &. anxious o. make q r1is', De
takes pattern of joins, village house. Mr.
Jo>r, wants a rlrlor. and dinin-.r'1m, and
rllr. doors. and CELLAR Kitchen, aui a'I the
other discomfort. ola city house, hoaus' IL
., iash..utr's. Neither Juuv. r1r JOSH.
-st arv''iu. tr1, exactly suits, and 'hsy
l-, 10 much syrrns, to alter and fy over.
hut r.y'r g.. tho thing 20 suit them. The
great error W.. in not rysr'.nc little ~
chat common s-r.e which both us' IN their
lusiu-s. On cI'lr- ,hryarc obliged Z, ocou-
rmIr, r1nm. ,ul a, thry have m, o'hgr hu.i-
ra.. than a., wants or thc household, it B.
rat 6. not s1 very lad 90 cat In a cellar ani
.'srr I'm a fourth story. The country msr-
chan, may have an ele-au, house, but ha
want, it modified from tlatot li.rt,y friend,
while tr farmer has little in common with
either beyond r1or lul wall.
eve hau that a two story frame hou-,
rs, mruyrrsi'v, "a nuisance, a wan''u waste
~ money, ana a rcrycr'o marinr Of Ma
tr-,.
"'rat the urT,r story makes such nice
rooms
"G-rart You shat, my dear madam. Bot
then IN this windy aul viu'ry country,
they ar, s1 cnll and uncomfortable, anl
then. t1,. IL c1st, - much % kcsp the house
in rrrlir. p.-il,s. how it looks staniir,
ont slliury anl alone 10 the hnlsnr'.
W. revcr ,,c ono hut We Iity the owner.
Their, are other and serious ohocti1n'. Il
costs s1 much % finish oH and furnish the.
arg, rrusrs. fur unless they are properly
finished and furnished. man lal hetirr
finish olT a corner of his harm and move in,
s., mr. as comfort is concerned.
"In rrm house there arr certain rooms
that aro indispensable, and .hor'd receive
the most. AMI tie Gr.t care. Of these ,hr
Kitchen takes the Lead. II should he large,
well ventilated, and 50 situated In regard n
we'll. ci.teru. cellar and wood housa, that
each can 10 readily reached in the fevcs'
possible stops. ami without in any any De,
GREE in,rr'rin. with any other par, OF ID,
h1usr. Then comes the pantry and meal
room. and lastly the p1rl1r and spare h"d.
rooms. Parl1rs are very well, but in tlc
country thcy arr 81 seldom used, that any
special pains or expense to make one seems,
and indeed j. great waste. With good
silrd kitchen, the family room answers all
the purposes Of a parlor, and to our fancy
/. much the most friendly and comiortahl,
to visit in. n our friends cannot enjoy
themselves there, we prefer them to stay
away.