The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-07-03
VOL for RAINY nays.

ing 90 mhfu W tHH H1ulf pNeihf fhe IiHff wv .
or three weeks fhai the topic, viii at Least bo
sessonahle. They have eume IN season, ned
out Of season, 40 that the hrmsrz who he'd
not had forecast 90 provide foT them, has
had occasion 70 eompidin ~ lost time.
The farmer, Of necessity, pursues ,he most
or his labors under iht open skissl and IN
less lie can supply hs men and boys vith
employment under cover, Tainy days must bf
lost Some, indeed, work n,SH and cattle
through al weather but the practice is inhu-
man and mpolius, Both teams and men aFo
often disabled where the practice 10 perse'tI-
ed inf rightly improved iroR M farm
aside from their agency In watering the earth,
will be reehoned among the farmers Richest
blessing. They bring to the manager Of the
farm little breathing spell, when he may
contemplate the progress already made IN his
work, and lay his plans fyT the future. A.
this season, when eyeDthiPg Il pressing. they
are particularly important, Ola dozen things
that need 10 be done, II requires little time
10 select piece of work that not will suffer
by delay,
But boys should have something TO do
on rainy days, Fishing should not be the
inyAriable recreation. II the farmer has
tool-shop, and a work bench. both boys and
men will be furnished with profitable employ,
ment when Il rnins few tools ore quite .
common upon the premises Of Yankee farm 7
and the number might be proftably enlarged
The influence ef the frequent -nse Of the saw,
the hammer, the Bit Fdd the plane, In NAH
| ing boy happy. is incaleulable. One sess
the contrast when an ignorant European la
borcr is put down upon an American farm
lie knows that Kind Of labor 10 which Ne hat
been trained, and Is extremely awkward at
everything else. The boy Of the Ameheau
farmer, II he has a workshop % grow UP III,
can adapt himself to any kind Of mechanical
labor with the utmost ease. Ills arms and
fingers are suplr aud he becomes an adepl
in all he undertakes
This Kind Of physical education, which
makes boy ingenious in planning, aud ski
ful in the execution Of hi, plans, !, worth ~
more than any pccuniary fortune. Il make.
a man comparatively independently wh'te'fy
circumstances he may be placed. Put hin
down in the wilderness, and with mn axe, saw
and suger, he will construct him eomforipl
ble house in few days, to shelter his family
from the storm. II he seeks his fortune IN
the city he will be ready for any business
that turn, up, and if the best mode Of con-
ducting II is not already adopted, he viii quite
l,sely discover il.
Every farmer, then, who has boys growing
up around him, should have a snug work.
shop well lighted, aud in winter. well WARMTH
with a stove. And the building need not DIn
separate one A room in the crib, carriage
house, or barn, may be fitted up at smHg
cost for this purpose Some farmers tuyy
their kitchens into workshop. and here of.
the rainy diyA mpBgisrttFE -.s ypkes, ~
whips and whAletrecs. But this i hcaih-
cniSh practice that no good house wifo ought
to Tolerate, and No quite cure "a c"n.d-
crate husband will countenanee H. " Woman
has her rights, and those which We are par
ticulary disposed to yindicnte are her rights
TO rul, in the house. The Workshop should
be by itself, and order should reign through
out. There should be a tool chest for the
smaller and nicer arliclcs-tht bit-stock, and
uugcrs and bits for holes Of all sizes, from
one inch down TO the smallest gimlet holes.
Tor the planes, the fine saw, the screw driver.
the tack hammer. the screws and tacks, the
chiSelS, the spirit level, and the measuring
tape.
The larger tools, the axe. saw and nugcrs,
which are more frequently used, should have
, places to hang or stand so that they may he
found in the dark If necessary. Ncatncss
and system in the care Of tools and other ar
ticleS, are learned in youth They are invRl-
liable habits and often lead to success in life.
Upon one side Of the room should be work
bench upon which boards ten or twelve feet
long may be planed. II should be furnished
with wise or wooden screw, in which all
small articles mny be- held fast for the pur-
pose of using the plane or shaving knife.
With such q room fitted up and furnished
with fifteen or twenty dollars worth Of tools,
the boys will never be at loss for amusement
and tie men will never lack employment on
rainy days. 1t would pay for sefevery year
aside from its influence in training the boys
to skilful and industrious habits. If the
tooth or bow Of n rake is broken, John can
easily mend it. If the hoe handle breaks, he
has piece Of ash well seasoned that will
make another. If the cart ladder gives out
he knows how to put in new slat. There
will he hundreds Of items OF expense saved
every year by workshop With this adjunct
of the farm, rainy days will be greater bless
ings to the farmers soma than 70 his acres
~ j. Times.
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CULTIVATED WOMEN. Sheridan said, beau.
tiflly, Women govern us let us render
them perfect The more they are enlighten-