Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-05-03
AdOrEfiIlg and BesUtiTylng Far
mEcrS' Homes.

"Should farmers adorn and beautify
their homes and farms before they become
wealthy, and if So how may it be done i'll
the easiest manner" .
Every farmer who owns the land upon
which be resides-eveiy man who owns a
house and garden should strive to make IL
as beautiful as possible. 1t cannot be eX-
pected that the man of small means can
procure the expensive adornments of the
rich; his house may be small and plain,
but ne can beautily and adorn it. never
theless. L say he can make his home beau
tiful and attractive, even if he IS poor,
and | viii state the reason why l think he
should endeavor to make his home beau
tiful, and adorn itas much as possible.
When l think of the many reasons why
| farmers should adorn their homes, / al
most wonder that every farmer should not
see the necessity Of having pleasant, at
tractive home. The moral influence of an
attractive and beautiful home is great, both
upon old and young. 1t tends to make
them love the pure and beautiful, wherever
1t may be found. Nothing will Danish vi
cious thoughts and feelings from the mind,
sooner than to be surrounded by what is
attractive and lovely. L have never known
but few instances where victims of crime
had been favored with pleasant homes,
either in childhood or manhood; every
thing rough and unattractive, makes the
man the same. But few persons ever leave
! pleasant home for the tavern or dram
shop. Notice where you will, the first
signs Of reform in bad men are usually the
adorning Of their homes.
| Nothing shows the refinement of the
| farmer more than the adoruing OF his
home; it shows his good taste, and that he
| is desirous Of making all around pleasant
and comfortable. Beautiful and attractive
homes tend to increase all the good quail
ties of the occupants, and remove the bad.
Beauty and loveliness in nature Tend to all
that is noble in thought and deed, and
make mankind better, both as concerns
their own happiness and that Of others.
Having shown why farmers should adorn
their homes, will tell how to do it the
easiest:
If your house is poor and plain, it
makes no difference, if you aanuot afford
to build new one, adorn the surroundings
of the old one. In odd spells build neat
yard--it will cost almost nothing; set out
some pretty trees in front, and surround
the house with them if possible. Fill the
yard with flowers, they Will cost nothing
but the trouble of getting, unless rare va
rieties are procured, and your wife and
children will see to The ultIvaion-uever
fear for that. Build Il wood house, ii you
have not one already. Don't deface your
door-yard with ooI-piles, old rails, cart
wheels and other rubsh; remove the hog
pen from its conspicuous position near the
roadside to the rear of the house, and
build a neat frame structure, instead Of
sticks and slabs twill pay for itself in q
few years. Have good, neat fences; they
look. and are, much better. Remove all
sticks. stones and stumps from the fields.
Build good barns ana sheds, if not al!
ready bull; they will pay for themselves.
aud look better than the unsightly objects
on many farm. Don't allow loose boards
on your buildings, they are very uusightly.
Have good yards around your farm build
ings. They add greatly to its beauty
Take at least one good agricultural paper.
Strive 70 make your home, farm and family
pattern one-and in no way can it be done
50 eftectually and early as by adorning it
externally as well as internally
Essay in GeneSee Farmer.