Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1859-11-05

never turn our thoughts to anything beside
those productions Of the earth which only
keep soul and body together Is there no
mind 10 feed and delieht2 Shall we al
ways be ploddingH Will it always be the
inquiry, "What shall we eat and drink,
and wherewithal he clothed2" Must care
and business always engross the whole
mind
The Garth, aud seas and skies are full Of
the wonders of Gods beautiful creation
Shall we close our eyes, stop our ears, and
be dumb, when there is such an endless
profuson around us to delight, to cheer
and scothe us We need not compass sea L
land for our qualification the means for
innocent and healthy relaxation are within
the reach of every one. 1t lies around us
at our feet it may be found in the
garden, where, in the beginning, everything
pleasant to the sight" was congregated. -
Flower gardens were ever held in high esti-
nation by persons of taste.
Emperors and Kings have been delighted
with the expansion Of flowers, and a per-
sonage more exalted than the highest on
earth called the attention of his followers
TO the beauty of flowers, when lie said,
"That even Solomon in all his glory was
not arrayed like Que of these" Nature, in
her gay attire, unfolds vast variety which
are pleasing to the human mind--have
tendency to tranquilize the agitatcd pas
sions, and exhilerate man, n,-nerve the imag-
ination and render all around him delight
ful.
Wbe that breathes the delicious fra
GRANGE of the morning flowers, glittering
with dew, but can look with greater conf
dtnce to Him who has strcwed, with such
liberal profusion in every direction, the
evidences of his goodness. The cultivation
of flowers is an employment adapted 10
every grade in society ; and especially to
those who have retired from the busy
scenes of active life.
Man was never made TO rust out in idle
ness. And what exercise is more fit for
him, who is in the decline Of life, than that
of experimenting well-ordered garden
The pleasure to be derived from a fine col
lection of flowers needs no comment, only
the more varied and perpetual the flower
ing the greater the qualification to the OBJ
server The moral lesson that can be OBJ
tanned from flowers, also forms another
fine characteristic in the flower garden for
flowers not only please and crafty the OBJ
server, but contain beauty in their struc-
ture, in the most minute parts and coloring,
that conveys pleasing and natural lesson
to the most accurate and intelligent obser-
yer, with everything to please and nOthing
to offend. Who that was blessed with
parents that INDUCED themselves and child
ren with flower garden, can forget the
happy, innocent hours spent in its cultiva-
tiOn. Who can forget the vine planted by
his mothers own hand when he was a little
child-its tendrilS now clinging to the top
most branches of a tall tree in the front
yard, and recalling the earliest and happ-
est associations of his life. 1t is said by
travellers that they can distinguish pure
minded and intelligent family from the ap-
pearance of the house and grounds in this
particular. The difference is striking-the
house is surrounded with Aowers-the win
dows display them-Vines are trained with
care and taste over the dwelling. Another
presents different spectacle Solomon's
picture of the garden of the sluggard is
exactly verified.
The cultivation and study of flowers ap-
pears more suited to females than men,
They resemble them in their fragiIity, beau
ty, and perishable nature The Mimosa
may be lkened unto pure minded and
delicate woman, who shrinks even from the
breath Of contamination and who if as
sailed too rudely by the finger of scorn and
reproaeh, will wither and die from the
shock.
A taste for trees, and plants, and how-
ers is the love of an elightened mind, and
a tender heart, pay TO nature. 1t is pc
euliar attribute of woman exhibiting the
gentleness and purity of her sex and every
husband and father should encourage it /;
for his wife and daughters will prove wiser
and happier and better by its cultivation.
Who does not venerate and love some
tree, rose or vine, planted, it may be, by
the hand of some absent or departed
mother, or sister, or brotherl And who
would not protect them with holy rever-
ence, as mementoes of a hallowed love, as
well as contributors to the qualification of
an elegant taste.
In reply to the oft-repeated question
What is the use Of flowers Cobbott asks
another, What is the use of anything ?"
There are a variety Of things pleasing to
the eye of handsome Of them expensive
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