The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-09-22
The Charms of W estern Life.

full observer, in he Springfield Pe,o1L1i.-
can, as Tosyhued as IL is painted. There
are an Immense number Oh discolu.orts
there, and he advises people Nho ale in
the enjoyment Of comfortable homes not
90 leave them to undergo the hardships
which necessarily attend the change. No
doubt his remarks, ahhoug. intended
exclusively for Kansas, would apply to
most OF the Western States. Ee says
1.-The idea that lie is less OF a strug-
gle, than here at the East, aud work
easier, Is. the greatest OF al iauacies.-
Women here need 10 Horl, twice as hard
as they do there 10 secure the same de-
gree OF comfort. Houses lack the ap-
pliances for Tightening labor that abound
there. The constant winds bring IN dust
as one who never Witnessed ii caunot
Imagine, aud IL seems TO penetrate every
thing, ard eeat everything with disa-
grceable grit, from The dishes in your
cupboard 10 the wiring paper you take
from your trunk. Aeot her thing which
strikes one unpleasantly is, 10 grass grows
about the houses, and the coarse native
grass makes no good sod, and once brok
en- TO dig cellars, no. hug springs up in
It's place save occasional weeds. Glover
and hard grass need rs much care as hot
house plants 10 make thcLl grow; and
the result OF all this is lhat when you
leave the doorstep you strike tic naked
SOIL Children WailoV ~ the dire from
necessity IS much IS choice, bringing
away liberal allowance on both clothes
and faces. II by chance lain comes
10 molsten the top OF the ground, The
mud Is Is adhesive - so much tar. he
amount OF mud brought Into L house is
sufficient 10 drive woman lianlic. Then
HES and other insects do so abound that
they must be constantly oug bit and clean
ed after, and withdl, The water is so hard
that it cannot be used iof washing until
broken with soda or I've. The Eastern
housewife, who pfides herself On clothes
that came from tie washing as white as
driven snow, finds it hard matter to
accomplish That result here. There is no
good soft grass on which to snread and
Thiten them, but the hot sun dries them
very quickly, aud perhaps q fierce wind
coats them completely with dust, whip
ping out the hens Of sheets end table
cloths till they have the appearance OF
being hinged. O. her things which tend
TO make Womens' lot hard one, win ap
pear In connection with other matters.
He touches upon he difficulty OF pro
curing water, and the immense humber
OF disgusting reptiles and vermin. flies,
mosquitoes, rats and mice. or The lat
ter he says:
Rats are numerous aud mischievous,
mice everywhere. Suaw!ng into trunks
and bureaus, iulesting cupboards and
closets, and faring sumptuously from The
quilts OF your spare bed, and your new
ruflcd apron left hanging on a chair over
night. Flies swarm IN with The advent
SIM nj O.. WIN
and the work they make cannot be
imagined. Not only are fresh meat and
cheese legitimate objects OF attack, but
they will blow sailed cucumbers, sour
milk and cream, and colored clothes fresh
from the wash tub. In vain are dreams
OF morning maps or afternoon s estas III
fly time, unless your bed is surrounded
with mosquito netting; equally vain at
meal times the attempt TO keep hem out
oil the gravy dish and milk pitcher"
Wheat aud corn is raised in unlimited
quantities, but fruit is very scarce. The
severe winds whip all kinds Of young
trees, aud the rabbits gird them remorsc-
lessly. The thermometer will range at
&c degrees aud upwards for weeks, aud it
has even risen to lis degrees; the con-
slant winds, however, making the heat
endurable Fresh meat aud fish can only
be kept from putrefacuou by hanging
them in well, aud even sailed meat
sometimes spoils in the brine. Since
there are no bridges, the crossing OF
streams is great Inconvenience to trav-
elers. 1t is a land OF severe toll, and
both men and women soon wear them
selves out by oyer exertion. He says:
''As to mans labor, if it is from sun
to sun, as the old proverb hath it, the
days are long and tedious 1t strikes one
very singularly here that there is no
twilight. The sun sets, and in halt an
hour it is dark-no long. restful twilight
TO attend to odds and ends, and then sit
down for quiet ease. Day breaks in the
same sudden fashion you wake up from
your dreams and it is dark; one more
iittie nap, and prestol the sun Is up and
flies are buzzing in your face in the most
aggravating manner possible. Thus far
the season in this section has been Gn-
precedentedly dry, and generally speak
ing, men say it has way OF never rain
ing here save nights and Sundays, so
that hired men see little opportunity for
rest. Since last September there has
not been day when the weather would
hinder men from work. Not enough rain
In all that time to moisten the ground to
the depth of three inches, and the dust
Is fairly intolerable, so that men at work
on the land have sore eyes from 1T, unless
they take the preeaution to shelter them
with goggles. Much land has been gone
ever with three times this year, as the