The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-02-03
FARMLAND HOUSEHOLD.
A Farmers Study.

Have you any room about the house that
answers the place of study? If you have
not, YOU want one. Every farmer, who
claims to be anything else than a mere
labOrcr, needs study as much as any pro-
fessional man does; and for that matter,
he requires it more. The farmers home
is not ordinarily a very quiet one. There
is much work to do in it there is the clat-
ter of milk pans; the noise of the churn
the prattle, if not the crying of the chill
dren. 1t is hard for any one to make
much Roadway in mastering the contents
of a book, under such circumstances. 1t
is "the pursuit of knowledge under diff
culties" An editor might write or law
yer might study, under such circumstances,
because they have become accustomed to
intellectual labor amid noise and confusion.
Necessity compelled them to labor in this
way but it took long time for them to
become masters of the situation. But for
a'farmer to do it, whose times for study
are limited, for the most part to rainy days
in summer, or to the bleak, stormy seasons
OF winter, the thing is next to impossible.
He wants Il coy little room where he can
shut himself up with his books and papers.
A farmers study need not be very
large or very expensive affair A room
fifteen feet square would answer the pur-
pose well. Six book shelves, which
should be permanent ; running across one
side, would hold a respectable library and
leave room for files of papers, magazines,
pamphlets and farm account books. A
few pictures on the other side would do
for adornment. A table with drawers, a
few chairs and stove are all the furni-
ture that is necessary. Twenty-Five dol
lars and few days work with the plane
and hand-saw would fit up.
Such room as this would be a blessing
to every farmers household. The house
would be more orderly, because here
would be placed the books and papers that
too often are scattered about, and being
lest or ruined. Rainy days and winter
days would be turned to as much account
with facilities for study, as are the bright
est days of summer. The disposition tC
leave the home for the tavern or grocery
would in many cases be taken away, FOL
the reason that there is better place tt
spend time that cannot be employed il
out door work
Nor is it to the farmer alone that such
room would be of comfort and value
The children could use it during the even
ingS when they are attending school, ant
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of school. To the wife, too, such room
would be blessing. With her mantOl,
cares and perplexities, with the odor o
the cOok-room in her nostrils, with chill
dren clinging to her skirts, how pleasan
would such room be in which 10 retir
occasionally and read book, peruse
newspaper or write letter to friend
Every thrifty, well-to-dO farmer, VIII
has provided warm stable for his horses
a convenienUbarn for his cattle and eve
a commodious pen for his hogs and a ken
mel for his dogs, can certainly afford
, place of retreat for himself 1t would RI
suit in having a better planned farm,
T. better ordered house, a happier home an
cultured minds. A library of books wi
accumulate when there is a place to pu
9 them. Papers and magazines will be pre-
l served when there is place to put ther
on file, and spare time be put to good az
/ count when there is an opportunity t
spend it without being interrupted
Prairie Farmer.