The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1870-07-14
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untitled to have more than = man or

untitled to have more than a man or
two-and they work constantly by
their slde-while other farmers can
carry on a somewhat larger business,
and others still, who know how to
manage any number of men and get
all the work out Of them they are
able to perform. The farmer must
have clear insight into and through
his entire business. He must have
general plan, and carry it out. He
must have system, and pursue it.
lie must have his meals at regular
hours, and everything in readiness to
start early, promptly and together,
with no delays. His men, like we'll
regulated army, should be ready to
obey any command promptly without
any delays. Then work will go off
like clock-work. Then haying and
harvesting will steadily and rapidly
progress. But without the faculty of
managing men-without well de-
fined plan-without regularity and
promptness, waiting for this thing
and that-everything will get tan
gled and confused men will shirk
and take every advantage, and all
will go on slow. Some men talk too
much. They will stop every time
anything is to be said, and stop all
others. Now the manager should
have but few words, but they should
be to the purpose. Like the com
mander Of ship, he should give his
orders and see that they are obeyed.
He need not do this in an arbitrary,
dogmatic manner /; indeed the pleas
anter he is all the time, the better for
him-the more readily his orders
will be followed. But there need be
tus few orders. Some men are al
ways changing, flying about from one
thing to another, thus accomplishing
but little. Ifpossible, set in, in the
morning, at what you want followed
all day. Have as little change as
possible-as little travel as possible.
Workmen should take good care
ofthemselves, and be taken good
care of. Their habits should be good
and regular. They should have good
beds to sleep in and cool, large and
well ventilated sleeping rooms. They
should retire early, hat they may
have plenty of rest. They should
have good, healthy, nutritious food,
at least three times day and a
lunch at the middle of each half day,
these long days, is judicious. With
poor, innutritious food, a man don't
feel well and can't work well. Every
muscle of the human system is bro't
into play and taxed in the harvest
field, and the proper food must be
had to support these muscles and
brace up the system, and keep one
healthy and strong. When the pu-
giiist is going to contend for victory
where all his powers are g.ing to be
taxed to the utmost, what nice care
is taken of him-what pains taken to
give him the best food to strengthen
him with the exercise he takes for
the coming contest. So with the race
horse. Now every day in the harvest
field taxes a man similarly, almost,
and he should be prepared torit. He
should take his baths and strive i'll
every possible way to keep himself
in the highest health. He will not
then be a subject for sunstroke or
other sickness. A man can't work
we'll when out of condition, more than
any other animal. He wants, in har-
vest time at least, to be kept III fight
ing condition all the time, and work
will be only play for him. lie will
enjoy it. He will delight in seeing
the harvest melt away before his tell
ing strokes. Colman'S Rural World.