Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-01-26
The Pleasures of Winter.

aaWthQfne, after spending WINTER
I III Rome Declared that thereafter he
would, if possible, pass the inclement
| season in some part of the globe where
| it is recognized as a'1egitimate institu7
ton. HAWTHORNE has not been the
ionly traveller who has descahted upon
the diseomferts of winter when expert
I enced in a climate where frost is but an
/ irregular and uncertain visitor. Ohm
| sted, in his accounts of his winter tra7
Vels in Texas, describes feelingly some
of the suferings he underwent from the
| cold g northers,n against which the inn
perfectly constructed houses afforded a
very Inadequate protection. . Winter,
indeed, is only an affiietion in places, or
with, people where OF with whom there
sno suitable means for guarding against
I Well clothed people, winter is as de-
I,lightful as any other, season of the year..
| Its pleasures of course; are essentially
different from, those of summer, but
| they are no less vivid and no less genu-
\ ihe. y Not to mention those of out-of-
door sports, such as skating. and sleigh
| ing, and are unexcelled by any of other
seasons, it is ,within-doors that the win
\ ter supplies us with some of its best de=i
/ lightsl In summer the ;hill-tep,t the,
broolx.side, the,s garden, the sPorah, the
open window-3aA, places,sin fact, that
| afforded us quiet and pleasant air, have
euual charms upon our affection but, y
| Is only in, winte that we come to under
stand the full significance of the word
home. When the storm is shaking our
easements, and the night is black and
dangerous then; within the drawn cur
tains and around the blazing fire, we
| discover how secure, and glowing, and
| peaceful, and rich in affections are
q hearth and home 'h u Just as in spring
the first blossoms give.us delight, so in
/ winter does the, fire, when first lighted,
| give us singular pleasure. Perhaps OF
all our boyhood reco1lections those of
the old winters fFeside are the keenest
and most delightful. When the first
snow fall comes this season, let the
reader take down, his copy of Whittier's
" Snow-bound, . and read the poem by
the brisk blaze of cracking logs, with
| the sound of the outward blast reaching
his ear in melancholy menace, and see
what relish the old-fashioned picture
will have for, him. By the brisk blaze
of cracking 1ogsI Alas if he reads it
ali, in all probability it willbe over the
hot air, ia register, or by the. burnt
IRON of a stove! Firesides and hearth
| stones. are things of the past, and with
their departure have gone nearly all the
best charms of winter home. Modern
life is surrounded with a good many.
eonyenienees, but every innovation in
our households seems to signaliZe the
death of some treasured pleasure. Your
furnace, no doubt, diffuses an even
i warmth through the house, but, in shut
ting up the fireplace, it scatters the
lhouseheld and breaks up the old time
| family circle. Tt drives out of the home
an artist who was wont to paint deli
| cious pictures on your walls, and tint
the cheeks of your dear ones with q rare
! glow. 1t excludes a friend whose bright,
sparkling chatter once Entertained you
many a long evening, and. whose blaze
'andi glow rarely failed to fill your heart
with cheerfulness and gratitude;
There are few old fashioned people
who cling to wood fires, but many of the
younger generationA remain ignorant of
what was once the, greatest charm of a
winter tiones &c Coal.'' says Ike Marvel,
"may have its fuses in the furnace,
which takes off the sharp edge of win
ter from the whole interior of the house,
and keeps up IA day and night struggle
with Boreas for the mastery, but coun-
\ try. home without some one. open ehim-
ney around which, in time of winter
twilight, whensnows are beating against
the 1panes, the. family may gather and
watch. the fire flashing, and cracking,
: and flaming, and waving, until the
girls clap their hands and the boys
= shout inI a hnk of. exultant thankful
ness, is not worthy the name. ~ Apple
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!: ? RUSSIAN INTERESTS SmLI EAsT.AThe
Shan ghse Il Courier, reports that l5,0OC
Koreans made their way from their own
country iuto Russian territory. The
Russian Government fed as many as pos
sible- OF the people thus being thrown
: on their hospitality; but the Korean
Government is greatly enraged at the
emigration, land through the medium o
: some Chinese officials demanded tha
the refugees should be returned. The
Russians, onythe other hand, being very
willing to- reta1h the Koreans, made {
= counter claim on the Korean Govern
ment for reimbursement of the cost o
the food &c, supplied to the poor peo
! pie; and1as thisfwin probably be assessed
I at such q sum as will-be beyond the
: power Eef the Korean Government t,
! meets the probability is that Russit
: has gaiRedoan Accession off I5,000 geoC
. ksettlerstol the maritime region of, East
ern- Sberlas mieaqa sci pnimRzs
% The people pc Of spFFiln ngfeld, Mass, ar
much excited eyer the milk question
They quietly submit to milk and water
r but when it comes to chalk, magnesi
u