Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-04-29

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PROrITs OF FARMING.-Sometimes since
We heard successful farmer express the
belief that if he could sell his farm for half
its estimated value, and put the money at
interest, his income would be much incrcas.
ed but if this consideration alone should
induce him to give up farming, he would
have made great mistake.
It may be that capital invested in farm.
ing does not yield more than five per cent.
while money at interest brings ten. But
even on this point farmers have not we'll
considered the facts. A practical farmer
accomplishes many things in the way of
providing for family which are made
little account of in estimating the profits.
There is probably no class of persons
who know so little what it costs to live as
the farmers. They know what their store
bills and taxes amount to, what they give
for public enterprises and private charities,
perhaps, but beyond this they are in state
Of blissful uncertainty. They can guess at
the number of bushels off wheat they con.
sumo, and the quantity of pork and beef,
but of their vegetables, and milk, and
fruit, their poultry, and fuel and house
rent, necessaries and Injuries which the
salaried man and the money lender must
pay for, they make the least possible &C.
count.
Now this is not matter to find fault
with it is the inevitable, and at the same
time it is one Of the advantages of the far
mer's position. 1t may not conduce to
economy, but it certainly does to sense
Of independence and Of comfort, to be en-
tirely unconscious that the wood you burn
of a winter evening is worth dime, and
the apples, which add zest to a social en-.
tertainment would bring penny piece
in the market These comforts are not
valuable because they seem to their pos
SCISSOR as free as the air or sunlight Their
influence will be quite as wholesome as if
each article were labelled with its precise
market value. But in order to obtain an
accurate idea Of even the money profits of
farming, these items must all be footed up
"A thing which not one farmer in hun
dred has ever done or ever will do. Let
us recommend him. however, to 60 into the
matter with some care, before he concludes
to sell out and enter the street as money
lender.
We have no hard things to say of the
money lender, nor any wish to add to the
burden he bears. His employment is as
honest as any other, and many a good man
has thus served his generation.
But aside from the foregoing considera.
lions OF percentage, there are advantages
in the farmers position which more than
couoterbalance this apparent meagerness
OF profit. The single item of wholesome
and desirable employment will more than
make good the loss. Work is as important
to men as pay is agreeable but employment
with reasonable compensation, is essential
to comfortable life. A wholesome EN-.
ployment is one that interests, elevates.
and engages the faculties-one in which
mans soul will expand instead of con.
tracting-in which the pay will be secon
Diary and subordinate in interest to work
itself
Next to constrained labor which Yields
no remuneration, that employment is least
satisfactory which owes its interest to the
money 1t brings in. Such an employment
Is constant drag upon the soul-tends to
depress and degrade instead of elevating.
The pursuits Of the former engage all his
faculties, and even his affections, and if he
does not become better man with larger
heart and high character, it is because
there is poor material at the foundation.
Doubtless such being can be found as
sordid and mean-spirited farmer; but he
has become such in spite of his calling.
ne mas made but poor use of the means
OF grace afforded by his contact with Ma.
ture in the various forms in which she ad-
dresses him. He does not need to be a
sage or philosopher to receive these les.
sons. Let him be a generous hearted
man, with human feeling and susceptible.
ties, and he will grow under her teachings.
There is much in the farmers life. aside
from the money profit to enlist the interest
OF sensible man, and there are those who
engage In it on account of that interest.
with little respect to the recompense.-
Ohio Farmer
FOOD FOR THE SIcK.-Rice Mix
Boil pint of sweet milk gently for ten
minutes add tablespoonful of ground
rice; cook i've minutes sweeten and fla
vor to taste. Corn starch or arrow root
may be used instead of rice, in the same
proportions.
Bread and Mlk-Boil the milk and
when hot pour it over the bread.
max Porridge.-One pint of milk and
one OF water; large tablespoonful of oat.
Tranam, rye, or corn meal, grits, farina or
nom'ny; sugar, salt and butter to taste
mix the meal to smooth batter in little
colo water; heat the rest of the cold wa
GER, and when boiling stir 10 carefully the
batter, then the seasoning, after which add
the heated milk.
h'ce Water.-Two tablespoonful of