Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-08-01

to which they claim to belong having no
higher object in view than the mighty dollar,
of which they have become true worshipers.
They are among those who style themselves
strict economists, ever doubling the propriety
of investment in the line of improvement for
fear they shall never get their money back
They are among those that are in attendance
on all the second hand auction sales maxi.
ing purchases Of worn out hoes, shovels, old
forks, and old scythes for 12k cts. apiece
from which the steel, like the heel Of Sleep
er's stocking, is pretty much gone d,ody,-
thus setting hired help to using worthless
tools, an old scythe for instance, on which
you can put no good edge; taking the life
out Of man to use them, besides leaving
grass poorly cut, and taking time with an
extra hand to turn grindstone every two or
three hours, and is an actual damage of six
times their cost each day they are used.
Grand economy this penny wise and
pound foolish economy.
We have reason to thank Heaven that
there is higher style of economy, and
greater degree of humanity yet existing in
the better blood, or (in other words) in the
scientific, energetic and progressive men of
our age. Strange as it may appear, as we
contrasttherich and the poor,th high and th e
low, the energetic aud the sluggard, all seem
to have one common end in view, seeking af-
ter happiness, but very few attaining unto it,
ever reaching forward for something to fill
up the aching void. Thus the eye, the ear,
the taste, are never satisfied but the more
we have the more we want and as Beecher
says holding our heads the higher, getting
proud as we get full. But though pride is look
ed upon as a great evil,yet | believe pride, in
its proper sense, is sanctioned by the court Of
Heaven; that is, pride enough to be respect
able, enough to establish system and order,
enough to crafty our own desires for con-
venience and comfort, both for man and
beast for instance we would not be satisfied
with house merely for shelter, but We would
seek to have all its apartments justly ar
ranged for the comfort and happiness Of it:
inmates, and we would find it much easier tC
build new, having every apartment just to oul
liking and fancy. than to remodel some Of the
ancient styled dwellings so numerously in
habited by the great mass of the people, ye
it is not every man that can afford to throw
aside house in pnssable repair, because it il
ancient in style aud architecture, but he may
so alter or improve with small expense, as t.
very much facilitate the labor Of the domestic
or housewife, and thus add much to the hap
piness of the home circle.
A house should be so arranged as to max
that most dreadful day of all the days, Mon
day,) but sweet return of day who
cleanliness shall characterize the entire house
hold. 1t should be supplied with washin
machine and wringer Of the most improved
patterns, with hard aud soft water handy
aud plenty of good soap, so that instead o
singing the sad lamentation Of "Thumr
thump, scod, scod thump, thump away,
we may hear our wives and daughters al
joining in the chorus of that familiar song
" Home, sweet Home, there is no place Ink
home"
The cook room, which is one Of the utmos
Importance, should be one Of great conven
ience, large enough to hold the -four, tn
meal, the rye, the graham, butter, lard, cream
salt, spices, &C., with all the utensils necei
sary to perform the work of the cookery wit
the greatest ease and satisfaction, so tina
Bridget need not be called from her accu'
toned work to 60 up stairs for the -four, ou
in the back room for the meal, down celia
for the lard, out in the milk room for tn
cream, and somewhere else for the butter
Every ingredient should be directly befor
the cook, each occupying its proper place, S
that she has only to put forth her hand an
help herself to whatever she likes. Runnin
water should be an indoor commodity, savin
many steps in course of the year. Wood
shed should be handy, we'll protected frol
wind aud snow. Milk-room if convenier
should be attached to the house in some coo
apartment where it may have, if needed, gOo
ventilation, and the utmost care should
taken to have pure air and perfect cleanline'
throughout nothing should be kept in sal
room but the milk and dairy utensils 1t i
conceded by the best judges that milk is Il
most sensitive of all farm products, and
has been proved to a demonstration thi
where the air becomes impure from any nu
sance about the building near where the mil
is kept, or from any vegetable matter kept
the room with the milk, it will taint the mil
and impart an unpalatable favor to the bu
ter. Such butter not only finds an unfavo
able reception in all our markets but fallir
of in price from the better quality. tt
above facts present no ncw'theOry, and shou
be regarded with favor by all interested.
Another thought suggests itself in regal
to the house worthy of consideration. The
are many men, whose means are somewh
limited, who think it strict economy to iuve
as few dollars in building a house as possible
thus the material furnished aud the help en-
ployed are of the poorest quality. II
foundation for instance, is laid by on inc
perienced man that can be hired for One-thi
less than an experienced and scientific han
The result is, after few years time the wa
have daved in, and are to be relaid wi
greater difficulty than before. To save e
pense it is apt to be the case that no cell
is put under the l. part of the house, the u