, 1873-01-19

= A Comparison from a City
Standpoint.
Something for City Readers Only.
And Consoling to Those Who Have No
Place to Go to in the
Country.


There are days in our lires TINT rouse ~
&ho paurien in ones nature, and make us wish
that, with few civilized accessories, Including
damzsk towel and q cake Of 1ubln soap IN our
pockets, we might luxuriate as vagaoonds upon
tho face Of the earth. Lorely June aud oc-
tober days, in which simply to live and oreatae'
l.c ecstatic happiness; and one would gladly 10
tie idlest nonad that eTer wandered nnie''e'eo
by tho cares of civilized Lie, or tue LATEST OF
Lotos-oate1s drifting down the stream OF a7me'
These, however, are very few, and 1.-The cares
that infcst the day. press upon us, urging US to
decisive action, and, in order to accomplish any
thing well, It as necessary to mayo some pefnaa~
acnt standpoint, from which al our ventures
shall be made, and to which al the returns shall
be brought. This brings us at once to the o. y
ton which we wish to consider, as to where that
standpoint, to which We give that good old Eng
Ish name OF Honae can be most Advantageous
ly situated.
With maturer years, and as our children groW
mp around US, We are led to cons'des "here .ne5
csn be brought up with tho most beneficial IN
t!uences acting upon their physical, moral, and
intellectual status
HEALTH.
Formerly the cry was, "Tako your children
healthy let them have pure air, and plenty OF
II; plain country fare and go to bed and get up
with tho birds. The city rocks with disease 1t
1s oyercrowded, and the little ones cannot play
out Of DOORS" The popular fallacy that the
country is more healthy than the city 49, except
In tho minds OF those who deliberately shut their
eyes to plain facts, completely exposed Did
you ever so into the country in autumn months
cf fhvar
1ou, city-bred, to whom fever means
somo imported epidemic, open your
eyes and ask, "What kind 7" The
usual answer is, Typhoid, occasionally
varied with Spotted; or, us va should say, Co.
reb.o-Spina1- -Meningites. Thcse: the enect8 OF
dampnegs, frequently assume an epidemic 1otu,
and if, in the typhoid condition, they are not us-
ually fatal, they weaken the constitution, and
act as an admirable fertilizer to aid the growth
OF e1ch other eeeds Of disease as accident or in
hcritance may have planted IN the System.
10 place seems geographically exempt from
this unhealthy influence. Prairie, sea-Bhore, or
mountein-side appear to suffer equally from this
conditional malaria; while 17en-paTea streets Of
fer IN almost insupernble obstacle to the dissent
ination of its malignant action.
There are seasons, of course, when, sweeping
%E%AA%@AN0 S0AANe~ ~>~~
dealing power, and seemingly her harvest 10
much larger in the city than III country byways;
- ~,oa,s1 IA forcat t1,a inornanso differ
Wv -1..:.- ~. 1r,droJ da,+ba nor
enee IL popu1At'oa' fise ou.utse uea'0 ~
week in city having & population Of hah
mi ion. would DO very large estimate, and yet
II rzon1d on7r 1;o eouiya1cnf to two deaths per
~ "sA 0. 71~..-1o.. ;,t,.h;t.,ts .n,,.
"seh - oou P~1 4.':-1" =: S.,:4o 49, 1901,
Defeo 1,ouo, "plca, No 1Ain1t - Au1to 90 11"@1
~. {1,a
With tho Intelligent publication OF 6cientic dis
.,,.or;aa n f,,a ,rarant;on md cure of disease.
"o,o,A Aso ~ 'au .-4-.-~.ta, Is x.a
WHICH unuS 40 noao71 .A'e' "4SeA 40
ally, people ere t@.ter of there than in the
country.
,,z- >,o,-,.,r,-
dolso tS1o 4n. .oost -.
4 mutual interchange OIL eouttesles te,"esn
II advantageous to both. for certain amount OF
- ;r,-;-o-.tao,a .nrda~.h.
chAnse - uceessa1y ~ sn'4s' o1t ~
broAnng sun OF 1hlg aao Aueuse' one eaaui5
fees from the sight OF baked bricks and mortar
to the view Of green fields. and We we're about
n a.v a.1t vatara hnt va think Ch'cacoans oct
-: .l... .r;,,,. .~1.;at, -.;e,,t
eu11els oi tua' IL snes1 o"n i1sei' "ueu li'ehS
be leeB Objectionable II it could be distilled; 80
wo will suggest instead q babbling brook, pei
1ucid stream. or picturesaue lake. Still. even
80. H. huaa ,n,.o,. 5oa. W. x,;.z A;s
.''c'' "11A1 e'.s 1Aoo pe'oo' "oon Nv 4,4@'
hone~comtorts, Ms morning paper, warm tath,
andever-ready gas, to sag nothlng Of the tender
!otn atcak, the LUSCIOUS couee tnas Rno~e1n nos
tue aromatlc flavor OF the spicy hshsx1n, ana
tho appetlzlng fruit, the choicest specimens OF
which have peen chilled lnto oenc1ous tootness
by an abundant supply OF 1ce1 Inc wonderful
beauties q nature, az season "hen Iat enc sho"-
e1s with LAVISH hands her wealth. OF summer
Teruure over i1iH and Sac, 'a the Only attraction
tnat can Induce one accustomed 70 the con-
sea1ences OF clty-Ade TO take up hie aoooo iof 2
brief season where lie must 1orego most OF
them. :.
nnIhotSo Up OF CHILDREN. ;.
n regard TO the bringing up OF ch1lareh, u
v::H..be readily conceded that the same parental
s=re will produce the same reaults, wherever it
may be exercised Generally . mother has more
time to dcvoto to the care Of her children in the
city thnn in the country: Help Of some Kind is
always obtainnble, and the 1ougher obhgat1ons
Of lousework are not 80 often i1n~
posed upon the housekeeper In large
coa..nunitics, whero all classes gather to find
& market for their labor as we'll rs
their Eoduca, as in thinly-eettled districts. In
die:idual sollctuae upon the parents part must
naturally DO the principal agent in the proper
Development OF the rising generation, and this,
or course, is altogether dependont upon con c