Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-05-14

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Some one has said that neglect was ih'
s,e great curse Of car country hsmes' and
whea We contemplate the surrounding o.
mauy farm-hO1ses. &c cannot contradict
this statement.
Just lOsk istO nsighbOr BIS backyard
see the chunks and lOgs Of v0Od which
lies here asd there. and the decaYing chips
and sawdust. relics Of the winters wood
pile for many year, which have entirely
destroyed the grass but ugly weeds
planiaius, dock aud '.beggars' lice" have
thrust up their coarse leaves and bury
seeds through all the rubbish. Then see
the rusty old irsn hoops and TIN pans, pals
aud the like, which are scattered every
where. Perhap, VIC end the ground soak
ed with kitchen slOps which have been
thrown out this many day, aud vegeia-
bic parings, egg-shells, &C., littering up
the yard, while here aud there are little
spots where the water stands until it be.
comes horrid 10 the nostrils. When we
mount the doorsteps, we 6nd them half
rottcd AVA, jagged. and unsafe for chill
dren's feet. Then enter the house, and
look at the woman's pale cheeks and lack
lustre eyes, aud hear the cough, which
she attempts to suppress, as she grecis
our entrance. Disease has entered before
us-perhaps death has also been there
and borne away the fairest OF the flock
the lamb of the greatest promise Tie
affection is described TO "dispcnsaticn
of Providence "-instead Of desperation
Of ignorance !
Surely it is enough to give one dipbthc'
ria only to look ut such places, and they
are also excellent pursuries for typhoid fe'
yer, spotted fever, and that terrible Asiat-
&c plague, cholera, This last disease is
said to be marching westward, slowly but
surely. Born in the rice fields of Asia,
it continues its deadly work even through
out this continent. 1t was looked for last
ssason, and is feared for this. Therefore
il behooves all Of us to clean our premises
more carefully than evei-to rake up the
chips and sawdust in our back-yards, and
deposit the rubbish in the manure
heaps, where they will be ofsome use, and
reI ay US for our labors. 1t stands us in
hand to gather up all the bits of old iron
which are useful on the forge of the black
smith, and to throw away, far out Of sight,
all the battered. bruised and useless old
tin pals, pans and basins, and pick up the
old boots aad shoes, and bury them under
the srapsFines or raspberry bushes.
Make bonfire of all the worthless bar
rel hoops, slaves and rubbish which have
accumulatd in the farther conner Of
the yard. Overhaul every part of the
yard and barn, and dispose of everything
which cumbers the ground, and is worse
than useless, because its decay may pro-
dace mephitic exhalations which will poi
son the very air you breathe, and perhaps
stretch you upon your couch, racked with
c.aeldss pains, and wasted with foul dis
ease. 1t will surely pay you to give some
attention to the appearance of things i'm
mediately about the house. Has it ever
entered into yonr mind how bare arc its
surroundings ; and how much more attract
i've, pleasant and homelike it would ap-
pear if you expended little more thought
and labor upon them ? Your neighbOr A
has planted vines to run over his side
porch, and bis kitchen piazza. You do not
possess either porch or piazza; yet a
little money would procure them both for
you, and your daughters would gladly
plant the vines and tend them. 1t does
seem strange that men who are good far.
mers--who plant and raise fine crops
keep good horse, perhaps two-are proud
of their fine stock, and make the farm pay
well--Gaa be content with such untidy
surroundings-can allow their back yards
to become such uninviting, and even most
foul phases.
When, however, such farmers desire tc
sell their farms, they discover their mis-
take: thon they learn that neat and beau
tiful setting is most desirable recon
mendation in disposing of homestead
They have forgotten all this whllc occu
pied with their labors but are torcibl,
reminded of it, if circumstances fore
them to find customer for it.
Friends, remember that if little o
your labor--yes, even money--is given t
increased. he beautiful, they are OF expend
ed in vain. PlaEt an orchard set GU
au abundance of small fruits cultivate
kitchen garden make flower garden
and fence in neat lawn--whilc you ais
attend to tho surroundings Of the bac
yards and barns-and you will find thsl
more profitable. investments than bond
and mortgages /; for if their dividends al
not paid in gold. they are payable