The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-12-21

cnlne, tle lcuuer, the morse rake, ana
the unloading fork enable us to cut the
grass, cure it, and put it in the barn
with less labor? Will not the steam
engine or the horsepower enable us to
cut 1t into chaff,and to feed it out with
less waste and TO great advantage?
Will not our improved plows, hatrows,
rollers, drills, huskers, cultivators and
shelters, enable us to prepare, plant,
cultivate and harvest m acre of corn
with less labor than formerly? Are
not our cows as good mixers; are not
our churns as good? Are not orr pro-
cesses of cheese making better? And
can not we, therefore, produce II pound
of beef, butter and cheese, with less la
Dor than in the good old days Of our
great-grandmother, of whom it could
be truly said
"She seeketh wool and flax, and
worketh willingly with her hands.
She riseth also while ii is vet night
that is, before daylight, and giveth
meat to her household, and portion
to her maidens. She layeth her hands
to the spindle, and her hands hold the
distaff.n
Now mark the result of this indus
try: "Shc stretcheth out her hand 10
the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her
hands TO the needy. She is not afraid
of the snow for her household, for all
her household are clothed with scarlet.
She maketh herself coverings of tapes
try her clothing is silk and purple,
She looketh well to the ways Of her
household, and eateth not the bread Of
idleness. Her children arise up and
call her blessed hen husband also, and
he praiseth her."
Now if such things could be said of
the good women of the past, what shall
not be said of the good women Of the
present. They have greater opportu-
mites for usefulness. The sewing ma
chine is better than the spindle; an
apple-parer better than distall. The
same labor will produce far more COM
forts now than in any previous age. 1t
is not extravagant to enjoy the fruits of
our industry. A farmer recently re-
Gently remarked that his daughter
went to church Sunday with 4 "hun-
dred bushels of oats on her back lie
forgot that she often mills half doz-
| ell cows, and makes all the butter, and
| it would take several silk dresses to
pay for all she does for his comfort and
profit. And there is more than one
young farmer who would be willing to
take her off his hands
You and |, Deacon, must trust the
young people. l dislike to see the boys
smoking cigars and driving fast hor-
SEES, but we shall not cure them by
scolding. The country is not going to
the dogs, nor our children to the bad.
We have much to be thankful for.
Half our troubles are imaginary. The
remedy for these is hope, and the rem
edy for the other half is work. Work
will give us hope, and hope makes la
Dor easy. What will not little extra
work do for our comfort, and the COM
fort of our families ? One-half hours
extra work day would make all the
difference between Il dispiritod house
hold and a home Of comfort. Let a
poor discouraged man try it. Brooding
| over our troubles does no good. 1t will
pay no debts. Work will make "A cred
itor wait. And let me say right here,
that do not think farmers, as a class,
| or their families, are given to eXtrava-
gance in dress, or their style of living.
Just now tie tendency is all the other
way. They are spending less than usu-
al. And ii is n capital time 10 make
improvements In periods Of general
| depression like the present, some peo-
pie seem TO think that the world is
coming to an end. BE that as it may,
ii is wise in us to continue blowing
| and sowing. 1t is great thing to feed
and cloIhe the world. We have lad q
good break fast, and shall soon want Il
good dinner, and will not 90 to bed
| without supper, and tomorrow we
shall want another breakfast, dinner
and supper, and so on, during all the
| days of the week, and the month, and
year. Suppose we should forget that
one-quarter of day, and the world on
the first of January next should wake
up and find 10 breakfast. There would
found that ii had to wait six hours fol
dinner on an empty stomach. Why
then, need farmer fear! His prod
ucts will never 90 out of fashion
Bread, milk, butter, cheese, beef, NUT
ton, pork, poultry, eggs. fruit, and pc.
tatoes will be wanted every day, until
the end of time. And ii is our dnty
and our, interest TO see that the WORLD
does not come TO al end for the want
Of food!
| 81 don't see," said the Deacon
"what all this has to do with the ex.
travagance of the age. You may say
what you will, but tell you farmers
can't stand it. We are spending more
money than we can earn, nand the ole
, gentleman pushed up his hat and left
without giving me n chance to say
more. | sometimes feel just as the Dea
con does on this subject. But thinl
that at this time farmers need to talk,
a more hopeful view of the future. Gu
products will certainly be needed, an,
good farming will pay in the future a
well as it has paid in the rast--and
think a good deal better. We shoul,
be more economical in time and labor
rather than in food, fuel, light, an,
5 clothes. We should live well, ant
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