New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-21
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
THE ELEVATION OF COUNTRY LIFE.

THE ELEVATION OF COUNTRY LIFE.
SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS IN EUROPE 10 MAKE VIZ
Lagos ATTRACTIVE IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN
rHE POWER OF AMERICAN FARMERS
TO the Editor OF TIE Tribune.
SIR: All American travellers in Europe are
impressed by pleasure and improvement 10 De de-
rived from their visits to small country places That
country paceat least on the Continentmust be very
obscure that not offer to its residents and to its
visitors host OF amusemens Engands country towns
are the main famous for attractions which make
them pleasant 10 live in and Instructive and pleasant to
visit. II is true. all this is rule the result OF age
and Of history, neither Of which have nor have we
host OF travellers from all parts Of the world TO help
enrich small places, and be incentives TO country eeva
ton. America, Is very widequite different thing
from England which il smaller than the State OF New
York Yet beginning should now be made here toward
the real and permanent aactyeness Of all our country
communities When they become attractive, and offer
come OF city's charms population will be more
easily distributed, and the ctys wider experiences will
mngie with profit with the cOuntrys freshness and vigor
Wealthy gentlemen too, will then incline more to the
rearing for themselves and posry Of country homes as
gentlemen rear them in Englands country places And
we OF the city, too make it attractive and
cheap for the country visitor We must give him home
when he to IT, London gives home To Engiands
country people; give it by nstutDg here Londsns
feet lodging system whereby the ledger Is permitted 10
buy what ne to have cooked and pay only rea-
sonable amount for the fire and the cooking Short so
iourns in our great ctes-soourns which would be so
profitable 10 tire country people and 10 us a are posi-
lively denied them by OF our eXtravagnt ana
really cOmfOItless hotels
Country farm life in America offers more, and is more
6icnifed than anywhere else in the world. In Europe
farmer means only "a rough field labOrer. An English
country neghborhood holds few nabob squires who,
yerhaus occasion, cOndeScendingy confer With the
Farm cass-the clover class"-but these can never by
chance rise to he nabObs Farm life in Germany and
in France speaks for Itself in the peasantry that arrives
here from those countries. Whole generations OF
them pass away and show not step in so
cial advance In America, where there IL no arls-
fOcracY b the aristOCacy Of worth and refinement the
Ls his chance with all others OF late he has be-
fact. offers considering its lesser mental worry
any other oilers But tie old idea that the verest
1gnOranns en- aIIh as well as me man ooohsklIeu III
agriculture must pass before farming can rise even
with Us 10 the high popularity II deserves The more
CalneS he rld,n the better the farmer. Science mast
he brought 20 bear upon farming; chemistry must be
difcror' soils. We can't reap well II We SOW one seed
where another should be- Engineering, draining, btuld
IN. I-s. 90 stock, al these and much beside must he
understood, in al their detail To insure Tor the FARMER
constant prosperity. As things with now, farm
work is iuE almost entire ylntO the hands 0 European
pc.s2ntr al t.ls peas1nfry, uns'iihed IN orr ways
have At r head only the wearcd old father instead OF
the fresh youu- 80
Earnest wOGld say. measuring country and city life
\Wifh and prejudice, Let young cOun-
SrYmcH VINO have not elsewhere maize their election
sure r.1nau at home" Things coveted have no longer
tlo RI. ;Tm when they are things Possessed The
often than rO hnds when too late,
that thai which he has coTrodc his life with care,
and sold ~ veal happiness. has not been worth tho price
Tor gold c LAS lived with his back 20 the sunDeanS
and has sold the great sum OF Ile-iOVe Inc
rlva r0a 10 rcll happiness Is wide and free az not
wider lrcer in tie country az IN the city anu me
ycuny placed makes his best CONTRIBUTION 10
humanity by ting the place with weilOrderet ana
c0nento.. it,. Nj. C. L.
YeU YO.t. Nay II, 1875.