The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-02-22
FARas, ,aAgDEw AlsD HOUSEHOLDS.
T'he Raruaer ana tke. Rallrr,..

Notwithstanding that much has been
said about the reIative merits Of farm life
and the illfiniie other csllngs, aud en-
ployments OF men, He hold to the opinion
that every man, every young man especi.
allys ought 20 seek that place and thc
work foy which he is test fitted by his
taste and. edgcation,. a nan can a.:com.
pllsh fer more, cap do far more 9sicient
work, when ha follows out the bent of his
ldnclinationS 4han he can 60 stwyrlo
| against the drift Of hisl tastes. To .ieet
with estfin6ut srSceAt in life do must
| have biz, keartip biS'wOrk, and throw his
sonl into III II is Impossible, 10 do any-
thing withosla th;s.,i $40
Fs-miEg foRerS as ATTRACTIVE induce.
ments 20 o happy and honorable life 90
any other pursuit. To be sure, there IL
no honest calling IN which man may not
preserve. bis Integrity and develop bis
E'nanhood and perhaps there Is not 80
much difference es SIC are sometimes led
/ 70 think aTIiUfiS tfioso ss.!;i;6s WHICH s.A
honest in their influence upon character.
There are some trades and soIno profez.
| sions which we agree in considering le.
gitimate. and which We are yet apt to
consider as rather hostile 70 tho highest
growth of manhood and there are 9th.
ers which seem TO us quito favorable td
intellectual and moral fafdeve,opment. But
each calling has IT'S advantages and it's
disadvantages as n school Of character :;
aud some Of those which seem To us to
foster the better nature do, nevertheless,
in various ways. impede its growth. The
work Of the farmer. and the farmers wife
is In some respects favorable, anu In other
respects unfavdfable ID the develUpmtnt
OF TRUE. manhood and womanhaod. The
man who wants To make the most, not
only Of the farm, but also of himself,
will find in the farm lie sOihe helps to
Frejoice in and some hindranccs 70 over
GONE; some indictments to follow and
some temptations TO- resist.
Fatm iSdtk take It ali in all. IL IN Il.
self, without doubt; t1ofe. conducive to
bodily health than almost any other oc.
cupation. "a sound body" is indispen-
sable to the highest manliness. Some
men contrive, with weak, ailing bodies.
TO live creditable lives, but their physical
infrmities are 10 help to their spiritual
growth Bodily vigoI is to be desired
not only because IL helps us 10 live bet.
Ter lives, but because IL 10 I'm itself beau
-iiful and valuable. And the life of the
Efarmer is more likely than almost any
iother mauner of life to preserve and con.
firm the health of those who engage in
it. IL is true that, by overwork and ex-
posure and unwholesome diet, farmers do
Tcmetimes impair their phyaical strength /;
Rbut the general health Of the farming
community 10 better than that of the me.
chAnical or professional Glasses. And
this gives the farmer gssat advantage
In the puruuit of manhood over his fe!-
low "ofimgh In other gallEnga.. 1t Ia
mitch easier for 6hs whose digestive or.
gans are sadnd, whose. circulation ia per-
feet, and. Khose, nerves are ateady, 10 be q
good and true man or woman than it 10
for one who 10 all the time aiing, suffer-
ing frogs she confinement of sedentary
life. Of ffom the nervous excitements Of
mercantile pursuits and the wear and
tear ofipphlic life. True happiness IL to
be found 10 the qniet walks of life, and
we contend that this condition of com.
parative repaaa il .he true road tn real
manhood and to the development Of that
character which ia the crowning glory of
our modern civilized society Massachu-
setts Ploughmar.