, 1877-02-24

THINK or IT.
N lAe Editor n TIA Tribune.
Cn1cAuo, Feb. 20.--1t ls gratifying TINT tie
columns Of Tho Home department Of TnE TnthuxE
arc not entirely devoted 10 the culinary art and
,nstrnctfons for doing fancy work, Though It IL
well To encourage Nh interest In these departments
Of home comfort And u IL matter worth Of note
that principles OF economy pcrvadn many Of those
contributions 10 your valuable paper. es'
pceially IN these times Of financial lcrrca.
sion when retrenchment In tho cxpcnBcs
Of living ars not only adsisab1c. hut IN
many instances absolutely neceFEafy. 0ccaAlonhl'
i thoughts upon higher plane Of life nto con-
trbuted.
Surely mental improvement should not bo for
gotten In tho fond pursnlt Of tho Erlcnts. md
should !ntcrcat everybody, y!d at1d young. married
10 well a. unmarried. And II Ia sad fcaturs In
the evcnta of human life that 10 many yonng men
md young women Gnish their schOcl education
with high honors. get married and settle for the
rcE,ulndcr Of life In appareht obscur!sy, ap.
plying Themselves to pursuits that do not
bring into excrcso tho knowledge aud mcn'
al discipline thoy isbored for ycasa to
acquire. Thus they bury tho talents they might
now with great profit put to the exchanged. They
seem to hAvc no longer any uso for them. This Is
especially truo Of young iadea who teavo school.
The scninary. or the college, ard taRc upon them
selves tho responsibilities OF wife or mother 70 tie
farthe. exclusion Of literary pursuits. 9
Nlh thH 1lAlttF w ~ 0eplo%oO taAt @f' otsA ~
knowledge thus carly Aown In tho fertile loil Of
the young heart and mind. that has long been
xcatousy tended and pruncd, should now, that tho
realities Of mature llfo are Ut hand. when its
frs should be practically realized, be hln,ost en-.
tirrly neglected.. Tho beautiful trio of Knowledge
might now develop lnuro fully aud bear precious
fruit ot wisdom and goodneas, and 10 Of great nrac.
tfcA YMlne. Hut, do tho facts ere ktntel cxlst .!
necessity Or, IL 1t possible for every man and
woman, old and young In whatever condition ~
life, to Gnd Eono t!mc or opportunity TO read tuch
books and papsra and mtu9e with that eiass an.
and u1ental growth! Must a lnnthrFs tIm6, TOR
mon always seem to have Home time 70 read and
converse upon other matters than their work.. DO
entirely and directly given to tho temporal minis.
ttations Of tue darling ones of her liouReholdf !
Some wivea and mothers hare help to assfst tnem
IN thclr domestic dnties, ond thus they are tur.
ana Indiyilual use: slany woa,oa,, hexoter. are
ent mode Of 1|ring.. the houschold azs moro @
or less nnmeroas md pressing; and; Il tug v Wits
moro eau women Who arc thua conditioned do II
they huve aspiring minds and Ernssoas Or
Jealous hearts, but hq ,eslsnea. to ,,,,,9 q
souls. 10 certain extent tho old nlaKo, ',Whcro
thorc l. will t.sro y wayis tE9e; and soma sans
not oviSeas tat I'll Il thq donese dulles o
could In sone way be hlRInlshed, which man,
women, ns they havo tho entire. management y
1emoycdt Although with thp present 1onlandl
and tlls st5lo Of dress. mother. time and lesurt
asc not much INCREASED BY tho help o. her aaagn
and confederation. And In these days OF ingenul
ty. devices, and incEcaso OF knowledge, may W
not reasonably hopo for so!ne relief from The IN
necessary tax upon woinsns Tins and onsrgYfu
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