The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-11-20
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hfh. Eb1Toh: On indutrine aftsr q
young friend, who had been engaged In
fhttiihg mostly aiuce thH war, Che diisWar
at tho head uf this article Nas thH re-
sp0nse- He was O young man OF great
energy, first rate fatally CONNECTIONS,
with q youitg, aiid interesting family OF
hts oWni anu has usually succeeded In
diversified character. And yot such IS
his testimony in reference TO his own en-
perience for tho last ten or twelve wears.
III tho bdsinbSs Of dgricuiltdre. Which tt Is
generally totiteiied foftti tlia basis tf ali
truo prosperity in any community. fits
true that In his case. along with hundreds
OF others, the disconraging results OF his
experience was somewhat due to the fact
that., for the last two crop seasons, he
lived In the scope of country visited. in
the first case by most destructive hail
storm, entailinB partial ruin on all grow
ing crops, and, secondly, by the Distress
calamities alone would scarcely have
driven our young friend to his sad con-
clusion. Such providential disasters
only occur once in while, and would
scarcely form a sufficient reason for O
change of pursuit, much less change OF
locality. There were other reasons back
or these calamities that had impressed
our young friend unfavorably towards
the business OF agriculture as source Of
prof1t, Most of our young nen rather
evade than covet this ancient ard hor
orable pursuit; and yet We think that it
still remains true, as 1t has from time
lmmemorial, that agriculture is the
safest and, in the long rum. as profitable
as eny other avocation. To mako it so,
requires more economy Of time and ex-
penses than other pursuits, and it is pe-
culierly difficult for those unused to this
experience from childhood to practice
those economic habits SO necessary to
SUCCESS. In this battle for life, much,
very much, depends on the female MEM
bers Of tho household for victory over all
odds in tbs end. Considering the case
ana freedom from personal labor, which
was the happy lot Of most OF the South.
ern females previous to the war, IL is
amazing 70 see the vjgor with which our
before them. Eventually we will gain
the victory over all obstacles. and agri-
culture will asshii1e her proper position.
az the first Of all pursuits in pleasure and
profit. In illustration of what may be
done by the female members nj the
came under my observation very recent-
~, that young and devoted wife wisely
decided TO make suit of clothes for her
husband rather than pay the additional
cost for ready made clothing, thereby
saving at least so per cent. in That single
married and single, that 1 know of, are
paying their own way in the way of
dress, &C., by working q small cotton
patch of their own. Tho conkinr ie
usually done by them, except In cases
where the families arc large, and tho bur-
dens might fall too heavily ON single
one. Thus, in many ways, may our
wives and daughters help to work out
the problem of the pleasure and profit
apieness or agriculture as q pursuit, SO
that wo shali no moro hear the rnournful
complaint al the head Of this article,
"Quit the business sn disgust"