The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-12-11

SalyO ~ .dvinr names and dates, 70 have AL
eareiuOn ar figures y ain and distinct |s
Tarmers' Homes. I
~, farming class, as whole, is {
LEA Ia a. in different aspects, according ,
loo .ss noint Of view Of the observer.
@sn. consider farmers the most favored
S y e%a.oo,tsls; assume that they lead an
q e,1u;c life; have but few cares and re-
y! n.S;h;ities, and their lives are passed
= Sreathing the perfumed breath of
" o.. cattle. and making and eating
9 =. s!.aCed butter, with bread and hon.
These ideas emanste usually from
=. T. folks" who, glad to be relieved
.''C The imprisonment, and stale gsrb'
~ 1S. Il cities. imagine every thing in the
s.,,v psradisiacal, and babble only of
s. 1910; and green fields. Others, and
. ~ are the majority, consider the life
u. fsrmer too isolated, and his work
s .ontinuous; are sorry for his wife,
~" vorks from morn to eve, and for
~ children, who have too few compan-
-. and. comparing his condition with
~. ~ the artisan or mechanic, would
...isr the social lives Of the latter to the
~ solitary existence of the dweller on
=. f.rm, In fact, in the Eastern and
s;adle States, there is . golden mean
..<.een these two extreme views,
~ ia vell.to.dO farmer Is neitler
.so,s nor below his fellows IN this mat
~ q conditioned society, enjoyments
IA heslth, and it is his own fault ii re
- or makes life irksome, or his family
~ wretched and discontinued. The
ssmer. OF course, Is not to be com.
,a,ed. in this matter OF afhuence,
I'm The limited number who thrive
vi now rich by trade, commerce
IA SPECULATION; but, entering the lists
IN Inc large majority who toll and spin
= . living, bis life is seen to advantage:
"A his opportunities for enjoyment and
;-reovement, as we'll as comfort, are
.ssllv superior. Neither he nor his
Hmiv q tied down to continuous
Srrdeery, il honest labor may be so
1elcna:ed, as is the mechanic in the
,s,;ous branches Of manufacturing; the
.i1rks and statesmen in the marts OF
sommerce, or even the professional men
n cities and large towns. The farmer
ioss not receive, perhaps, in actua!
roney. tho same nor As large an annual
.nount .s the mechanic or petty trades
mn. but he gets its equivalent in the
owning Of the house he occupies and
~ PRODUCTS Of his farm, and then, in
sssd OF being tied down every day to
~ kind of labor, he has variety Of
smplNments. and he and his family can
dive out, make calls, visit on the way,
and control their own time with much
raater latitude than the workers in me-
:hanical employmsnts and trades. The
i.,mer il no better nor worse than hi:
illow men who compose the grea
maases: and there are farmers who ge1
FL by their employments, though tn
M majority do a. the greater mum
~ Of other workers, that Is, live mod
9,Aely, keep their heads above water
snd have but . small patrimOny 10 thei
elildreu: but usually that consists OF
lOuse, which prevents the survivor
An being turned out 70 the cold com
brts Of the world, - IL too often tn
ease with the widows and children G
eners.
The great disadvantages OF farmin
~ heretofore have been its isolation
10 many burdens thrown upon tn
women; too little recreation allowed IN
children. and bad diet. The encroacl
rents Of population, the propinqu'ty
railroads, and the consequent more n
apent gathering Of the peoples togethe
N invention Of machinery, the teac
IN Of the newspapers and OF the le
,assn have in q great measure modih
tAaae evils. and the farmer is now in
1890 upon q par with all other CT
~, and il is his own fault II he do
nol impsove his advantages. In t
msaas a tOod he is yet behind the a.
bringing % his family too much on Pc
end pa1ey, which his outdoor lie
ahl4km TO digest, but which imPa
lothe other inmates Of the house tn
palIa and spotted countenances, ana
ihair bodies an unnecessary attenuatlt
Ivwywhere else, even In small tow
"a In the families Of city mechani
@ will find the children, especial
lgeakfasting on oatmeal and fruits,
lAewing pies and sweets at dinners, Z
nekinS the last meal . light one, wh
T. New England farmer yet comI
r. wife to keep him supplied with
6 I6isgm, and, worse than that,
rake pork the PRINCIPAL meat diet,
y bring up their children upon the 50
rid fare, which fits them in adult
b be opt candidates for ''treason. str:
gem and spoils."
Some one has said that If hecould v
~ eoaes Of . nation, he cared not
nads IL Laws, aud We might emu
Nat hy rsmarking that, let rs feed
psopas and furnish their drinks, and
would answer for al the mischief
uissry which they would be capabl
Dim: A people temperate In e. !,
~ drinking are sure TO DO Wen
laWed. and It was no useless allel
With derived al consequent evi
@ human race, from On abuse o. o
on lnsmers' sous, too, need som
1hepncsss which viii divess the
aeoafssneas not natural, but acqr
tuo bad associations, and make
egaal In Ill respects to tho best Z
-. We have observed .
Ghaags In this respect Of late years,
~ M there il . free high scho'
evusy town, there should oe no
Il Asir failing to get the advants
. leod education, which VII! tone
MtAsir roughness. There y no