The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-01-13

7 ~ .his kitchen lift In Tho farm
boum 1 Rforfosfly but thArs g SUI too
fp1eh nj itl ard We would gladly contribute
DIR alto ~ its total aboliticH 10 ell cases
wLere Il "a not necessity. For an intelli-
cert vollto.do farmer 70 dozo away his long
winter eyenines, and 10 conflne his wife and
ehildtoa In what ought to DO their holidays
hour, to tho work room OF the house, with
few fscili,iss FOX social. literary, and moral
culture. IA bsrbnrous. Tho reason why 50
many tsrrners neglect tho welfare Of their
families 10 these long winter evenings IL not
ecauso thev orc tired and sleepy, but be-
c,usa.hey do not fully appreciate tina i'm.
portynce of cultiyating the inLelects ard
affections Of their children, and have never
made il study to know how boys and girls
should be deyeloped into symmetrical man
hood and womsnhood. They understand
how flock of lambs or litter Of pigs can
be made to thrive, fer they have made it
matter of thought and close observation, but
as for bows and girls, they will grow up
so,ushoy. If they are neglected.. Yes, they
will grow as ropsy did under reglect, but
what q dwarfing Of tho intellect, affection,
and all true manhood is the result. We have
in cur rind's eve q young man who has
grown up in this way. The only con OF
forebanded farmer, with little society, few
booke or other attractions to keep hiIn OF
home. as soon rs the days work is done he Is
seer vending his way to the village to lounge
awav his evenings smoking in tho bsr-rosn,
or wherever men ara congregsted, taklhg
horse or, what is worse, listening to the COS
sip and scandal usually discussed at village
gatherings. To avoid such q fate for their
children farmers must rouse themselves To
the duty of making their homes attractive,
and during these winter evenings epecihi
ipains should ha taken to stimulate social ana
Intellectual culture in che household"
We Will supply the rest of that Mr.;
HYDE should say. Tho head of tho household
is directly responsible for this slavery aud It's
inevitable consequent dense ignorance OF
those who ars sololy dependent upon
him. TO provide them with beek''
msgaziaes and papers is his duty
as much as it is Incumbent upon MN
10 furnish them food and clothing. lie sub
seribes for the village paper for various rea-
sons, amohg them ss chief to support the
organ Of his party, or becau'e the editor has
agreed to lake his pay in peck. or Two OF
potatoos and to write q hsttering put, OF inc
potatoes. He takes O religious paper because
his wife belongs to that church, and her
minister has told her that was in
the line Of her duty to the. church.
These true "crgans" and the bio 0
constitute his stock of literature--sra oil ne
has to offer his children to stsy at homo on
Sunday and nights. They prefer to go
abroad because home is icksome and without
chaoge Suppose hs had i library! And
suppose, if not that. be would occasionally
invest in good books? But oh. mi, herror OF
horrors this would ruin any farmer IN the
world. II is u total departure from the man
ner he was raised. Still there is no other Way
by which no can turn out his children with in
tallects many removes from his jackasHeS.
He may vince as much as he pleases, boast
of his own ignorance, despise school-houses,
and vote the ticket which would destroy
them, but his children, unless they DEFY him,
as they often do, will grow up fitted only for
the toughest farm work