The Red Cloud chief., 1882-07-13
Mending.

Mending is one OF those homely occu-
pations that, like sweeping, busting and
washing dishes fills up a great deal Of
time and leaves very little to show for
itself. But IL it isn't done. then il
shows a great deal. If garments were
made Is the ''One-hoss shay" was
made, If the thread was as good rs the
cloth, and the work rs good as the thread.
and the ~fastenings were sure. and the
Innings matched all the rest, and the
wear was even and uniform throughout,
there would be little -mending to be
done. The garment would "dis-
solve" SO to speak, and leave nothing
behind, nothing even for rag carpets,
but such, alas. is not the case. The
cloth grows thin At the elbows and
knees (of boys), the buttons come of,
the button holes stretch and grow fuz-
". the seams rip. the edges fray. the
fabric is torn by sharp points that lurk
nnseen and part the threads without
giving notice, and. little by little, gar
nienfs 60 to pieces, unless the constant
stitch in time" is taken.
There are those who can afford 10 Law
aside their clothing Is fast as it becomes
soiled or worn, and attire themselves in
new, but these are not the majority,
The most of men and women are glad
Il they q keep themselves neat and
tidy by the device Of mending, and often
OF patching, and rich people who are
not s~pendthrifts are slow to throw away
. well-ftting and handsome garment
because il needs mending. This occu.
patton. therefore. is quite universal.
and. in fact, is carried on more elsb-
orately and systematically by the we'll
TODD than by those who live from hand
20 mouth
The same line of remark applies ~
well to houses and equipages as to
clothing. Our houses the best OF them. |
are continually getting out of repair and
need mending. Hinges break and get
loose, plastering crumbles and fails, |
doors settle and become hard to open |
and shut, cracks open in the walls. leaks
start in the ROOF, window-panes are
broken. paint grows rusty. pickets drop
from the fences. and. unless constant
and careful repairs are made. 8 look of
decay and deterioration crecps over the
premises TO keep up" . place. rs
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'Penditure Of time, labor and money.
Our bodies, no less than our bouses
need frequent repairs. Invisible enc
in the shape of germs. bacteria
and the like, are always 1t work under
mining our health; our dead selves arr
at war with our living selves.
and the fight against dirt and disease
ends only with q lives, with which IL
began. We often mistake g~rievous,y
in trying to mend up our bodies by
means Of drugs and tones and stimu.
lants. when We should use foods and
rest and sleep instead
Doubtless there arc few of US an bat /
night mend our ways with profit % our
elves and our fellows Good and evil,
light aAd darkness. life and death. God I
md Scan. wage m inceuans conflict
- the battle-ground of our hearssL and
not in this lie may we hope this coa1ice
VII ever cease. When We would do
pod evil d present With n, n one or
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