The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-12
A Country Home.

Hope springs eternal in the human
breasth The man of the city, weary
of the daily routine of duty, and tired of
its dust, hustle and empty fashions, signs
fOr the quiet, the pure air and perfect
freedom of the country. The farmer,
worn down by the cares and vexationS
of farm life, wishes to exchange his
drudgery for the imagined case,
comfort and contentment of city life.
So man is never happy, but expects to
be. The dwelling which is built in
town or country, and intended for a
E.home for life, is soon abandoned, seek
ing happiness in change.
In the city man necessarily builds
his business house as near as possible to
the center of trade. and his residence,
while he i putting in all his time and
energies to make his business success
full, Is built as near thereto as oircum-
stances will permit. Sc there really is,
in most eases In theeity, no choice made
for rural, slightly or particularly
healthyvlocation. Utility rules over all.
Only when Incompetence is acquired and
d man has more leisure time as well as
means, can he command for himself
and family slightly and salubrious loca-
tions. Then he naturally seeks theOut-
skirts of the city or suburban location
which is really a compromise. between a
city and country residence. And this,
in case of ample means,-i s probably a
| wise conclusion as combining the pleas
ure of the country with the advantages
OF The city.
But to select strictly country resi-
dence there aie many things to be con-
| sidered There are some desirable
| things which are important to such a
location, which neither money can bury
nor art provide. One is spring OF
cold, pure water, gushing from the
rocks or hillside, furnishing the best
beverage for man or beast that the wis
| dom of Providence conld provide Nc
| device of man in water-works, ice-houses
| and refrigerators can rival nature in
| providing healthy beverage, of the
i right temperature for health and happi
ness, equal to that (which God pours
out from the hills to nourish his Great
ures and beautify his footstool.n A
spring i, therefore, an Indispensable il
selecting country home Another
thing is brock or rivulet winding it
wa. through lawn. field and pasture
II is, however, is almost always the re
suit o. a good spring
| Then the man of sense seeking ;
home in the country should seek ;
healthy location. Many of the prevail
ing diseases Of this country have mias
matte ORIGIN. In locating the house on
should ascertain in what particula
neighbofhood there are breeding place
for nliasma what the prevalent direc
ton Of the winds sc such times as tn
mercury rises above Is or 80 degrees
and the probability of this deadly agen
in the atmosphere being waited to tn
family residence. When this question
is fully settled, there are other ques
tons to be considered in selecting tn
land or location for home. The nat
ural beauty Of the landscape, as well a
its aaaptability to easy Improvement
by groves, driye-ways, fish, ice an
skating pond, nearly all 81 which wi
naturally grow out Of what we, hav
classed among the first requirements (
q true country home-the spring.
: location on high hill, where no waite
is or in valley surrounded by pei
petual dampness, and where the sn
icannot be seen, when waking from b
slumbers. nor when retiring to rest, ca