The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-06-06

tam ~ n canal boat, ana lltfcNt o"i
independence, than to be sccond mate
on the Great Eastern aud have no mind
Of yonr own. g.,
Secondly, the farmer has health or.
the mean: OF getting it free Of cost u he
docs not posses it, Ills buslntss as'
sures him, in larger measure, than al
most any other, Of natures grand con
serves Of heal.h-ait and exerclse.
These IRE better tonics than any when
20 into the peoples stomachs. City pa
tients get them after paying for II doc
tors prescription, but to the farmer
they come las free rs air. Better
than any one else the farmer can com
bine busine.s and the hygeH''t' golden
rule
Take the open air-thc more yon take the
better;
Follow nature's las. to the very letter;
Ietthc doctor 20 to the Bay Of Bi.cay.
let alone the pin. the brandy aud the whisky.
Freely exercise keep your -pirit- ch'crlnl,
Let no dread u sickness ever make YOU rear
ful;
Eat the simplest food, drink the pure cold
water;
Then you will be wcll--at least you ought TO-.
The farmer l. free from many Of the
temptations which bcsct the working
men whose occupations bring many men
into close rs ociation The scductions
of the dranl,hop and Of fast society do
not appeal to him rs they do to towns
men. lie can choose his associates in
stead Of having them forced upon him
lie is not compelled to listen To the idle
story or the prohless gossip if he doe,
not choose to hear it. Statistic, show
that the farmers live longer than men
in any other pursuit-cxccpt Washing
tons body servants. The farmer cal
look forward to IN earthly existence
longer By several years than that OF the
blacksmith, the carpenter, the machi-
mist, the mason. the printer, or any
other artisan, and rs longas that Of the
average professional man.
Third, the farmer has the means q
obtaining mental culture if he has I'll,
will. The dissatisfaction with whicI
many farmers and farmers boys boI
upon their lot in life comes from thc
having too much hard work and too lit
tie spare time. They have not ye
learned to adapt themselves to the mod
crn ten-hour law Of labor. They toi
fourteen hours a day, and come hon..
exhausted and good for nothing Blu
supper aud bed They feel discourage
and dishcartcncd ut such a prospec
through life. Overwork is the THE
I that steals the farmers happiness Blu
it ought not to be SO. a farm can b
made to pay on the ten-hour plan.
have in mind farmer who makes h
farm pay a good dividend, takes IN Il,
tive interest in the worlds work, has
fair library, keeps abreast Of thought {
the age, spends his evening in readir
, and writing, is teaching his sons Il
t value of study and work combined, IN
f does al this On ten hours daily worl
r 1t is not the amount Of labor that v
[ put into II thing that determines the r
L suit, it is the intelligence. The King ,
=. Spain, you have no doubt read, spent
Y day in trying to stand IN egg on end
r Columbus did it for him in sccon,
Y An hour spent in drinking out lie
Y way will often accomplish more than ii
d teen spent in working in the old wa
k Farming requires rest and thought qni
:. rs much rs any other business Al
o fresh plans cannot come from wca;
brain. Ten hours spent in work al
It two hours spent in study by nil
Is quickcncd by moderate physical exc
c else, instead Of exhausted by over-cXc
r. ton, will achieve vastly more thu
d twelve hours of unccasing manual labo
II Make no mistake. When n farm
|, managed in this way the farmer can d
;. vote his evenings to study and to r
/. tional enjoyment far more cilcctlvcI
than the mechanic, for he is isolate
$ from the distractions which usually su
e round the latter. Much of the farmer
!, work, too, does not require the constal
II straining Of the attention which man
). mechanical pursuits demand, and |
|. has opportunity for reflection while pr
c noting his business interests
i. So, my boy, if you wish to be mani,
Il sclf-rclian. aud Independent if 70
. wish to be your own employer and you
/. own master; ifyou wish To make a iai
# living independently Of another's c,
{ price; if You wish to lay a solid founds
ton of health on which to build YOU
/, career if You wish to avoid the temp
+ tation into which so many artisans sin
year after year; it you wish to clcvat
your mind, broaden your sympathics
and deepen your understanding b.
study, reflection, and association witt
those who will help, not hinder you il
these things; in II word, if you wisl
to be
Healthy, wealthy and wise,
my advice to you is, stick to the farm
III. ii, NJ, in the Christian Union
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