The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-05-14

all his time and energies to max
his business successful, is built .
near thereto as circumstances wi
permit. So there really is, in no.
cases in the city, no choice made fl
a rural slightly or PARTICULAR
healthy location. Utility rules owe
all. Only when competence is &C
| quired and man has more lelsur
time as we'll as means, can he com
msnd for himself and family sight
and saIubrious locations. Then b
naturally seeks the outskirts Of tn
city or suburban location which
is really compromise be
tween city and a country resi-
dence. And this, in case of amp,
means, Is probably a wise coaclu-
sion as combining the pleasure 81
the country with the advantages o.
the city. ea,
But to select q strictly country
residence there are ma ny things &
be considered. There are some de-
siraole things which are importan,
to such a location, which neither
money can buy nor art provide
One is spring Of cold, pure water
gushing from the rocks OF hillside
furnishing the best beverage foi
man or BEAST that the wisdom
Of Providence could provide. M
device of man in Water-work. :,
ice-houses and refrigerators can
rival nature in providing a
healthy beverage, Of the right
temperature for health and hap
p'ness, equal to that (which God
pours out from the hills to nourish
his creatures and beautify his foot-
stool" A spring is, therefore, an
indispensable item in selecting
country home. Another thing is a
brook or rivulet winding its way
through lawn, field and pasture
This. however, Is almost always the
result of good spring.
Then the man OF sense seeking a
home in the country should seek q
healthy location. Many of the pre-
vailing diseases of this country have
a miasmatic origin. In locating the
house one should ascertain in wha'
particular ueighOUInOou There are
breeding places for miasma-wha'
the prevalent direction of the winds
at such times as the mercury rises
above Is or so degrees, and the prob.
ability of this deadly agent In the
atmosphere being waited to. the
family residence. When this ques
ton is frlly settled, there are other
questions to be considered in select
ing the land OF location for home
The natural beauty of the landscape,
as well as its adaptabilities toeasy
improvements .ty groves, drive
ways, fish, ice and skating pond,
nearly all OF which will naturally
grow out OF what we have classed
among the first requirements OF a
true country home 1.-The. spring. A
location on a high hill, "where no
water u.s." or in valley surrounded
by perpetual dsmpness, and where
the sun cannot De seen, when
waking from his slumbers,
nor when retiring TO rest,
can never be. made home
of content and happiness. And
there are thousands of other ques-
tons to be looked after in purchase
ing and building country home .
Such as the location of the school,
house, the church, and the charac ter
of the surrounding neigbbOrhood.
In city one can select his asso
ciates for himself or his children
In the country those about you will
necessarily. become the associates OF
your children. ..i'
II it is expected to cultivate the
farm in stock or in fruit, grain OF
vegetables, an intelligent view OF
the adaptabi,ity of the sol must be
well considered. When all of these
questions are favorably settled, the
price ger acre is q matter of small
importance. 800,
In all the history OF the world
country life has been sought by men
Of science, learning or opulence
Among the ancient Romans its ad
yantages were portrayed in glowing
colors in prose and poetry. Thu
modern British ariatocrary hav,
LDSI uUmoa vi GHSlA OStalSS LIZ re
moved from the fashions and nois
OF cities. In New England, nor
than in the west. the men of learn
ing have a natural love for the coun
try home. There they have unre
strained freedom of action and are nc
annoyed and trammeled by the do
mands of the city life. A niue
better control In the formation {
| the physique and morals OF thei
children; an abundance of pure 81
and an expansion Of the mind b
the wider range Of horizon; til
cooler atmosphere amid summer
heat, with nights of refreshing res
Those hankering after the &C
| yantages and pleasures Of a cit
| life have many arguments in fave
| of a residence there. And man
| persons are SO constituted that the
/ would not, be happy except in a cit,
and the larger the city the happit
J, they would be-. .2u7at 80