The herald. (Big Stone City, Dak. [S.D.]) 1883-1890, 1885-02-06
How to Wake our fa rms and Homo 8
Attractive TO our Boys ana Girls


Continued from last week.
Before passing in review some of the
attractions of home and farm life we
wish to suggest one thought in regard
to the treatment of boys and girls.
Much brain power has been expended
in dicussing the relation OF labor to
capital and III attempting to reach
some conclusion that would establish
harmony between the two. To my
| reached when the labor shall have
| i share however small III the invest
ement of the employer and the for
mer Will then see that it is to his
oWninterest to increase by faithful
labor the capital Of his master. This
| principle should mold good think be-
tween father and son between mother
and daughter. While still young
give the boy colt or calf, and girl
something to make for future use,
with the understanding that they
shall be their own when they grow
up and at once you appeal to their
love OF management, their pride in
| ownership. They now have some
thing to talk about that they can call
their own and their attachment for
the place which gives them this pos.
| session is correspondlngly increased.
| With the growth of years more can
! be committed to their keeping which
will serve as a dover when they start
in life for themselves and thus relieve
4 the parents Of the expected gift when
leaving home. 1t has thus served a
double purpose. Many Of the Instances
| III which yodng people leave the par
ents roof before the years of majority,
are brought about by the desire to be
] their own master when an unpleasant
! separation might have been happily
avoided by 4 wise division of interest
in the ownership and management of
J the farm.
/ But the most responsible and we
! believe the most difficult task, since il
is the least studied by farmers as a
class that they have to deal with III
making the farm attractive to the
| young, is entertainment or employ
ment for them in their hours of
! leis9re. These should not be hours
OF pastime merely, but pastime with
Il purpose. Without seeming to in
! terfere the parents should judicl-
ously direct the choice Of amusements
and thus give bent to the inclinations
Of their children. This cours G
given in due time. rs we outlined 1T
the beginning. will make the control
of children in late years Il source Of
| qualification to parents. For hours
Of llghtest recreation companions and
games Of vicious tendencies should
never be permitted. There are enough
! and to spare OF harmless sports rs
| thoroughly enjoyable and much more
manly than those that lead to the
dance, tie saloon. or the gaming table
| that can be engaged III ut home or 1T
the neighbors. Compansllip IS pro-
ductive of social qualities: but evil
company is snbverslvc Of good morals.
Guard well against the latter. Aside
| from school privileges the greatera and
better portion Of y young person S ell
l,cation can he acquired at the fire.
! side and 10 better way Of occupying
/ the hours. between work and rest can
1 be found tflaa i. pursuing i systematic
course Of reading. Every person
should make it Il pratice through life
| 10 spend ut irast one hour each day in
reading something useful. Parents
can virtually noi,. the character Of
/, their children by ohserrin. the
I peculiar tendency Of each one ) mind
/ professional ben. and hy hunoslng
il and supplying il with tie best road
ing there is IN that lire. Reading
should always he done Thoroughly,
t~ ice through. Nyoi novels anattaahy
literature. 4, il ruins the ntn.urN
ami REASONING powers lN It's ,ttnaracl
ai,s ;,iiti cscaie, \ ino.9,:! io.leln. to
~ something visionary.
One oi two good Mrnsparer, ~ 4