The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-09-01


takably, the waning importance OF the
home Now, since the family Is the
social unit, the home Is the all-impor-
tant social influence. IL is not only
the creator Of national happiness. but
| IL Is the conseryator Of all the national
morality, and IL Is mere nonsense "a
assert that the morals OF the nation al
large are corrupt while those within
the home are spotless and free from
reproach. III a tree is good its fruit
will not be corrupt. We have the
warrant CT Scripture as well as of ex-
perience for this fact: "A good tree
cannot bring forth evil fruit"
We may say. without pushing the
subject further into the unpleasant
domain OF discussion. that the very
attitude of the so-called Performers
condemns them as the deadliest enc
mics of the home. This attitude is
that Of warfare and opposition. Sc
determined are they TO fight, that II
no real opponent presents himself,
they will put up a man OF straw "a
knock down. Now the essential ele-
ment of home happiness is peace, and
when warfare enters there Is no more
happiness, ana the home itself must
either be rent asunder. or IL sustained,
must remain hell on earth, living
type of the abode OF the lost in the
inferno of poets and theologians,
None of the virtues can thrive in the
chill atmosphere Of wrangling and
dissent; they shriyel up like roses be,
fore the polar winds. Is IL possible
then, that children dwelling in such
homes can ever make good men and
women?
IL has been said, and truer word
was never uttered, that the happiness
and well-being OF the race depends
upon the kindly feeling OF the sexes
toward each other. And this does mol
simply include the passional attraction
between man and woman, which is
Natures provision to insure the per.
petIation of the race, but also takes
in affection, founded on the various
kindly relations existing between the
sexes In all civilized countries. II
comprehends not only the tilial devo,
ton of tho son TO the mother. the
frank kindness of the brother TO the
sister, the tender protecting love OF
the father toward the daughter, but
also duteous return OF affection and
kindly offices on the part of the
daughter, sister, and mother. The
maternal instinct, being an inheritance
Of the animal nature as we'll as
the spiritual in the human race
is very strong; 1t Is natures sec,
ond provision for the preservation
of the race. since Of the infant
being was not cared for Il would per-
ish during the helpless PERIOD OF in.
fancy. But the other forms Of family
love are the growths OF civilization,
and mark, distinctly, the spiritual ad:
vance of the family type of to-day
over that Of the savage tribes. And
when we compare the condition of wo'
men In the educated Anglo-Saxon
community, and that among Hotten-
tots, and remember that the triumph
over nature, OF which our nineteenth
century science issihe very flower and
perfection, has been altogether won by
the sturdy strength and the dauntles'
courage Of the masculine half OF hu.
manity, IL seems TO us that woman's
gratitude is, TO degree at least, due "a
those stronghanded and braye-spirit-
ed fathers, husbands, and brothers.
But we do not wish To condemn OF
even carp at "either side of the house. =
The home unity which is 10 make the
family hearth the sweetest place this
side of heaven can only be assured
when each member thereof sees his
Tor herr own faults rather than anoth.
er's, and seeks, not his Tor herr well
being first, but that of other members.
When the wife, sister, mother, daugh-
ter does not say, Am / getting all
my proper rights from the othersY'
but, Am | doing all in my power Ia
make the other members Of my family
happyY' And when the husband does
not growl to himself that his wife is
growing very careless of her duties,
but asks himself whether his generous
duty rs protector and friend Is duly
fulfilled. love myself last" said
Shakespeare, and If this principle
could be made the guiding rule OF all
lives the very shunshine of heaven
would irradiate our united, happy
homes.-Chicdgo HouSekeeper.