Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-19
MAKING FARM LIFE HAPPY.
An Indiana Warmers Daughter Tells
rfow 10 Help fAcuss Life.

An Indiana FARMERS Danrhtcr fehs
iiow TO Help ,ieue Life.
Miss Jennie r.. Hooker, Of MoCutchan-
willie, Ind, received pripe Of tcDo from Tho
Cosmopolitan Magazine for the best essay
on how to make farm life attractive. Hero
Il nh abstract Of her paper
Young people leave tho farm because
their rural homes are often unattfactive
and lacking In social and educational priv.
Iercs. They have mistaken ideas. too, OF
the pleasures Of city life and OF the labor
connected with stores aud factories. On
the other hand, while farming Is an honor
able, hcaithfii md comparatively indo-
pcndcnt pursuit. II has It's needs III tho
farm M" says an essayist. us 70 be made
thoroughly attractive, u 10 Is 70 bc raised
10 the exalted position u merits, u VIII DO
necessary. first. 20 lessen the task work OF
farming, second. 70 raise maximum crops
and profits. third. 20 surround the work
with intellectual progress. not forgetting
for a single moment 10 properly appreciate
the honorable position Of tho farmer IN tue
community. and last, ard by no means
least. make tho home not only attractive
In appearance, but place wherein dwells
the spirit % harmony"
Labor saving Inventions have iirhtened
tho work Of farmers morn than that Of
their wives. "1'oo often tho wife and
yiothcr Il a poor. overworkod creature.
whose line Of vision seldom extends beyond
the four walls Of her home. vainly rndcav-
orlng 20 furnish the table and cover other
necessary expenses OF the house with the
price Of butter. eggs and poultry" Won
en- on the farm arc not given the full ad'
vantage Of sewing mnchincs, knitting ma
Chimes patent chufns and washing ina.
chimes Girls on tho farms should be paid
for their work. The raising of poultry Is
morc profitable and agreeable than tue
care OF milk aud butter
Women on tho farm should cultivate
reading clubs. good books and periodicals.
The home should 10 made attractive with
interesting literature mud simple, tasteful
decorations Concerts and lectures In the
nolRhborhood should 10 attended. Music
should he cultivated. instrumental II pos.
slhlo, vocal In amy case Books aud music
may DO had by the humblcst farmer who
ever walked between the pillow handles.
and combined with thosu two blessings IL
the home Influence, which cannot occupy
neutral ground. but must bc either bless,
Ing or a eursc.
by all means, then. let there bc domestic
amnscments lresidc pleasures which. even
though they be quiet aud simple, shall
make our rural home happy md not leave
Il an unpleasant place which will obllgc
tho youthful spirit 10 look elsewhere for
Joy. Thc homo should 10 place Of cheer.
fulncss aud unselnshnes-. and whcru the
rights Of the humblcst arc respected. In
too many farm households the father never
unbonds, the mother never feels well
enough to enjoy any pleasures, however
innocent and simple they may be. From
such circle tho younger members arc apt
TO break away.
Tho boy on the farm has often little tlmo
TO himself lie IL put In harness young.
and Is expected 10 rsst from regular labor
by running orrnnds for everybody. II Is
not easy TO keep n boy treated thus on tho
farm after he gets large enough TO shift for
himself. The better way would DO to give
him light tasks, to praise him for honest
effort, To teach him the use OF money and
TO encourage him In little business vent
urns Of his own. a small share Ia tho
crops on patch Of ground for himself will
not he arnisz. Apleasant room adds TO his
contentment, and II hc can have n pony or
horse he might 10 rcckoncd even happy.
VIII young people cared for In this fashion
leave tho farmi