The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-01-29
IN The DINING ROOM.
Fargs the House vyhero Clleer-ulHea
should Abide.


Though cheerfulngss or the pleasant
words, looks, and acts that constitute
such state of being, should parvade
every apartment Of the house, its pres
ence is particularly desira bic In the
diuing-room- The place where all
members Of the family should assemble
three times a day TO supply the wear
and tear of life, should, above oil other
places in the house, be pleasant one
Perhaps the household can come to-
gether only at such times then the
necessity Tor pleasant surroundings be-
comes still more obvious We may not
live to eat but we must eat TO live; and
there are substantial reasons for having
our stated periods for replenlshing the
inner man characterized by relaxation
and general good cheer No where VIII
the touch Of house Tl1elY skill be
palmer shown than ia the dinlng-room,
/ 1t has been said that a house wife. s com
/ pstence could be measured by the
] brightness and cleanliness Of her hearth
and it's belongings. This may or may
not be true, but viii not her dining
/ room and its gppurtenauces furnish b
I correct criterion by which 20 judge here
/ This part of she house should be so con-
/ structgd as 20 be sunny an winter and
! cool and shaded during the heated term
/ Its furniture should be comfortable and
/ cosy, suggcsf i've OF the bright side OF
life Even the pictures on the walls
can be made promOtive OF good diges-
sion, by carefully selecting only such
as represent quiet, peaceful scenes
. Among the guests at an elegant dinner
was an old lady whose husband had
fallen in the late war. A large picture
Of a dreadful battlefield hung just
where she was forsed TO look upCn 30
while at the table It8 vivid portray az
T so affected her susceptible nerves as 70
. cause sudden illness. and she had 20 DO
e. # H
the dining room be such as % repei sad
ness and gloom by awakening a happy
I iovful frame of mind
The functionary eEergias of any or
? gan Of the human system abstracts
energy and force from other organs,
thereby Weakening them for the time
r. being Thus 81 the brain be hard al
2 work force is coucen trased there. and
o. ather organs are unfit for hard service
. The digestive organs are no exception
they can not properly perform the du
tiss required of them 81 other parts o
the system are severely taxed az the
q same time It follows, that all per
F picking cares. business, laborious argu
D., . mentE, thrilling adventure or ans
thing requiring much concentration %
. Thought or energy, should be oauisae-
from the diuiuE-roOm az meal time
"a merry heart doerh good like medl
P cine In no place viii 10 do more E1nt
than around the diniug-room table
Let each member Of the family make d
specially OF saving bright thoughts
bits OF humor hErmlazs jokes. etc
with which % eulivsu the circle at th
Z diuingstzule-
Every housewife should studiousiI
seek 60 make her dining sccoznEloda
tons reatful and refreshing 60 Hnin'
and BODY. especially Tor those mem her
o. . OF her household whose Uoclttuus brlul
them fin contact with Lhe noisy world
Let it be a place 70 which they va
10 gladly co9s. and from which they VA
1 Be- 10th 90 so. O place where they u'a.
receive new strength -ud uesg e9iu12'