St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-10-08

friends with tAe medicine bott!e-hs
last illness being also her nrst
And this b no solitary instance. I
was In those days the rule rather tia,
the exception.
And whyf
Simply because our ancestors hai
none Of the luxuries which now bese
rs on every hand Their dwellings free.
" admitted heavens pure air. Ther<
were no tight gas-oppressed room,
to breed poisonous vapors Of death and
destruction Spices and coudiment,
wee unknown. Sauces for the appe.
tite were among the things undreamed
Of What did . stomach which could
take three ''cquare meals" day want
OF anything to stimulate il to Rreates
| exertionf
Fashion was not thought of. High.
heeled. Darr0w-soled shoes had NOT
been discovered Bustles. pads end
other feminine folderols were moi
known.
Corsets and cosmetics were not cold
In thoso regions II one had inquired
Tor them, the nearest approach which
could have been made to supplying his
wants would have been made In tho
shape Of Goldfish and onions. Five or
six yards Of cloth would make . dreas.
1t did not require thirty, q it now does.
and there were no elastic garte8 and
bands TO stop circulation, and no lead
hair-dyes to induce brain disease. II .
mans hair turned gray. he wore Il %.
and thanked heaven for permitting him
20 live until he was gray-headed.
Confectionery, and pickles, and pre-
ssrves did not and their way into these
healthy homes. The quack medicine
men were not born. Doctors lived
% far away that . patient would die or
get well before they could be got tosee
him.
People did not sit up al night and
lie abed al day. There was no anxiety
felt about the rise or fall Of stockA
bulls" and ''bears" did not exist ex-
cept those which rcamed the forests IN
their own coats Of hair.
unless it might be the pleasant fire.
side corners, where one could at and
see the twinkle of the stars out of the
top Of the ad-throated chimney.
Men and women dressed ~ comfort
They feared God In tho
good old-fashioned way. and were pro-
foundly ignorant Of the perplexingisns
Of to-day.
They ate meat vegetables and corn
bread. and rye hammock; and pancakes
were . luxury.
When they travelled they rode horse
back or walked; and carriages were not
needed nor thought Of
Wen, says somebody, what would you
has M do?
Shall we seek out 'lodge in some
vast wilderness" and live ON roots and
herbs, and eschew civilization and its
delights, in the hope Of getting our
livers in order?
BY no meanA The time for that II
past We cannot 70 back to the era Of |
our grandfather. But We can take
} lesson from it.
We can eat plain food We can avoid |
shun intoxicating liquors |
md poisonous cosmeticA We can |
lress loosely and comfortably, and yet |
be In style; We can keep clean. and be
temperate in al things; we can 60 to
,ed 1t reasonable hours and givesthe /
,rain rest whenever IL Is demanded
No matter IL we Go not leave . fer.
une behind rs; il will be just as well
or our children-probably q great deal
,etter. Il is not 90 much what we can
10 for ourselves - for those who are
o come after us, in this work Of health
Let Ms make the next
'eneration hardy men and women!
Iet rs keep ourselves pure and clean
q flesh and spirit. that nothing unclean
nay descend to our children, and let
. bring mp these children 10 have
ealthy bodies rather than overloaded
rains. Education il good-college
ducation Il to be desired; but . sound
onstitution Is worth more TO . man
han . diploma from every university
{ learning under the sun.
Give the little ones air. exercise.
freedom from the restraint
fashion-give them the presence Of
ome cheerfulness and home love. and
[eaven will give them the rest-Kate
horne, ip n. Y. Weekly.