Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-02-20

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little things, aud he Who Deglects the
cultivation % manner. In the cultivation
Of the almighty dollar. will hnd again to
he tru. the fable 90 the hare aud the
tortoise.
Til. bring. "a. Ia the pith Of cur sub
lect, the necessity for the artistic ssrN.
log 81 food. The majority of house
kespsr. are mothers, aud to them there
should De- M more vital subject than
,ny relating to the good of their chill.
dreu. The child. hr.t right IL the right
To be xellborn. Henry Ward Bccchsr
expressed great truth when he ssid.
that 10 he could be born right the hrst
time, he'd take his chances on the
second" To b. well-born doe. no,
mean TO be Graded In the LAP OF klnss.
ws.hlngton Irving wrote; "II.rrdiisry
rank may b. q snare aud delu.'ou. hut
hereditary virtue IL . patent of Dobiili,
shl,h far oui.hlne- IN. blsronry at
hersldry. Virtue, breeding NAV b.
found In the humble.t cottage, where
hl.ior, I. made, ne we'll as In the p,lsc-.
20 king.. civil history, natural history.
the history 10 art sud the history 81
Illtsra,ur.-sli must D. explained from
individual history or rrmain words.
And hshlDd each indi, iiusl history IL
the man Who bat dsy since ~ss the
child. The child upon whom the pass
ing Impr-.s ion. 20 the day ~et. making
n.tf.ceahl. marks for good or III. 4
msn passes for whst be !. worth. Whist
he u cngrs,es itself on his facr.
90 Ill. form, on his foriune-, IN
letter. 81 ligh, which all men may rad
hut himself" tonccslm-nt s,sils him
nothing. \ man may play th. f0ol In
IA. dfIfts 20 . desert but every grain al
sand shall seem Ia see. lie may be =
solitary eater, but he cannot Keep hi.
foolish counsel. AZ the manner of his
life, q. 20 ~. breeding so viii he be.
let us nut before us = few very plair,
homely facts. What do ". expect of the
woman " ho In a soiled wrapper, With
her h.ir In curl payers willingly pre-
.ents her-slf AZ IA. morning m-alr Did
Ne see her firsi, do Ne not know ~hs'
her tAbI. must be- !. not environment
necessary to IN. growth of tile .oul'
Do-. not q ~ell-htting gown even AID IN
making your manners more gracious
and . rud,n... les possible, For a
child to be- chroulcally dirty IL the sctusl
re ginning % the lo.s ~ sclf-rrspect.
"a hlch make. possible . smuich upon
the soul. For child Ia cone thrcs
times daily To poorly served, careless
IA kept table I. Ia thrust him Into ths
world With one stone lacking Ia the
foundation 20 nobility % character.
However mesgr. NAV d. the meal. how
ever plain the service, " the table h.
.po,Is.., aud the serving AZ dainty ne
4. possible, an object le..on IL taught OF
no snail value. One-thlrd 81 our live.
A. spent, usually In the company oi
othsr.. st the table. We plan, and study
and strive To make be.t u. 81 the other
Ia % thirds la the cultivation 81 many art.
and scl.nces. Why should not this
third be- made 81 yslue tn the child, II
Ne hs,e no other motive, ne an educs-
tionsl factor for his future goodt For
With children impressions are Tar great
er than that learned by rote. DIR. Walker
long sgo uttered q sentence which ~ill
never b. forgotten: There never ~as a
greater mi.nomer thsn Ia call savage
child % nature" Nature did not make
men To be noble ssvsges, running Wild
In the woods. but 90 cooperate In so-
cI.ty. IL ~'ll do we'll to spend month
or two In the Adirondack or In the
park. of Colorado In the summer, away
from al socisl life; but u IL good be-
cause thee. few weeks of loneliness pre-.
pare the sauce Of hunger for the social
ie..t which IL TO follow. II the true
child Of nature IL he Who IL far.
the.t removed from his savage ancestor,
then let all the arts be cultivated that
will lead him To this higher plain. We
must have klngs, and We must have
mobiles here Ia this free country a well
"a abroad, but We must have the real In
stead IL the titulsr. Respond 90 the
call so touchingly made by Emerson "a
the youpg American. Ca become the no
bill,y % the land, young men, bat re-
member that virtue NJ charity hegibs NJ
home, aud that there IL no place liks
home for the cultivation % the truest III
al msnDsrs--tho.r which spring from
the heart. We may have seetned In stray
far away from tb. suhI~,t az hand, bat
,h. need 90 artistic serving IL "a great
for the Children &c for the guest aud not
half .o much talked about.
The SECOND need 80 artistic serving
should be observed from the economical
point ~ yies. Roast beef. served as
plain ro.s, beef fof four or hse success
sl,e meals, may seem On De- economy IA
the s.m. way II may sem cheaper "a
parchs.s dre.. goods Al hfty ceui. = ysr'
Instead 20 . doll,r. Hut the soots II .
dollar viii not only ~esr tsis~ az ioos
bot look twice AZ ~ell ne long &c tbey
last. TIE palate, which Ia On l.rs. en-
tent the guide-post To Oh. syst.m''
ne~i., crave. ehsug~: and truly, Ia
eating variety IL IN. spice 10 life. That
which simply satisfies hunger IL not
that which s~.t noarishe. the system
bat the first requisite IN good fe~sii.g IL
that the food should ~ pleasing to the
eve. The true artist Ia the culiD-
AIRY profession ~ill disguise the made
over disbss so that not . tomsto.
. sprig ~ parsley ar crust ct bread
nerd be thrown away, but each viii
serve lie o~n purpose Ia the dainty
serving Of the mesl. True economy
will make the dinner table always
q pleasant surprise. A dinner III
soup, hash and lettuce, II served
In courses d.lntiiy prepared, ~ili
seem Ear more pretentious, Will serve
the purpose Tor ~hlch We come To the
table far better, THIN the most sumptu-
Gus dinner csrelessly served. II IL true
economy Of time. of msteriai, Of
strength, aud Of happiness, even, Tn
study, not table decoration, but the art
Of preparing food that it may he served
artlstlcally. do we need 10 20 further
10 exempllfying the need for more art
lsts Ia the kltrhcnt Why should Ne
not demand Of our cooks What We do Of
our dressmakersf Political economy
teaches us there II no supply without