The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-03-01
W0MAM'S ElEGD0M
CORRESPONDENCE

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Mrs J. s. Wall. Improve. Miss-I hearth
| Is agree with --'s letter in last weeks
| Constitution. It's a great mistake that
| more Of the sisters don't call attention to
the Importance of looking our best" at
| home. and It's still greater mistake that
| all don't practice this. Home should be
not merely THE abode OF papa and mann
| ma, a place whore brothers and sisters
meet" hut 70 should be the most attractive
place IN the world. Not attractive for it,
| fncry: "bc IL ever so humble. there's no
| place like home" fully believe this IS the
true meaning and intention of every home.
/ but very often we find different state Of
affairs existing in the humble as well as
the more elegant homes. The first fault Is
/ found IN not being cheerful-.not trying to
] look our best" While every lady can't
afford any extravaganza. surely no one Is
/ so poor they can't keep an afternoon dress
10 wear while sewing. reading. etc. But
! we hear ladies saying. 81 just can't find
/ time TO rcad an hour or 50 every evening.
] Here is another fault IN home happiness.
Too many are Just servants TO work either
! through "A desire TO surpass there neighbors
or for some other reason equally as pre-
sumptuous. Now. surely the mind culture
/ IS ol far more Importance than any little
gain here. And Just as sure the house
wife becomes Il slave TO her household du-
! ties YOU viii see her looking anything but
pleasant al might when the tired husband
comes home from his daily toll. soon
traces Of carc-worn viii make their appear
ance she viii lose that sweet disposition
4 which probably had won her husbands ar
lection in her eirihood days. and the chll-
art,n Will begin to wonder why don't
mamma always look as cheerful as she
/ us, to. aud what makes papa look 50 tired
and gloomy It night" would suggest tho
! follow ing programme for every day hapDl-
there
VIII he some alterations owing 10 sickness.
mlsfortuucs OF various kmds. etc. BEGIN
every days work with a cheerful heart,
I thankful 10 God for all nights blessings,
refreshing sleep protection from harm.
I etc. always have breakfast at the regular
hour aad teach the children to be- ready
when the cli1 bell rings. After breakfast
arrange the house In order for the day. SEQ
that every room IS properly swept and
have all unnecessary articles removed.
Then comes the usual morning duties. Al
ways take the afternoon for light work.
such as sewing etc. and be- sure TO spend
"a few moments IN that most beneficial Of
all work--eading.
Mrs Robert smith Greene. Chonango
County. New Nork.-Early last spring
, the thought occurred to me that there
ought To- bo soma way OF making
money ANA thus eke out the small
amount that there IS 10 be made on a farm.
Several ways and means suggested them
selves 20 me and al last / thought of fer
lcts. knowing that nv brother and had
zone Wcl raising them years ago. at s.
palr a Lttlc brown ferret was purchased
for 81 as commencement, ana as was
unable % buy any moro. d.scouragement
seemed TO stare me 81 tho face when some
snortsIncl wished me 10 keep theirs through
the summer. AS the hunting was over. BY
the Way. the hlnteag season here for rab-
BIT closes March 18th
q
where 20 keep them. as a. that time Of year
the females are kept separate. So an old
ashhouse. smokehoUse one room OF the hen
house ana some old boxes were utilized.
ana one would be surprised 20 see what
One woman dil with a hammer ana nails
sind sotne wire netting. They were fed
scraps from the table and after mating
plenty OF mNat and bread ana miHs Let
m" say rirht here that II IS not the nature
o. flr Etue animals 20 bee cross or uSly.
81 you are krd and gentle with them
They know their names and VIII come as
quick as kitten
They VIII cat anything that n cat or
dog VIII They are especially fond of green
corn and anpies musk melons ana wild
meat of AN kinds. Nothing wiu hurt them
unless u is salt do not give them too
salty Nictmls. Keep their pom clean give
them plenty Of straw ana a nice, warm
hrd Tor their young. Feathers make an
ideal nest for them. They will cover thcm-
Hf4NfN stti Np lll lnftin ana leave only lIltip
aoie 10 crawl In. They are naturally very
hardy ana VIII endure great hardshlps
be sure and give them plenty OF water al
times or the year. for they are 'hard
drinkers The average age Of q ferret "a
from I'VE 10 eight years, but I should adj
wise not Keeping them more than two
years. unless they are unusually good
mothers.
Early one morning IN early May heard
a queer noise I'm one OF their pens and on
looking closely eight little ones were found
and II would have been hard work to have
found more pleased person than l. Tho,
were not larger than young mice and
looked very much Ike them. and long be-
iore lncir eyes We're open they would cat
bread and milk with tha mother. When
they viii eat good take them away from
tale mother and when they WIRE three
months old they were sold for 81 per pair:
hut the last Filters were sold in October
for s. Should two ferrets have little ones
the same age. size and coor one mother
Will bring them mp equally "a wei and an
other can he raised sooner. If they are for
Tattcrs they are fed rich food. which makes
them grow small: n for hunting rabbits
musk rats or mink they are not fed as
often nor "a rich food. II is a mistaken
idea that II they are half-starved they VIII
hunt better. bat If they are expected to do
good work they must be well fed and well
taken care Of.
They will have from one TO seventeen ct
n little and sometimes have three filters
in n season. Last year I sold over seventy
five dollars worth: OF course. that was not
all profit. but with only 81 invested who
show a larger Increase. In the mean
time J did my own work beside taking care
for forty hens. fifty chickens and milking
five cows twice q day.
This year have eight ferrets OF my own
and hope to purchase as many more: have
built neat houses for them and expect TO
go INTO the business quite extensively.
After mine were all soi ! bought all l
could and stlll had orders for fifty pairs
more.