The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-04-09

~ y liMCSshO VI Ichg----INhI 40rsIuG DULY ana
rest Tor. the mind, from fat!ig cue and from,
care. The best of Homes III the most
restful. and the worst il that wherein
rest is Impossible. 1t is the restfulness
OF the true home that Mnkea II SO inef.
fably sweet to Its inmates. Where else.
IL not in the shelter Of home, shall our
wearied spirits seek rest from the buffet;
ings Of M unkind world Home Is only
homo il 1t il Il placd Of, rest. s.
a German proyerb says that labor
sWeetens life, but Its eXcellencesis all lost
to one who has not enjoyed perfect rest
utter labor. or the delicious restfulness
of labor itself, Labor without rest
makes life grievous, and rest without
labor is impossible. Life's sweetness lies
in proper alternations of labor and rest.
Only those who have performed ia
tiguing lnbor know what rest Ia, md how
it sweetens life. Even heaven, MS a
place Of rest, has bnt feeble and shad-
owy attractions for those who have not
experienced the hicssedness of rest after
labor i'll this world. l.. =# g.ssgg5. j. ]
Rest Is n rich blessing that compcA-
safes us for oil necessary toll. 1t is a
blessing that oil may appropriate and
that none ought to neglect. The condi-
tion,+ labor. may be Objectionable to
many; but labor itself is no evil, and the
hope Of rest lightens the most arduous
toll. Laboring and having labored. we
must NOT cheat ourselves. OF that rest to
which we aye entitled. Let us all take
our rest rciigiously, systematically and
enthusiastically if We would. remain
fresh, vigorous and hopeful. Home
makers. insyour plans and calculate
FOR the future. do not forget to- make
proper allowance for the requirements of
rest for yourselves and those near and
dear to you. = - - - +
But let us not confound rest with idle
ness, after the manner of lazy people.
The ptrest and most wholesome and re.
treshing rest is often TO be found in mere
change Of occupation: This enables us
70 attend to the wants Of the body and
of the mind in turn. After severe phys
lcal exertion nothing can be more agree
able or restful to the weary toiler than
light, mental employment. The reading
OF an entertaining book or periodical or
the perusal of a newspaper affords the
most delightful rest at evening to one
who he's borne the heat and burden of
the: day. What blessed dispensation
OF Providence in behalf of those who are
obliged to earn their daily bread by the
of bodily recreation for them are found
in hose occupations which are most con.
duciye to mental improvement.
Life Is too precious to be wasted to
any extent i'll idleness, and the wise per
son, therefore, seeks to make even his
intervals of rest periods of useful activ-
lty: Does that seem paradoxical? 1t
Will not. if: YOU remember that perfect
rest is pure activity. Such will be the
heavenly rest that remaincth for the
children Of god: We may approximate
vary our employments intelligently. The
very essence of wisdom in true living
consists in making ones :labors restfu]
and ones, rest fruitful of progress, the
foolish man is idle when he rests. and
misses the blessing.-A. S. Brendle in
Good Housekeeping.
How to Visit the Sick.
1t was at the close of beautiful, sun
ny day | dropped i'll for a moment S
call upon my invalid friend, to find her,
not as / generally did, with bright eyes
and welcoming smile, but exhausted and
quiycring in every nerve
WHAT cried l., ''is it one Of your
hard days?"
'*Hard?" she replied; ooh, the very
hardest. believe every nerve is bleed
ing; all my courage is gone, and have
spent my strength for naught.
s"The day has been beautiful and /
have had strea IN Of callers, and of all
the throng who have passed iii and out
my room, not one has brought d message
of helping, not one has left me with an
the army of grumblers, too," she contin-
ued. rs her eyes met mine, full of tears,
'but these little great stings wear on me
dreadfully, and all the worries have been
so tritling-llot worth speaking about
so much better jlnSDOken,.
When women can get ont into God &
sunshine, why don't they; leave their
kitchens, their household details behind
them and get beyond?
"Why, l can tell you the failings Of a
dozen contrary servants, of the inlper-
fections and virtues of many husbands
and children, what an overwhelming
trouble a dress home from the dress
makers with wrinkle in it, may be-"
and, really, the catalogue is too lengthy
to bear repeating. 1t: all seems 50 small
in the face of real sorrows and cares
such as you and | have known, so !
over ina ginary woes, and it is such a
waste. l feel little ashamed, too, for
my sex that they do not rise above such
u low lcyel-it may be womanish in
them, but it is not womanly. I've been
wondering if they carry these little
frettings back to their various homes
it they do, l am not surprised that men
are glad to spend their evenings at their
clubs. [ have looked into every face
today; hoping some brace message was
being sent me out Of Gods glorious
world by one of His ministering angels,
but their ears were deaf to angels
voices, and they and I have been. feed
ing OH husks, so I am very hungry. I'm
glad you have come. Now, tell me your
latest thought culled from your favo-
rite book. I know you've come full Of
it,"
Poor little Invalid! 1t was no time
for interchange Of thought. She was 50
spent with pain and WEAKNESS, bias,
from gospel trumpet would hardly
have aroused her; what could I do for
my friend but lay my hand on her few
brought quickly the smiles L longed to
see, and leave her with a loving kiss, to
enjoy the much-needed rest
went on my homeward- way. soberly,
wondering why we women SO, often al
low ourselves to carry our .veXatiOns
about US like a perfume, and not:a sweet
perfume, either, and leave behind us at
every stopping place not the inspirat ton
of life nobly lived, but the trail of the
serpent. the seed of discomfort, :fretting
and useless anxieties over petty things
To the sick, at least, one ought to be
unselfish enough to carry words of hope
and courage. The minutest detail Of out.
door life, under a sparkling wit, may be
full of interest to one who never sees
the world, except through all open win.
dow.
"A beautiful thought under the touch of
q cultured mind becomes more beautiful
and she who carries such to a sick room
may chase the shadows away for many
hours. 1t is selfish, not to say rude, to
intrude our personal woes upon others
There is place for such condolences, but
it is not in the sick room or the social
call.
Perhaps when we learn to make ali
our calls seasons of interchange Of high
or thought or helps to nobler living, We
shall cease to dread making them, and
what is now tardily executed duty
may become d blessed privilege. Sup
pose we fry it.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
- The Danger of Confidence.
Everything, that is delightful is dan
gcrous, and the woman friend. on ac-
count of the very. sympathy and under