The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-01-08

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other human form about the house
But, you say, ais the farmer tt
blame for this ?-"Does he not have
to bear the isolation toO?" Well
first, he is not altogether to blame
perhaps in few cases, not at all
But secondly, 1 must say, the iso
latiop does not fall so heavily on
him. Woman's work, as a house
keeper, Is at best, OF mOnotonous
hum-drum character. She is in
deed a walking "Rule Of Three
Three meals every day, the same
dishes thrice got down and filled
thrice washed, and put back in the
same places, only to wait for morn.
ing, to begin the same circle again,
and, Of course. there are fewer
changes rung on this routine, In the
country, than In town. The writer
Of IN Magazine article, On this very
subject some years ago, said some
thing like this-"What house keep
er has not al some time, been 80
tired Of ceaseless routine, that she
has felt like throwing her dishe 3
out the win dow, just for The change
1t might bring her?" Perhaps
many are too economically inclin-
ed, ever to have felt this way, but,
we do believe women have seemed
broken down, debilitated, and have
taken bitter stuffs as tonics, when
they were just oppressed with
routine and when their disease
might have been named alum
drum" and Its remedy, an entire
change of scene; some fresh, invig-
Grating breaths from the out side
world. Now, the farmer, is hlther
and thlther, over the farm, mingl-
ing with the men at their work, or,
If working himself, pcrchance finds
his neighbor at work In a field ad-
joining. Maybe he has an errand
to neighbours, or maybe another
farmer comes across lots TO talk
over some little business with him,
and, from the length OF time they
sit on the fence, you'd think 1t was
big business, and that they enjoyed
ii as much, AZ two old ladies at
"Aunt Dinah's quilting party"
Then, tits the farmer, not his wife.
who goes once, twice or thrice a
week for the mail, and gets big
whiff from the outside world from
the evening occupants Of the store
boxes In the country store. Then,
the farmer, generally,-mind I'm
generalizing-goes to the nearest
town or city much oftener than
does his wife. No, my farmer
friend, you may not have thought
Of ii, but you are not so isolated as
is your wife. But how mend the
matter. Well, we admit, there are
parts Of 1t, you may not he able to
mend, but We think yon can do
something's to improve them after.
We think of one thing, a very rea-
sonable thing too, which would
lessen this isola lon, materially
that H., If the farmers wife had a
means OF getting away from home,
without depending upon the farm
er, or his work, that ls, when her
own work would permit her abb
sence. Every farmer should keep
at least ono horse, which should
not be expected TO work, unless not
otherwise needed; and that horse
should be his wife's. Don't Just call
1t hers for euphony's sake, and to
make yourself seem generous, and
then use II all the time rsa work
horse. Let 1t be hers first, and any
others, only when she doesn't want
1t. We've not infrequently heard
from a woman OF the country, this
reply TO an Invitation for a certain
time. ayes, IL the horses are not
all busy" which msant, II there
happened to be one horse In the lot,
that no body else had any earthly
use for, she could go. Now, her GO
ing is sufficiently limited by her
own work, with out being hindered
In this way; and We are persuaded,
that 1t il not beyond the possibilit-
les Of almost any farmer, to pro-
vide the extra horse. Your wifi.
will not be unreasonable as to the
quality OF the animal; she'll not
demand "Nancy Hanks"--al-
most any quiet, safe plodding an
imal-a little better than "Jeffl
Davis, horse" hltched to "Seces-
sion's wagon" OF which the old
song said, "They had to keep the
collar tighter, to keep from pulling
through" we think will satisfy her.
We think we can guarantee too,
that she will not be unreasonable
about lending IL. Bless her heart!
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