The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-31

Ju6 I6Eu uOu16S D6 tuhb uOu6 u L"C"
story dwelling or a one room cottage,
a progressive atmosphere marks that
farm. The wife having given careful
study to the laws of hygiene, knows
the urgent necessity of property cooked
food, and cheerfully Rckno Wle6 ges the
culinary art to be the finest of arts
since the genius of tie painter, the
eloquence of the orator, the skill of the
sculptor, the divine sH atus of the
poet, all depends on properly -2ssim-
lated food, and this preparation.
This educated farm wife under
stands fully the importance of santa
tion in all its many ramifications Of
ventilation, cleanliness, pure water
sensible clothing and so on through all
the elements that make up comfort,
contribute to health and thus make
happiness possible. 1t may b. inter,
citing to note here that the original
meaning Of the woman was bread
maker" and is is doubtful whether we
Of to-day, with our improved linguis-
tic facilities, would be able to invent
a higher or sWeeter Charecteriz alton of
the one who stands as wife and mother
than this term, woman" A bread
makfr, and thus a joy and health
giver Surely I o woman c.uld Covet a
higher privilege than to build up the
ply steal and inepire the spiritual.
These are the "woman's rights" be.
slowed on her by divine gift.
In addition to ell the material ad
vantages that may be en- Dyed by the
farmers wife. there are also many of
the intellectual order, Living near
natures heart" she is permitted
the rer privilege OF feeling the Great
Mothers titanic hesrt-throts, and of
garDering many rich lessons of pa
tleDc9 and Systematic fort. All the
wondrous pageant of the years passes
IN urn before her admiring eyes. She
sees the tender baby leaves OF sprirg
when they first begin to bud forth into
delicate greenneFs; she watches them
grow into the luxriant foliage Of sum
mer, and notes with keen appreciation
the gorgeous feast of color they fur.
nish during the autumn; then she sees
with gentle regret the rude winds of
wintee sweep all her favorites into OBJ
livion.
In the qliet grassy hooks around
her home we may indulge in silent
meditation, and in that earnest
thought which alone realizes the
highest ideal of education cultured
growth.
There Is nothing truer than the trite
saying that Life is what we make it, )"
and this aphorism applies to the far.
mer's wife equally as well as to the
farmer himself. While many farmers
wives are mere hopeless drudges, we
must never lose u faith in the bright
side OF country life, and I can cite ex.
amples among my own own personal
aCqlaintances, living within a radius
of ten miles Of pslousas, whose lives
verify my statements about the cul-
ture, comtors and hospitality which
Outlines blossom into the perfect flower
whose fragrance sheds charms over
country homes.
The wife, being a nucleus Of culture,
SIZE rRdiates q refining influence in all
directions, but focuses them chiefy
upon her own home circle. Her hus
oand finds in her his greatest stimulus.
for che ever holds before him high
standards OF attainment, while her
children adore her as one who lovinglv
leads their footsteps in ways of pleas
antnees and paths of peace. Az thew
grow oder and are sent to college their
eyes III back l~ongingly to the dear
home llte' and their chief spur to efort
1 4~--~~