St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-03-04

Cl0ly zone. ne DOCK II well OCuECs tue
door is well grained, the chandelier is
we'll swung. the work is grandly accom-
plished. lie not among those employ
ers who never say anything to their
employees except to swear at them. Do
not be afraid you will make that me
chanic 50 puffed up and arrogant he
will never again want to be seen With
working apron or in shirt sleeves, for
before the night comes OF that day
when you praise him there will be
lawusit brought against him because he
did not finish his work rs soon as he
promised it, forgetful Of the fact that
his wife has been sick and two OF his
children have died Of scarlet fever and
be has had felon on finger Of the
right hand. Denounced perhaps be-
cause the paint is so very faint in color.
not recognizing the fact that the me-
chanic himself has been cheated out of
the right ingredients. and that he did
not find out the trouble in time, or
scolded ut because he seems 10 have
lamed horse by unskillful khceing
when the horse has for months had
spawn or ringbone or springhait. You
feel you have the right to find fault
with a mechanic when he does III. Do
you ever praise . mechanic when he
does we'll?
Encourage the farmers. They come
into your stores. you meet them 10 tie
city markets, You often associate with
them in the summer months. Office
seekers 60 through the land. and they
stand on political platforms. and they
tell the farmers tie story about the
independent life Of farmer, giving
flattery where they ought to give SYM
pathy. Independent of whato ! was
brought up on a farm: I worked on
farm; I know all about it. hardly
saw n city until | was grown. and ! tell
YOU that there is NO class of people in
the country who have it harder ard
who more need :our sympathy than
farmers. independents Of what? Ofthe
curculio that stings the peach trees.
OF the rust in the wheat. Of the long
rain, with the rye down? Indctend-
ent of the grasshopper. Of the locust.
of the army worm. Of the potato hug?
Independent of the drought that burns
up the harvest? Independent Of the
COW with the hollow horn. or the sheep
with the foot rot, or the pet horse with
nail in his hoof2 Independent of the
cold that freezes out the winter grain ?
Independent of the STOW bank ont of
which he must shovel himself? Inde-
pendent Of the cold weather when he
stands thrashing his nuinbed fingers
around his body to keep them from
being frosted?- Independent of the
frozen ears and the frozen feet? In
dependent Of what? Fancy farmers
who have made their fortunes In the
city and 90 out in the country 10 build
houses with all the modern improve
ments and make farming luxury may
not need any solace. but the yeomanry
who get their living out OF the soil ard
who that way have TO clothe theiP fam
H. and educate their children and
pay tAeie taxes and meet the interest
Lon. uekSeaged faTnss such meu And Z
terrific struggle. l demand that Office
seekers and politicians fold up their
gaseous and imbecile speeches about
the Independent life Of q farmer and
substitute some word of comfort
drawn from the fact that they are free
from city conventionalitics and city
epidemics and city Temptations
NV most vivid remembrance of boy
hood is of my father coming in on q
very hot day from the harvesting field
ard seating himself on the doorsiii be-
cause he was too faint to get into the
house. the perspiration streaming from
forehead and from chin. and my moth
er trying 10 resuscitate him with q
cup of cold water which he was too
faint to hold TO his own lips. while
saying TO uy: Don't lie frightened; {;
there's nothing the matter. A little
tired. that's all; little tired" Ever
since that day. when I hear people
| talking about the Independent life Of
farmer I see through the sham.
Farmers want not your batteries, but
your sympathies-
Encourage the doctors. You praise
the doctor when he brings you up from
an awfnl crisis Of disease, but do you
praise the doctor when, through skill
| ful treatment OF the incipient stages Of
disease, he keeps you from sinking
| down to the awful crisis? There II .
great deal Of cheap and heartlesS Wit
about doctors, but notice that the peo-
pie who get on that wit are the arat to
send for a doctor when there is any
| thing the matter. There are those who
| undertake to say in our day that doe.
tors are really useless. One man has
written a book entitled: Every Man
His Own Doctor" That author ought
10 write one more book entitled: "Every
Man His Own Undertaken" "Oh, says
some one, physicians in constant pres
ence 81 pain get hard heartfelt" Dc
they? The most celebrated surgeon oi
the last generation stood in . clinical
department Of one Of the New Yorl
medical colleges. the students gathered
in the -amphitbeater to see very pain
full operation on little child. The Ole
surgeon said: Gentlemen, excuse m,
il / retire. These surgeons can do thil
az well as can. and as get older j.
gives me more and more distress to SCI
pain"
Physicians have so many hardships
so many interruptions, 20 many annoy
ances, am glad they have 70 many en-
couragements. All doors open &
them. They are welcome to mansiol
and to cot. Little children shout whel
they see them coming down the road
and the aged. recognizing the step. lool
up and say: Doctor, i. that you z
They stand between our families an,
the grave. fighting back the troops Q
disorder that come up from their en-
campment by the cold river. Nc on
hears such thanks as the doctor hear.
Encourage the lawyers. They ar
often cheated out Of their fees and ;
often have to breathe the villoinous Al
Of courtrooms, and they SO often hav
to bear pcndcrous responsibility, an
they have to maintain against tn
sharks in their profession the dignit
Of that calling which was houored b
the fact that the only man allowed
stand on Mount Sinai beside the Lor
was Moses. the lawyer. and thst the b
bic spoke Of Christ as the advocate. Er