The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-08-23
Farming and Comfort.

Different ages and different coun-
tries have held and hold different
views of ideal life and also Of real
life. Ideal life is purely specula-
tive, while real life Is simply real
istic. The one IL for the dreamer,
the other for the real worker. Life
Ii real. life Is earnest" says the
poet Longfellow. Farmers, like
other men, understand that honest
toll brings swca. to the brow and
that they cannot successfully cope
with lifc's struggles without by
times engaging 80 strenuously In
life's AFFAIRS that the precipitation
comes freely. Such IA sweat may.
however, be Of the very essence OF
comfort, provided care Is taken
that n chill does not cnsuc. IL IN
the reckless sweat and the chill
which may foil w from pure care
lcssness undue exposure, or cess
sation from exercise all at once and
the cooling on too rapidly that
robs sweat of It's value. Sudden
chilling or lowering Of the rcmpcr-
aturc ! lar more dangerous consti-
tutionally than n steady days
work which has kept sweat on the
brow the greater part OF the time.
Thus we might reason on inden-
nitcly, but that IL not our special
purpose at the present timc.
Imagination to some extent u
tiers into every phase Of life, and
we presume farmers are not differ
cnt from other people In this parti-
culnr respect. This idea Is borne
out by the number who imagine
they would be much more comfor-
table were they engaged in some
business or occupation In some
city. This idea as n rule IL purely
imaginary. Work on the farm,
provided such work IL intclligcntly
regulated, both In accordance with
the dictates of reason and ordina-
ry Intelligence, Is general condu-
Give TO health. OF course II n far
mel only displays such intelligence
M indicates that his aspirations
rise no higher than that mcdiocrity
which would make IA newer OF
wood and drawer Of water" II IL
most likely he will not exert him
self very much to make comforts,
either realistic or ideal, but In any
case he II likely to have some ad-
vantagcs over his city kinsman
who IL Of n similar disposition.
With the farmer whose ambition
and aspirations prompt and in
spirc him Alright, 1t Ii different.
His every move has II tendency to-
wards solid comfort. His house,
hold accommodations become sub
stantial aud comfortable rs the
years roll by. His wife aud iami-
ly are provided with what tends to
to %clcvat, improve and strengthen
mentally and physically. But this
sort OF n farmer does not stop here;
his idea Of progress and comfort
are such that his thoughts reach
out to the farm help and also to
the live stock on the farm. The
consequence IL that his help arc
better fed, housed and paid than
other farm hands or help. They
In turn lat least the great majority
OF them realize this, and the con-
sequence is they take n deeper in
tcrcst In their work aud In their
employers property. Hence horses,
cattle and all live stock on the farm
are better attended To and looked
after. Tho stock thrive better and
look better: even the farmers ma
chincry is more carefully laid by
there Is less brcakagc and less
waste.
This short outline gives some in
dication OF farming comforts. Com
forts n also be found to the mu-
tual advantage of everything OF
the farm without in the least pro.
pagnting n spirit OF that undcsira'
bic quality known MS Incidence.
Live Stock Indicator.
COsf of Higher Education In Mis-
souri, Reduced 10 a Minimum.
1t frequently happens that whe,
nua la nlunninu IA attanl u,hnn