Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-09-05
THE LOVE OF HOME
6TF OHGLY IMPLANTED IN THE
HUMAN HEART.
Writer in the Ladies' World Pleads
for Interesting Associations for the
Family-Their Value in Af.e>- Life
the Reward.

Al! ami. - as vel as rnau. exhj,.tt :
| the home II &c. The cat and tlf
dog fnrifi4:4 tasa:5iar examples Of It
though it world seem strongest in the
cat. iaaslsnzt as fe inc felicity is
never eomI1ete or even tolerable
away fron, home, While the dog goes
with his master far away from hon
apparently: Gtteri.. zargetful of home
While the e,oss loves home, yet he fre
quently acts as If to say, What is
home without master?"
Even in the vegetable world we find
evidences OF home characteristics
shown by certain plants selecting cor
genial locations. and they sicken and
die inconsistencies? When placed il
quite dissimi'ar spots, says A. T
Reed, NJ. D., ia the Ladies' World.
How much man enters into the
home idea neeu not be dwelt upon.
the importance ef to7sa to him being
automatic: yet the relation of home
influence to human character does no,
burden the human heart sufficiently
atty to home SO needfnl to the gen
eral acquisition ef the sal1ltary anf
softening effects of this benign III
1uence, which Is the most precious
Of human endowma ants.
What. then, is the safeguard of Ivy.
atty to home-that place SO freighted
with either s cd or i'll? My answer
in brief Is, making home stronghold
Of interesting associations that shall
grow mere valuable with a&Ged years
Begin early TO inetil irto life the
feelings derived from these associ;a
beautifying of home.
Let him who heautifies home see
that the child within it's walls shah
get the full effect OF its beautiful en-
vironments. Acute poetical percep
tons and fine eensibilities arising
ssum the development of the creative
faculties. are much assisted by the or.
name 2tal; comelinesa in nature finds
It's counterpart in human nature. ot}e'
things being equal. Childhood IS pc
culiarly susceptible to such iuiiu
ences.
From the brook that runs through
the picturesque meadow from the
messy dell from the grassy green hill
side, from the cheerful dGattara Of
lawn beneath the henie ,ant s.lade OK
beautiful trees, childhood gathers it's
,eal-giving romance; lasting impress
sions that. with the passing of time
and people, serve to sWeeteN the
stern realities" ol later life. These
things are fashionegs oi character.
driving out the cold coarse part of ia.
ture and replacing with that tender
ness which in every phase of life, is
freighted with loyalty to the cause
from which it springs.
Teach the young, both by precept
and example, to take an interest in
home, Teach them to realize the ne
cessity Of having homes and Of add
ing comforts to them, and that each
member has duties to this end; and
once the farreaching results of these
duties are realized, their performance
will be q pleasure, just from the fact
Nj ItciIuS lHdL OllS Has dQucu SOIit
thing substantial to the place that is
most tn him.
Inculcate the idea that home is
brlwark we are building against the
encroachments of the worlds perplex
Gties, annoyances and temptations,
and strive to have each member of
the household not only willing, but
eager to put a brick in this structure
Of conf ort and future security.
Thus, and only thus, may we Sc
cure, not simply loyalty to home.
but the perpetuity of home, inasmuch
as this deepened interest Will extend
and its beneficial effects go down the
ages like as a ripple started in the
water goes circling to the farther
shore of the lake.
If the safeguard of the hIme is tho
safeguard of the nation, how very inn
cortant this work SO much neglected
nv tho u,1ASoo}