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New-York tribune., 1906-07-29
COMPARATIVE MORALS
IN THE COUNTRY

IN THE COUNTRY.
Enough evil dsvsloas.
the smallest vIilag, ;,
school the eha-ac.,-
without subiscsIns l.n
overwhelming osEs -
moral and physical 49,.
vation OF the city -4si,
allieds The sts.Ts-.
characters Usuallv ~
from the cOuntrv
well grown youth I-.-zs,
up In good SurTou7s'-r
Is prepared for fr4 -
temptations. Tne fNv-f,
legal prohibitions agtf-.i
vice indicate its vida AZ.
iStence. A cOuntrv -nsa
was never known -
compared with q -
street as a Gchocr ~
crime.
Racetrack EamElIrzs-i
stock speculation a.. c.
known IN the rural d
tricts. There is san aru-
ance Of old fashioned -
lision and patriotism Is
totalism fourlshes II,
use OF narcotic drugs &
not much understood. M
and patriotism. Tsstrssl,
ism fiOurishes. The "a,
Of narcotics Is not mu.1
understood. The cftv
m a Y be the make
place for the talents q
men. but men are mo
duced IN the country. eI
is shown in the o7iglc d
a majority OF our states
men. generals. inventors
orators and writers
New-York tribune., 1906-07-29
MENDING DAY.

How quickly children's clothes Will rip and tear!
Each time ] put of mending till so late.
re'lize that a family OF eight
Can give a loving mother lots of care
II more get born really do declare
I'll put 'em into bed and make 'em wait
My brother hopes to learn to operate.
But there is not child that I would spare
He's borrowed three that he pretends are dead.
But won't even think OF such thin!
And yet at mending time I've often said
I almost wished-though p'raps it is sin
That God had sent some paper dolls instead
Whose clothes only painted on their sldn.
Burgess Johnson. IN Everybodys.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-29
IN THE CITY.

The public schools are
unrivailed for equipment
and instruction. The
most scientific methods
are IN use, combining the
"three RS" with draw
ing, music, hand work
and nature study. Aux
Mary lectures are given.
sSood libraries are at the
sisposa1 OF the pupil.
There is talk Of feeding
school children and all
lowing them reduced
fares on street railroads.
Special officers enforce
attendance.
Kindergartens admira-
bly, develop infantile
minds and relieve moth
ers Of many hours OF
care. Night schools.
ira de an d technical
schools Of all kinds. in
eluding the commercial
colleges, have an i'm
portant place. Every
large city has two or
three universities. law
schools. dental colleges,
theological Semina T ! Q S
and medical institutions
that, being attached to
hospitals, supply theory
and practice at the same
time. Music and painting
are taught by the best
masters.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-29
IN THE CITY.

Rent Is high. but it in
cludes steam heat, hot
and cold water and other
labor saving features.
There is an ornate front
to the most ordinary
apartment house. which
conduces to the satisfac-
tion Of the tenants. Ice,
milk and provisions are
delivered at the door
every day In convenient
quantities. What with
gaslight and gas stoves,
canned meats, re a d y
cooked cereals and deli
catessen, laundry service
and compressed air car
pet cleaning, the house
keeping problem dinin-
ishes to the vanishing
point. A vast deal OF
time, said TO be money,
is saved.
Five or six rooms. just
enough to contain the
family. require lie g
furniture than a whole
house. and II is easier &c
move from one location
to another. It is easier to
keep a few rooms in or
der. Apartments of any
size may be obtained,
suiting the tenants purse
and number Of his fam
fly. The young married
couple may begin life
with three rooms and
bath, and end with
twelve rooms and three
baths.
The department stores,
especially on bargain
days. supply first class
articles at astonishingly
low pric s. Anything
from condensed milk to
a Panama hat, a box of
oranges to a baby car
riage, costs much less
than in the country.
Even butter and eggs
may be less expensive
than in the dairy and
poultry districts. II Is a
standard jest that the
skim milk stays on the
farmers table and the
cream goes to town.
Newspapers, t h g a tire
and concert tickets,
clothes, . jewelry. liquor
and tobacco are obtained
at the lowest cost. Free
entertainments, such as
art museums and ZOOS,
mean pennies save d,
which are ennie 8
earned.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-29

In New York than in the
small villages. The Board
Of Health constantly
works toward perfect
sanitation. II Is signifi-
cant that such a SEEM
ingIy trivial thing as
splitting should be for
bidden und ef penalty
More powerful than the
Supreme Court or the
police, the health officers
have the right 70 enter
any premises and reform
an unsanitary condition.
AT frequent intervals
the drinking water is
tested for microbes
milk meat and vegeta-
tables are inspected not
only for disease germs,
but to find adulteratiOn,
harm full preservatives
and a state of under or
over ripeness. CargOes of
fruit are thrown away
and carloads OF milk
ernptied into the cutters
by the jealous agents of
health. A special depart
ment deals with those
who would skiInp the
stomach by shOrtweight
scales.
Laws essay 60 guar
antee the quality and
quantity OF air people
must have when they
WORK and when they
sleep. A factory has just
so many cubic feet Of
air, and a tenement
house must have a GER
tain air space and pre-
scribed windows. If the
legal atmosphere is dust
laden or insufficient on
the lower floors, yet the
upper apartments enjoy
excellent ventilation. A
top corner fiat on the
East Side itself may have
air as pure as blows from
The ocean. Furthermore.
the numerous p a rk
spaces add to the atmos-
pheric advantage.
Noise also is governed
and mitigated by law.
The piano and the street
hawker m ay be sup
pressed by appeal. At
night the greater part of.
the city Is fairly quiet.
and a ten story apart
ment house may be asI
noiseleSs as a hermit
could wish. In the night
there is no outbreak Of
village dogs nor in the.
morning q sleep-wreck-
ing chorus OF rOOsters.
The city is at least fifty
years ahead of the coun-
try in medical matters.
Untold lives are saved by
the skill of physicians
and the system Of mag
nihcent hospitals, where
rich and poor get nearly
the same treatment. A
man who has appended
It's IN the backwoods
makes out his will; here
he may continue TO die
tate routine correspond
ence from the operating
table. Quic k surgery
New-York tribune., 1906-07-29
LYING EXPENSES.
in THE COUNTRY.

- ~
When you heat your
own house you do not
have to pay for steam
heat in July. A coal
stove in winter and an
open fireplace az other
seasons heat the preten-
tious system OF city fats.
which often has to be re-
infOrced with unhealth-
full oil or gas heaters. 70
Is no economy 70 buy pro-
visions in small quantit-
ties; vegetables by the
quart cost five times the
rate a bCshel; but Il Is
necessary TO have cellar
room to store tn en-.
Household conYeniences
Of the town save time, but
not hard cash.
The homely. comforta-
BILE fittings of a country
home, often family heir
looms and the accumula-
tion Of years, do not cost
more than the inevitably
beyond -yOUr-means furni-
ture of a fiat. The no.
madic practice of city
movings. which partly
shows how uncomfortable
are the Vaunted few
rooms, does not obtain in
the country. Thus an
other source of expense IN
carriage, breakage a n d
wear is eliminated.
People living within
thirty miles of the city
may have the same de-
partment store service,
and even at three hum
dred miles. by paying q
s m all express charge.
Foreign fruits may be
hard to get. but there are
domestic apples. peaches.
pears and berries. But
ter and eggs are general
ly cheaper in town only
at bargain sales. Eggs, at
least. all farmers and
most suburbanites expect
to produce at home. IL
the skim milk rs used for
home consumption. the
farmer has a reason.
These are items of sheer
luxury. ostentation and
that tighten
the purse. Stylish dress.
ten editions Of Il news
paper a day, diamonds,
cocktails, Havana cigars,
vaudeville shows, do not
consume the income Of
the country dweller. He
can get any of these
things In reasonable
and at ration
al ivfay-vyo1Q
New-York tribune., 1906-07-29
ET ATTRACTIONS OF CITY CAREFULLY FSz

the patient 20 the City.
other things being equal
n homo sickrO0m ts bet
ter than a hospital. 1t Is
sadly true that grave
mistakes, especially IN
ere matter OF surgical
Examines and disinfec-
.tiOn. are made in rural
practice. AS for the rare
treatment of tramps who
faII IN in city streets, the
ambulance surgeon rec
iords are against 1t.
In winter the gymuasl-
lum would be a boon 90
country folk yet there
ARE skating. snow show
lelling, wood chOpping and
other healthful exercises.
For other seasons. shoot
ing in the woods. rowing,
swimming, wedding a
garden and pitching hay
with a thFee-tined fork
lBurpass indoor work with
rings and bars. To be
muscular Is not neceS-
Isarily TO have a good
physique, as Is shown by
the athletes who die from
heart disease and con-
sumption. The open air
exercise OF the parks is
not participated In BY the
majority Of GOWnsfOlk.
Tina atmosphere Is still
not OF the best. and the
noisy, pOpulOuS environ
.ment not conducive 20
best results. 10 Is true
that mere farm work is
apt to give One-Sided
% hysi cal development
Fewer baths are taken
and fewer are needed in
the country, except from
an aesthetic point OF
view. Plain brown dirt IS
not like the germ laden
dust Of the town. There
Is also more ventilation
In loose fitting rustic
costumes.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-29
IN THE CITY.

Rustic innocence Is not
virtue achieved against
temptation. and tn &
amount Of real fnnO-
cence may be questioned.
City bred people become
used 90 moderation. and
seeing the dark side OF
ElitteFing evil are not 50
likely 90 be entFapped BY
Il. immortality in pict-
uTes, books and plays IS
severely penalized by
law. Women and school
children are especially
protected from baleful
influences. The common
vaudeville houses are
free from suggestion and
the yelloWest neWspa-
perS aim at a family tone
Of morals
UAAllCJ a II u II 7 - y
finance may exhibit un-
happy instances, but the
majority Of wage earn
ers are honest to a re-
markable degree A pro-
fessional class Of Grim
finals is responsible for
most Of the thievery and
chicane. Large sums OF
money and valuable ar
ticles are daily restored
to owners who have lost
them. Messenger boys
take cash to the bank.
Restaurants where the
customers announce their
own bills lose little.
Finally, If any one
doubts city morality. let
him go to a BOWery mel
Odrama and see the eX-
alted reward OF virtue
and the terrible punish
ment OF vIllany.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-29
but, then, Every
Man Likes to Choose for Hin1self-This May Help
linn To Do So Wisely.

,leannOt be In q great pop
,lulatiOn. A man knows
'lexactly where his milk,
Ilmeat and vegetables coms
.lfrOm; in a serious ept-
ldernic he can quarantine
his family and subsist on
homemade bread. dOmes-
iltic poultry and eggs. MIS-
cellaneOus diseases are
mot acquired in public
,ltonveyances and resorts.
! Moreover, in the wide,
,lsunlit spaces Of the coun-
.ltry the sanitary precau-
lltiOus of town are unnec-
essary.
i AdulteratiOn OK food
iIrarely interests the coun-
.Itryman, who has home
made bread instead OF
bakers loaves. home pre-
served fruit in place OF
glucose mixtures, dOmes-
,ltic hams in the smoke
I house and a barrel OF
.Ipork in the cellar. No
fear that the apples are
.lunfit to eat or that the
cider has been treated
with sallcylic acid. A
village grocer scarcely
ldares 70 shOrtweight his
|neighbOrs and fellow pill
lars Of the church.
! Fortunately legislation
rs not necessary 20 obtain
a bountiful supply OF Oxy-
gen. That is a free gift
TO every human beiug In
the country, and II goes
along with sunlight and
Ia View Of the starry
heavens. The legal air
means anything this side
lOf suffocation. How can
air descend a narrow we'll
and supply twenty inside
bedrooms with healthful
breathing material? Any
lOne coming 20 town from
the country is immediate
Ily cnoked with germ lad
en- dust that shows black
ON his handkerchief.
Gases and foul smells
abound. Even the upper
atmosphere. pure by COM
lparison with the street
level. is nothing 70 the
IuntaInted breeze t h q {
blows over forest and
meadow.
The same observations
apply to noise. Sleep is
mot Systematically muir
Idered I'm the country, so
that laws and regulations
lare required. II dogs and
IrOOsters sometimes trrt-
tate there is the soothing
lullaby Of tree frogs and
crickets. An occasional
distant railway train IS
not like the frequent
tiangIing, roaring of cleo
ltric car and elevated. A
city man pays tribute 20
country quiet when no
says he can hear 1t.
Admit medical inferior
|ity, vet a little science
goes a long way on a
healthy outdoor Constitu-
.tion. An Australian BUSH
man survives having =
head split open without
scientific attendance. and
in a measure civilized
outdoor liverS show the
same hardihOod. 7 h 9
country doctor, with all
his imperfections. does
| good work on general all
lTnents, and has the adj
Vantage OF knowing the
Iprecise history of each
lpatient. IF a case re-
0uires exceptional or sur
lgicaI treatment, he sends
New-York tribune., 1906-07-29
FREAKS OF THE LAVA.

At one house. which had been entirely sur
rounded by the food. but not destroyed, one
saw people, on top OF the mass OF lava, entering
the upper windows with q ladder and bringing
forth their household goods, 20 transport them
10 place Of safety. Ono vineyard was SURE
rounded on three sides by this dividing current.
and 1t was possible 70 walk into it among the
lines OF trimmed vines. and 20 perceive the nre
stiu glowing IN the towering walls OF lava on
each SIDE Tho people attributed this remark
able phenomenon 20 the miraculous intervention
OF their Madonna, "Our Lady OF yhe Shows g
with whose sacred image they had oontrouted
New-York tribune., 1906-07-29

How many of those who
start out to make a city
career succeed? What a
chance has a small mer.
chant against the great
business houses. backed
by millions OF capital? A
crossroads storekeeper is
more apt TO gain a COM
( potency and is in less
danger OF becoming abso-
/ lutely bankrupt. Heads
of departments and chiefs
of police are rare COM
! pared 70 the majority. It
sounds nice to be a midi
dleman and take the main
profits, but that, too, is a
| gamble.
I,he extent OF Oppor-
tunity is largely an illu-
sion. To most people a
variety of occupations
means q waste Of time
and energy. A little
clerking, canvassing, sign
painting ana what not
may qualify for a jack
! of-all-trades, but does
not usually lead to an
eminent height. Every
city is full of these vain
| ly versatile persons. The
4 average mechanic. on the
/ other hand, has no ability
\ TO shift even from one de-
j partment of his trade to
] another. A cou ntrY
rim { er, carpenter or
| plumber has a wider
knowledge than the spe-
| cializcd tradesman of the
town. The country printer
may become an employer
editor, the carpenter a
house builder; not so the
urban typesetter and mar
iroWIy trained cabinet
4 maker. If big law firms
employ young attorneys
1t is often TO the latter'S
detriment, who are COM
PEELED to perform a mar
row task in lieu of the
beneficial general work
they would have in a
country squire's office.
A doctor is compensated
l for fame and fortune
/ with a comfortable home,
the great respect and es-
i TEEN of his community.
/ Like the lawyer and the
/ clergyman, he is one of
/ the leading lights. Fees
!, are small. but there is no
4 great expense for medi-
cines and equipments.
I Temptation to drug TAX
ling through overwork and
illegal operations through
/ financial need is not his.
Art may not be produced
for rustlcs, yet the coun-
try is it's inspiration.
! Painter, poet and musi-
clan f1nd their principal
subjects in nature.
Women have plenty Of
occupation in the country.
lis II not better to teach
| q district school than be
a poorly paid shopgirl or
a typewriter living in a
hall bedroom? Music
! teaching, d e cora tive
painting, fancy sewing,
chicken raising, market
gardening and fruit pre-
serving are other actlvl-
tiles of the country won1-
Ian that may serve for pin
money or as a regular
means of livelihood. And,
unlike her urban sister,
when she has once gained
a husband she knows how
to manage the home.
The quick rise Of the
city is enticing. but the
swift and profound falls
must be also noted. Mill
lionaire to-day and beggar
tomorrow does not dis
lturb the rural balance.
| Nobody starves in the
country.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-29
THE NATTER OF HEALTH.
IN THE COUNTRY.

Granting a lack OF san
ltary precautions, It IS
possible for the individual
country dweller to guard
his home a n d family
against contagi0n. The
sources of danger are
soor discovered, as they
New-York tribune., 1906-07-29
SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES.
IN THE COUNTRY.

There are good schools
also within the sphere OF
city influence. It Is pos
sible 20 have up-tO-datS
books in a small country
school, and with fewer
pupils in the classes the
instruction is apt to be
better. Splitting " o o d
and setting traps are
good hand work. while
the young climber OF
trees and collector Ot
birds eggs does not need
TO examine stuffed sp9ct-
mems.
There IS no kindergar-
ten like a country kitch-
en- and q backyard with
flowers, chickens, pet cat
and dog. The varied eX-
peFienCe Of outdoor lire
Is better for adolescence
than many books Tne
first thing for every hu-
man being to learn IS the
natural life between earth
and sky. But there are
many seFninaries and coll
leges located in small
towns. Advanced students
living within fifty miles
Of the city may attend
the higher institutions by
having a communication
rate on the railroads
New-York tribune., 1906-07-29
IN THE CITY.

The organized science
of eat communities
does not allow the spread
of contagious diseases.
Fewer people proportion
ately die of smallpox,
pneumonia and typhoid
New-York tribune., 1906-07-29
HOW TO swIM-rHn SIDE sTPoKp

Whether man be q swimmer OF not ln TAX
ing up new stroke he should begin with tho
leg movement only. In the side stroke n Is
called tho scissor kick To acquire it find a
place With water az least three feet IN (epth
where you can use either stationary or a g0at-
Ing support. Take hold OF this support and let
your body rest on the water. on tts side. with
legs straight and we'll together and feet ff
standing on uptoe. Choose tho side that feels
most comfortable Now proceed to opan the
New-York tribune., 1906-07-29

cures long standing and
painful troubles that the
rural Inhabitants often
treats with herbs ana
patent medicines. At
tendance, medicines and
surgical apparatus cost
nothing to those who are
without means. lf 2
tramp falls ill In the
street he ia promptly
taken 70 a first class nos
pifsl and cured at the
public expense.
Gymnasiums and baths
are important features
OF health preservation.
The all round symmetri-
cal exercise Of the gym
nasiurn. an hour a day,
ought 20 keep the city
man In a better physical
condition than his rural
cousin can achieve. Are
not athletes and prize
fighters products OF the
gymnasium? These IN
stitutiOns are public end
private, cOnferring their
benefits on woman as
well as man. Golf links
and 9th er outdoor
grounds for sport in the
parks might be classed
with the indoor means
OF exercise. AS for bath
ing it Is peculiarly an
urban habit, INDUCED IN
daily as against the al
legged once q week Of
rurality. Free public
baths are becoming
numerous. The Turkish
and Russian baths. with
massage, are q special
advantage to semi-in-
vaIids, obese persons and
those who want to get
rid OF the mOrning-after
feeling.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-29

Everybody goes 20 the
city ito make a career.
The sm all merchant
hopes 20 found a depart
ment store. the clerk
will become a buyer, the
patrolman win end as
chief of police. Many dis
cover that the middle
man is mightier than the
producer; the secret OF
prodigioUs success Is 60
juggle with the work OF
others hands. whether a
carload OF potatoes or a
block Of railroad stock.
A cunning brain may
Outdistance capital and
patient toll.
There is a great varie-
" Of opportunity. A
man does not have to
stick 10 one trade or
business. There are SC
many laolers to success
that he can shift from
one TO the other, often
without losing any ma
terlal advantage. Expert
ence Of all sorts becomes
valuable IN this acrobat.
ic rise. A lawyer, fOl
instance, is in natu'
raj training for politicz
finance or Journalism. A
life insurance agent
turns readily to real es-
tate. A hotel clerk may
become cashier i'm a res
taurant or manage a
bucket shop. Often a
trade serves as a main
stay to a man who is
aiming to establish him
self in a profession. One
who fails In business OF
profession can find work
tn the same line. The
big law firms employ
young and broken down
lawyers; the department
stores engage embryo
Stewards and bankrup.
grocers.
No doctor expects to
win fame and fortune
outside Of the city. Biz
operations and big fee.
are not known IN ths
rural districts. Legal ad
vice comes cheap. This
inventor, musician and
painter find no marksr
for their wares. Archi,
lecture cannot flourish
where the village carpen.
fer rules. and orchestral
compositions are not re-
Quired for a Fourth OF
July brass band.
The new occupations Of
woman are owed TO the
city. She has the privi-
lege Of a hundred inde-
pendent callings, from
shop work to private
secretaryship and profess
sional careers. If she
does not engage in an
occupation as a life work
1t is an educatiVe expert
ence. a means of earn
ing pin money, a stopgap
until matrimony, and
often the direct, best
method Of gaining a hus-
band.
From Office boy to mill
ionaire in a dozen years
is the type OF urban sue
cess. The possibility is
dazzling. Who does not
hope for a grand prize IN
the lottery, either by
grace of luck or superior
skill?
New-York tribune., 1906-07-29
THE GAS SITUATION IN NEW YORK

The worst feature Of the gas situation I'm New
York so far as the interests OF the general public
are concerned lies in the disposition OF the
money which has poured into the treasury OF the
Consolidated Gas Company. Instead OF usinl,
these millions strictly in the development OF its
gas business, the company has devoted the
greater part Of them to the acquisition OF the
securities OF electric lighting and other COM
panies which have far paid either very low
dividends or none at all
Without regard to this state of affairs how
ever. the Consolidated has continued 70 charge
It's customers enough 20 enable g 20 nav s per
cent dividends on it's own capital Of $4,000 900
although only about one-third OF {t Is invested
in it's gas plants, with the result that the gas
consumers are in fact being taxed through their
gas bills TO meet deficiency created by the In
vestment in securities which have so far proved
improbable. Eventually. these electric lighting
companies are certain to make enormous profits,
and as they are owned by the Consolidated Gas
Company these profits VIII pour into the Con-
solidated's treasury. What then Is 20 become
of the publics interest? Will the price Of gas
be voluntarily reduced because OF the trusts
greater income or will the prosperity DO made
the basis for another watering OF the stock Z?
Whatever the future has In store, the fact re-
mains that at the present time competition has
been stined. and whether one uses gas, cleo
tricity. only kerosene IL Is all the same 20 the
men who are waiting with open pockets at the
confluence OF the golden streams.-Sherman
Morse. IN The American Magazine.