Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-03-01
Beauty the Home

lHealOllOWluS is all eXcellenU aTUl-.
Gle by Prof. J. F. Volta, teacher of
Agriculture at Gustayus Adolphus
College, St. Peter, MINI.
A model country home is to be at
tanned by selecting and assembling
| IN one whole the beauties and the
Projections which are usually seen in
the different homes, it is standard
of perfection. In the making of a
model country home, it is essential
that one should have definite plan,
"a purpose in the work. He must
use common sense, and a general
feeling in favor of economy of effects
should prompt him to seek the line
Of least resistance. 1t is we'll to es-
tablish our homes on grounds that
are comparatively level: after that,
the proper location of such other ap-
propriate buildings about the farm
stead; the placing of flower-beds and
the position of trees and shrubbery
should be sought. The environment,
too, resulting from the varied topo-
graphy should be pleasing to the eye.
1t is needless to point out that in
considering the wants OF a country
place, be it small or large, one must
first think whether the necessities
| for comfort and convenience are Sc
cured such as vegetable gardens,
flower gardens, stables and the neces-
sary farm yards. The walks too, as
we'll as drives are laid out in grace
full slopes. The changes in grade are
made in graceful slopes so that they
represent the best and.most beautiful
in nature. The builder of model
country home must constantly study
and arrange to bring together the
qualities of unity, harmony, variety
and character both inside and outside
of all the objects Immediately sur
rounding such home.
A model country home present to
US living living among people and
should secure for us conveniences
such as nearness to church, to school,
to highway, to water, to rural tele-
phones, to rural mail delivery and
access to travelling library. There is
no reason why model country home
itself should not possess a library Of
choice literature, such as few stand
ard works of our best authors and a
good selection OF agricultural books
on various topics. This is by far one
of the most valuable possessions of a
country home. No one can succeed
without a knowledge of his business
and the more informed he becomes
the more successful will he be.
In no country in the world are
there so many we'll to do people as in
the y. S., or SO many who own COM
Portable and even beautiful homes.
On every hand we hear the call for
information as to tile most beautiful
decorative trees, shrubs and flowers
and their proper arrangement so as
to produce the most pleasing effect.
It appears that the unskilled as we'll
as the skilled are beginning to decor
ate their homes, no matter how
small the place may be, they seek
some plan Of work, and the more
complete and more fully matured
such plan will be the better will be
the results that come from such
an effort.
Many individuals who have specia
love for the beautiful in Nature,
who are familiar with large number
of the most beautiful shrubs, have
studied the effects Of their varying
forms, size and color, and who are
qualified to make a satisfactory pla1
for themselves. A large amount
of pleasure may be the result of such
work. The study of Art and Nature
is one of the best kinds of training
of the perceptive faculties; nothing
can better train the eye to see AND
the heart to sympathize and love thu
beautiful, than this work. 1t is re-
fning and elevating upon those wh(
are to spend their leisure hours il
, this work. You build a picture in
stead OF painting one.
The children should be made to co
operate in the matter of decorating
the home and the farm yard. Their
is nothing that holds and binds then
to home as do trees and plants the,
have planted or helped to plant ant
care for. There is nothing at tn
present time that needs more atten
tion, than to make the countr,
homes attractive to our young people
SO that they will stay ION the farm
and foster the great Agricultural in
dustry, instead of leaving the farm
as many now do. Everything tina
affects the home and the members Q
the family, deserves the mos
thoughtful consideration. It is evi
dent that much of our country's pre-
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