Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-12

:. ,he battle-cry of mar,
Tbs e devotInE his life ana oar a.,
w. energies to averting a srsa,
nN ,a conflict that far-sisntea
soeia, The man is George r.,
men pel and his home, ,' III n mag
Na NSv,on. Mass. he Hep TaIlsman. de-
y ~ called Maxwell dozen related
anu 10 over halL hetterment of
voice all bearing upon So Of the ma
cautions for The WoINea ,,nnp these
e !,.n Most important ,raft IDEA, The
uo, n, Is the hol'es, nrsss an idea
noNsn.e.ls,,s coined to express gu 10
word was sV al as great Importance "
i ins ,n,Intry dweller as W or In the
llyes ~ Wv bomecraft is an hpluihS
vile sluIIS' ,s an that the peau.,su'
place l,eS conyeys and that Is IN anui
word noI.e e al" or small farm. me
ton nor may be city or county
honieut"' salesman, clerk or lAo.ois
worker, a Ne Is to- be the owner OF
hama rIot OF ground that WIZ en-
hlreI ~ m secure part OF ms iv r
abe NJ. ~ GOOD. brown earth' nv
from va nav be in the vast irrlgateu
home ~ the far west, or IN supurp
lanus ~ YORK. or Boston. But wnereset
OF New atroy from the hot, crowueu
~ y m,rrow streets and toWerlns
aless' onsments of the city-.it - ous
brlee " n,ear Air and sun ana ram Vi
10 u N where trees, flowers oirus
tue Voum rs welcome home the ureu
ana s,a' and refresh his wearied brain
woISe' WORSE In the long, quiet evening:
ana w. g.n,hronic societies here and there
fhl, atn,,ne In the city tenement as
are eiT u,eSel tenements that are aren't
tI's ,s Nv attractive, perfect In MODERN
tectu .siooce and reasonable as to rents:
CON. .s;s js nv no means a solution Oh
bu' us,em of the poor In our cities
tne p'o ,ir fresh food, abundant sun
tI ,n and room for proper exercise ana
shins' 20, or children, cannot be secured
plS! ,aaa suns or even In the more
~ irohla portions of metropolis
lesnav's can rest for overwrought
Nsl.ns nor peace for the fatigued
hel,e', or cheer for the depressed spir-
uIe.a sovnd where cars, and carts ana
Us W and a hundred obnoxious
ns a,,as ana odors rise from the heated
no,se where dust and refuse take
isa Mace of cool, moist earth and grass.
W. t the country then for the workers.
But how? 49,. o,ast,on
wisely 1.ai by beginning his work with me
chiIdren. Gardencraft--love Tor uls-
eng l,,r, in the soft soil, love for planting
E ana caring for the little seeds, and JOY
a. watching them grow and yield, IS
be,ne taught to some hundreds OF NJ
tl4 children. At Watertown over loV
u children have tended their gardens our
Inc the summer. under the direction
If Miss elizabeth S. Hill, of Groton,
Who ast summer had charge of the
Brookllne school gardens. Such gar
y den has been conducted with excellent
n results In Newton and elsewhere. me
Introduction of this movement into the
n schools and the training OF the school
a children to feel that the soil is a treas.
ure house of pleasure and profit, viii
carry the Homecroft Idea far and plant
n roots deep. Children Of the city
and country OF today are acquainted
81 with books but they are not on SUCH
n close terms with nature as were their
M iorefathers.
AZ Nature Is a great teacher, greater
# even than books. Aside from the useful
III and practical knowledge that she
81 teaches, contact with nature arouses In
the child the higher instincts Living
with and caring for the flowers, birds,
bees and animals develops tenderness
and thoughtfulness. Surely anything