Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-01-02
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Making Home Attractive.

Too many heads of families il
this great land of ours, especially or
the farms, may be said to be paying
too much attention and devoting toe
much effort to accumulating none,
to leave their children, and too little
attention TO the matter Of making
home life Of today more attractive
to the wife and family.
1t has often been said, I'VE shall
pass this way but once" Why, then
should we not get the most out oil
life for ourselves and those around
us that is possible?
The thrifty man will, of course,
see to it that sufficient is laid away
for the future to assure the neces.
saries and modest comforts of life
should a day Of adversely come or,
but too many fathers and mothers 8
are straining too hard TO hoard up
money or accumulate greater Doc v
OF land to leave the children, den, :
ing themselves the comforts and
pleasures that are their own due for
the effort they have put forth in in.
dustry and frugality all the days OF
their buss lives.
Money is sometimes a good thing
for a young man OF womaa to in
herit, and some times a very bad
thing. How many, many cases have
we all in mind Of young men who
developed habits of extravaganza
and inclinations towards Incidence
and utter dependence upon someone
else by reason Of the fact that they
were too we'll aware that their faith
ers were possessors Of much money
or land and that they stood in line
to inherit enough Of this to render
it unnecessary for them to work or
fit themselves for life, of useful
ness.
Sons Of most industrious and ca
pable fathers and good mothers are
to be found galore who are utterly
worthless as far as being of any
practical or real use to the family or
community in which they live. They
have never taken serious view OF
the future, content, like the parasite,
to live off the bodily efforts of 9TH
ers.
The father and mother who teach
their children to work. who give
them sufficient education to form a
strong foundation upon which to
build further education in science,
art or profession, to which their
tastes may incline them later in life,
has done as much for strong and
healthy child as should be expected
of the parent until such time as the
son or daughter has shown what he
can do for himself.
This matter Of making the home
an attractive place is one that is too
often overlooked. Many boy or
girl has been turned against further
life at the old farm home because
there were not enough bright, cheer
full things about, not enough mod
ern Improvements and conveniences.
Father may have money sticking
together in bundles in bank or safe,
and still the interior and exterior
of the old home be dull and un
slightly for lack of paint. The gard
and lawn may be unkempt; the
house may be wholly lacking a
porch, that might be built at no
great expense, where the whole
family could enjoy the delightful
cool of the evenings of spring and
summer rather than being shut up
in close rooms.
The memory Of an attractive home
of their youth is one of the best
heritages that a father can leave to
his children, instilling in them the
desire to make pleasant and good
home for children Of their own. 1t
is an influence for good all through
life.-Drovers Journal.