The Washington herald., 1908-05-23
Home. Sweet HomeI

The Ohio State Journal thinks this the
season of the year when home should
and does appeal most strongly 10 the
better natures of men and women; when
its refining and uplifting influence acts
upon our inner natures as 1t does at no
other time Indeed. our contemporary
grows eloquent In discussing the joys OF
home life and home-lke environments.
and says. among other things this.
These are the days when the home is the
the painting. the papering. and the general reno
yatiou Of things go Oh. whieh Is yey apt TO
Iaalyze ones savings for months
But in feirer sense home is the dearest place.
inst now. Walk along the residence streets some
gcntle morning. even where the modest homes are.
and one wiz see hos sweet and tranquil they all
seem, The. trees. tbe bushes the green grass, the
flowers. the white curtains the rocking chairs on
the porch-eEeTy tells Of happiness aud love.
Sometimes one sees the family or friends gath
cred on the porch. sHj he does not fail 10 note
how they hamonize win iocund Nature ali about
them. They smile like the flowers. and sing Ike
the birds and mediate like the green grass. Spring
is in their hearts and the glad year dwells in their
homes ike an angel from Paradise.
We do not agree with our contemporary
altogether as to this particular season
spring cleaning time as il is called
being the most delightful home season
of the entire year. We have grave
doubts about that. Visions of dismantled
bedrooms. tousled parlors, jumbled din
/ ling-rooms, and Uttered halls fit through
the mind uneasily; pictures, mayhap. are
scattered helterskelter all over the place;
things smell "sOapy:'' queerly cOIored
and peculiarly pungent liquids assail the
eye and nOstril No; We can hardly per
suade ourselves that spring cleaning
time is the most ideally delightful time
of the year for home-lovers, however be
nignly il may be qualified when con-
sidered abstractly and not in comparison
with other times concerning which lack
Of space forbids extended comment here.
We do want TO go on record. however
as an indorser of home. We approve of
home unqualifedly and emphatically,
We believe every man ought to have one.
if possible. he ought TO own IL No mat
ter if it be palace or cottage. he can
make of it a fine place of refuge from
every vexati0n and carping care that
| assails him, provided only that he go
about it IN the right way. We believe
that the man who encourages another 10
buy a home does a fine thing; frequently
builds better than he knows. The man
who owns his own home is a better
citizen for IT, He becomes interested
! in the management OF civic affairs: he
! becomes a fixture in a community; he
/ acquires a responsibility and dignity
not possessed by the nonhome owner.
The rented home is better than no home.
but the home owned by the tenant in fee
simple is the greatest home Of them all
Home is a magnificent place. II is the
spot wherein is fashioned the best that
we have OF manhood and womanhood IN
this world. The man who hasn't a home
is taking a long step toward happiness.
contentment. and peace OF mind wher
he makes his first payment on one. II
he is really wise, he will not put of that
day beyond the time that necessity com,
pels.