The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-03-05
5 Agriculture )
An Address Delivered By Professor H. Hayward Before
" Pomona Grange. w


Some OF the things that we now con-
slider luxuries in the house will soon be
looked upon as necessities by rural
jewellers. Bath rooms, hot and cold
water, the toilet facilities can be had
in any house at a moderate cost; a cost
SO small that it would hardly cause a
moments hesitation if it pertained to
some machine on the farm Mrs. En-
gene Davenport, OF Illinois, has made
thorough study of the conveniences
needed to make the household comfort
able. and a brief report of her investi-
cation is quoted from a recent issue of
The Breeders Gazette. She saws
that, The little gasoline engine that
runs the barn machinery can pump
water into an automatic system, Sc
curing pressure OF 70 pounds per
square inch N air tight tanks, as good
as the best city pressure; it will run a
water motor costing 50, which will OPP
crate washing machine. The engine
will run gasoline heated mangle. OPP
crate storage battery electric light
plant, furnish the power for churn
and other small machinery and operate
vacuum cleaner system now entirely
ita9ioC III 'lG PlNdtC uouSe. lie SON
absorption system Will care Tor the
waste from the bath room laundry
and Stop sink as satisfactorily as viii
The best city sewer. Ii economy is I'M
peratiVe, acetylene or gasoline may be
substitute Tor electric light This is
actually being done now on the farms
IN ILLINOIS. Here is all that any city
can secure in modern conveniences,
and they cost less in the country. The
Wholc outlt can be secured Tor $1,000
10 81 500, Just about what city build
ing lot VIII cost. his gives us an idea
OF WHAT we may nave IN Our country
holh'N. rev OF us are able to put III
all lncSe cpnNcncnces at once. but -
having well DENIED plan, part OF
when we carr" out each year, they can
DC mad III 4 few years at most. They
are worth the clort as they tend -
iildNe ON IEe' happier ana brighter
more cohienIed, ana IN consequence.
more eIhclcnt.
we country people need TO develop
our SpiriluaI natures as much as we
ever d.u. II may be, however, that the
met1odS used IN presenting spiritual
truths years ago do not appeal to us
now. Our ancestors were less concern
ed with the purely practical side OF lite
thah we are ana must be today he
parSon VINO used to be settled in d
community Tor Inc was usually scho-
lar richiy Versed IN the classics and
deep thinker and his congregation con-
sidered 1t privilege to sit hours each
sabbath to hear HIM eNpound knotty
theological problems. Gradually the
tendency mas grown to care less Tor
mere theoio,gy and more Tor preaching
whicn snail III the brlefest and most
iorciD!e way bring out some practical
help Tor better daily living. In the
country we are constantly reminded OF
the creator by the calm and the storm,
oy seed time and harvest, by the open
ing and closing OF the seasons and by
the Dlrths and deaths OF the animals
around us. 10 some country preach
ers' the attributes OF nature, the things
through winch we behold the power
and love OF God are no longer scaled
BOOK. ms Must be true OF all country
preachers. Il the church is to have a
real conneclion with the country COM
mun;ty and become the spiritual and