The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-12-08
THE HOME.

:,:p, environment OF vigorous
!. inoul. he satisfactory supporter
ld enc urager Of manhood and wo-,
.,1,. ,s:l,l The sure solace and re-:
IA Il &C." It certainly. ought to
II o. this: 1t could not well be
H,., be less. gsBut low many
i. hc:..ps. are there? how many
,!:rs are the pure source and happy
,,irrar, en1 or a vigorous childhood?
.ow many are satisfactory supporters
49,. enc ot..l.s o.. liluuhoOd aud Wo
,:nhUud? How many are the sure
axe and refuge Of old age? Why
< we. an intelligent, and civilized
,,p;a. eo-vrrv far from realizing the
est in home life? Il certainly is not
Iecause We do not desire to have ideal
ONES. 1t must be. then, because we
10 not kEoW how 10 provide such
lilies. And lEai, In truth, ls the
.ason. What does the great mass OF
he Amc .ian people know about til
est methods Of Developing vigorous
rildre!:: '::'ha, dnas j; know about
he grea, subject en- Tach Dr.. True
| LucHes III us ue.-...It. .Cr Il pare
ourcc and happy environment VI
igoroUs IN ii:Ccd? VIA: ';o?s ii know
lhout making the home tie Supporter
y..u en>Lufis sci G. :i:..:. ...uc G.d NO
manhood? What Gees it krow Of the
Methods that would Lead to the h5me
iruteciun Of the aged? We have
nuch to learn in our search for hap
)incss. We hate c:lly lately discover
| & that home mailing is Il sc:ence-
he greatest science, some say, which
uan or woman can stId:. We are
ry!ng 10 teach hcme r-ak:Ng in our
;chu1ls, but the work has just begun.
| ''nty years ego uen VOID lave
aushed at the one who suggested
hat the hoMe sho;.ld be conducted on
scientific principles ';'hc5' would have
meered at the person who advocated
| he instruction 6: our s.Gl: N nome
economics. They would hane scorn-
ully declared that there was nothing
| 20 be done about home that could
Tot be done by any woman. whether
! she was possessed Of brains or not.
II course it requires intelligence aad
raining to raiLc i Gou:i stc tcEo5rapaei
, ,r bookkee:er OF tle a:erage girl
10 man ever disputed that. because il
| .cnccrns his world. But as for r:ak-
ns good home, rstaw. lhere is
1othing to that but g2ttng a wife.
| ,lace TO live and I, few children. Pro-
,idc The essentials, and the home
, makes itself.
We proceeded on this theory until
lbout twenty-five year age. Then We
,egan to realize, as a psoT!e. that
while we are making great strides in
business and industry aid many Oh
he sciences. we arc not providing
ourselves with homes that were murh
II an Improvement over those that
ur <forefathers had in the days when
he republic was born. Perhaps our
attention was called to the matter by
be uprising Of factors that threatened
he destruction o. The home. The
boarding house, the family hotel and
he apartment house have developed
! naryelously within the past few
rears. Nor have they been supported.
,ven in large measure, by single
nen and women. Their best and most
profitable patronage has been from
antilles that have become dissatisfied
With home life as they knew 1T. we
ame, somehow, To understand that
here was something wrong with the
ome. Pioneers In the field Of inyes-
igation were not long in establishing
he cause They charged IL, and right
y, to Ignorance Of the bes; methods
If home making. They preached theiI
,osDel far and wide They are still
preaching 1t and thanks to them, the
people are ut last awakening. Tney
ire giving thoughr, perhaps for the
irst time in the history Of The humar
ace. TO the well-being OF future gen
.rations. The old idea that what Is
good enough for me is good enough
or my children is losing It's once
great army OF supporters. One can
lot cling to that theory HcT and eX.
,ect his neighbors to show 10 him the
aspect that is due to Intelligence.
FOR the intelligent man knows the
world owes to every child, regardless
If it's parents conditions, every educa
ional advantage that the times af
ord. Thus only may We hope to pro-
Tess. The iulure Of the IAce is dark
indeed If no child is TO be given al
tantag@ that It's father und mother
lid not enjoy We educate children
n order TO have better ncn and WON.
IN than lived in tho rays When We
went 10 school. We are not s., much
! interested in making them 'Quicke,
IT figures" as we are In giving them
:, better understanding than We have
II how TO live. When mel learn how to
live, the millennium will have come.
We are far, far. from 1t now, but we
, IRE creeping closer. and nne Gl' the
hest evidences we have of the fact is
that just now We are giving attention
10 the difficult science of home making
| the science to which the women OF
the future will devote their time and
greatest el.ergies.