Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-06-02
Continued Next Week.
HOW TO MAKE THE
HOME BEAUTIFUL
by {. II. GoetZ, Instructor in Fores.
try, o. S. L., Formerly Instruc-
tory in Forestry at W. 5. c.

In identifying home with a gar
den, trees and other plants, there Is
not only greater beauty and value
added to the home, the farm, ETC.,
but the whole region, or the entire
city as the case may be, is made more
beautiful and of much greater i'm
portance. Then too, there comes
the great educational factor, in the
way Of love for the beautiful. the
knowledge of flowers, etc. 1t also
gives greater love for home and in
creases civic pride. The esthetic
value, the value for improving the
sanitary conditions in the home, the
city or the whole community can not
| be measured.
There is not a person that does
not realize the influence for good
which comes to a community where
every one cultivates some plants for
the home. No matter how much, or
how little, persons may do in a gar
den in the way of cultivating plants,
they will generally, because Of that,
appreciate the parks and public gar
dens more than if they had not made
some endeavor along that same line.
These people will understand and
know the plants AMI trees and love
them, and also come to realize that
all OF them, as they form the beauti-
ful scenery, are not for them to pick
or destroy, but to admire and to en-
Joy.
in the city as well as in the coun-
! try there is nothing of a more salts
| fying character, after the other hui
man wants have been gratitied, than
to walk or sit on a lawn fringed with
perennial flowers, shrubs and trees.
This is, of course, true in a greater
sense if it is warm summer day. In
the city the planting Of flowers and
bushes, if well done, will make even
| lIP DdCh al u pClSCIuis huiObg bOoh
tiful retreat to which the family may
retire. as it were, from the city in
its own little private park.
There seems to be some close rela-
ton between happiness, cOntentment,
and flowers, gardens, grass and
trees, for generally happy family,
| a successful father; contented
mother and we'll behaved children
are found where cinders, tin cans
and rubbish have been driven away
by trees, grassy lawns and flowers
Perhaps it is because in the garden
there is a common interest, each hav-
ing a favored flower, a favorite tree,
or some plant on which he or she has
contributed part OF his or her time
TO it's care, and all receiving the
benefit OF the whole.
1t is much easier to bring up a
child in beautiful, healthgiving sur
roundings where it may watch the
plants grow from seed to maturity;
cultivate and study their growth;
nick the flowers to decorate the home
and the school; and now and then
cheer a sick schoolmate, and later on
harvest some OF the seeds and fruits
than without these influences. Such
child gets more out Of life and Is
better prepared for the future than
those who are spending most of their
time and youth in idle, useless play.
1t is a very simple thing to make
gardens and the work Is intensely
fascinating to those who have started
in the work. All we wish to do is to
get more people started in this great
work. More definite instructions
and encouragement should be given
IN our school rooms. We need more
mission work along that line. and
especially in our large cities, where
every one seems to be more eager 10
make money than to get comfort II
is only now and then that we hear OF
cities that are doing things In a
systematic way in improving and