Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-16
Saturday, September 81. Miss Dulin's
paper was as follows:

"Tt seems to me the subject we are
going to discuss this afternoon is not
worthy Of discussion for am sure ev-
cry one will agree with me when /
say country life is better for the de-
velopment of youth, physically, mental
ly and morally than city life. How
ever, / will state q few facts which /
think will prove this to you.
First / will mention fresh air and
sunshine. We all know fresh air and
sunshine help to make sound body
and mind, and without these a person
can accomplish very little
The country boys and girls get
more fresh air and sunshine because
they are not so crowded as the city
children. -
Teachers often notice in the school,
room that the pupils are dull and mat
tentive, and find upon letting fresh air
into the room this condition Is improv-
ed. All the life giving oxygen in the
air had been exhausted and carbon di-
oxide q poisonous gas, had taken its
place. This carbon dioxide enters into
the blood and brain, thus making the
children dull and stupid.
"This same condition exists In crowd
ed cities. There the air has too much
carbon dioxide In 1t, and there IL little
10 TcfHONe IL. LII tht COunlTy pidHtS
take up this carbon dioxide and give
Off oxygen which we breathe. Oxygen
| Is not only necessary for the body but
for the brain, therefore the body as
well as the brain Is more active In the
country than the city.
Il am sure we all know how impor-
| tant sunshine Is. 1t Is one Of the great
| est germ destroyers known and this is
another way in which our bodies are
kept strong and well.
'Tf you do not agree with me Just
go into the large cities and into the
mill villages. You will find in them
pale boys and girls. and why is this2
It Is simply because they have not had
enough fresh air, sunshine and exer-
else. ~ 1l .91 Eaa
"The country children go fishing.
roam over the fields. gather wild fiow-
ers. But most Of this pleasure is miss
ed by city children. OF course, the city
children visit the parks, but these do
not take the place of the country.
Have you ever gone into the woods
on a clear summer morning and listen
ed to the song of the birds, the hum of
| the insects in their efforts to thank
their Creator" for these great bless
| ings? And have you ever felt with
| them the thrill of JOY that came be-.
cause you were glad Just to be alive? e
Perhaps some Of the older people
have often thought of this little piece
Of poetry: 'ts 70
Backward, turn backward.
Oil time In your flight,
Make me youth again,
Just for tonight
"These days am sure are always
looked back to with pleasure. -
| 'Tn the city there are so many
things to divert the children's minds
and keep them from their studies. such
as moving picture shows, circus pa
rades, fairs and various other things.
While the city child Is attending these
places Of amusement, the country child
is working, studying or playing health
full games. ";
mot only do these amusements, in
| terfere with the city child's studies but
they tend to dull the mind. Just as
eating too much makes the digestion
weaker, so seeing too much makes the
mind weaker. The child loses inter-
est In ordinary things and Is never
satisfied unless he has something to
stimulate his imagination. q
He can no longer amuse himself.
| Therefore he loses his independence"
"As a usual thing country children
/ do not have as good education as city
children But this Is because they have
not had as good schools. They usually
have stronger bodies and are capable
Of developing strong minds. You all
know some Of the greatest men who
ever lived were at one time country
boys. Take for example George Wash
ington, Robt. E. Lee, Thomas Jeffer-
son, John C.. Calhoun, Stonewall jack
| son.. ,.-! .-l4. Psat -
"The country children are taught TO
90 to church from their youth while
the city children are left at home In the
care of nurse until they are old
enough to go to Sunday school.
What more can be said OF the
country? We might talk for hours and
not exhaust the subject. But we feel
sure the country youth who Is true to
his country Is stronger In mind and
body and better equipped for life's du-
ties than the city youth who has not
had these advantages. ar -
1--WE have spoken this afternoon only
Of the advantages OF the country. DO
not mean to say that we have all the
advantages. A discussion Of the city
might bring out just as many points on
the other side. But ! do mean that we
have none we can afford to exchange
with them: Instead Of leaving the
country to get city advantages. let us
bring their advantages to US. When we
have accomplished this. no one will
deny that country life is best"