Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-10
Saving Hams---PreparatiOn Of Land
By JOHN PLOWMAN.
By JOHN PLOWMAN.

The isolation Of people in many coun-
try homes begets a desire TO move to
town or city Perhaps the wife and
daughter usually demand the change
and some of them have good reason.
Lonely as country life is to-day, il is a
great Improvement on conditions up to
1860 We call to mind a country home
long years ago The children had grown
up and left the old home for new ones
of their own The old father and
mother were left alone. The wife was
born 1870 to 1850 and had no opportunity
of learning to read. When a boy we
heard that the old lady spoke of her
loneliness once in this way: II stand il
during the week The chickens. cows
and garden give me a little to do be-
sides the housework. But Sunday is
trying day Generally on Sunday my
husband leaves the house after dinner
to walk over the farm or visit neigh
bors The few negroes we have leave
the place and there | have to spend the
long hours alone. ] can't read and
get 50 tired and lonely l do not know
what To do II seems to me that it is
ret a b.t of harm to card wool or cot
ton just to forget my loneliness"
Az to the utterly lonesome condition
# The old lady there could be no doubt.
Eat how would pastors and moral teach
erS settle TIE question of carding on the
long sunday afternoons? Let any one
who has ever gone through the ordeal
alone for seven long hours in an after
noon pronounce judgment. We are sat
isfed that il will not be severe.
This incident brings up the question
&C town and country life and the advan-
tages and disadvantages of both. 1t is
very certain that in all this Piedmont
country about two-thirds of the popu
latton will live i'm country homes. They
81 ld learn to make most of il and i'm
Prove conditions every year This can
b.. done by making homes more com
fnifab bic ard attractive In this day
when domestic science is taught in
schools and colleges there is no reason
Why the parior and dining room of the
country home should not be as attrac-
I've as those of the city. Then as the
children grow up they should be taught
muse 50 that they may enjoy them
selves with their instrument and sing
ing Then ten dollars spent in mag
aires some Of which would be devoted
80 fashions and woman's apparel, would
te u great help \ daily paper or two
er'd keep them well informed as to
crrttnt events. AGd to the home flow
,rS and ornamental vines. The kitchen
a. the country home should be espe
,..ly attractive and always tidy enough
fer some shy young fellow, too bashful
Z, make love to one Of the daughters
lltgre folks. retire to the clean kitchen.
In former days some Of the finest and
pieti.est girls in the world were courted
i'm the kitchens.
Tire kitchen should be well Screened.
Suitable shelves should be prepared for
all cooking utensils If possible water
should he forced to kitchen and house.
All that would save labor and make the
home attractive. Another suggestion we
make to farmers building new homes:
build them by the roadside. The long
afternoons at this season of the year are
relieved of the loneliness if wife and
daughters can sit on the piazza andwatch
people as they pass and often exchange
greetings and swap a little bit of news.
While husband and boys are in the field
a work the sewing and darning and
reading can go on in the piazza and
there viii be little WEAKNESS.
Give the young people fun swing at
their games youthful frolics. picnics
ana dances. Wise are the parents, with
several children growing up. who pro-
vide for a social gathering of young
people Of the neighborhOod once a month
i'm their home Give them room, sim
PIE refreshments and they will attend
To the balance When there is a chain
these entertainments in neighbor-
hood there will be an enjoyable evening
every week That will be better than
living in a city and going to the soda
and soft drink places and then spend an
hour in shopping and another hour
at the moving picture shows. With bet
ter roads coming rural delivery OF mails,
the social condition of life in the coun-
try is improving
When it comes to moving from the
farm 10 the city it is matter of serious
consideration. The family may get bet
ter social and educational advantages.
They have an opportunity for hearing
more lectures. concerts and seeing more
theatrical performances. They also may
get into a different circle of society
from the one they are accustomed to
move in. They have the advantage of
street railways and il is a great con-
venience to have gas ranges. electric
i gatS ard v."tnr io every room and on