The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-07-02
Farm Life.
TBy John P. Thames.

Agriculture is the greatest among the
arts, for it is first in supplying our ne
cessities, it is the mother and nurse of
all arts. II favors and strengthens pop
ulation. 1t increases and maintains
manufacturing. Gives employment to
navigation and materials to commerce.
It initiates every specially of industry
and opens to nations the channels OF
opulancy. It is also the strongest bound
OF well regulated societies, the surest
basis for fraternal peace and natural
associate OF good moral. We ought to
count among the benefits of agriculture
the charms which practices OF its COM
munications the country life. I h e
charms that has made country in our
own view is the retreat of the hero, the
asylum of the sage and the temple OF
the historic muse. The strong desire,
the longing after the country which we
find the bulk of mankind to be pene-
trated points to it as g. chosen board OF
the subluminary bliss. The sweetest
occupancy for culture with her varied
products and attendant enjoyment is
the last relief from the sitting atmos-
phere of the city. The monotony OF the
sub.dividers employment, the anxious
uncertainty of commerce. the vexatlon
of ambition so often disappointed OF self
love, so often mortifies Of fcticious
pleasures upsubstantiaL vanities. Health
the first and best of all blessings OF life.
If preserved and fortified by the prac.
tice of culture. The state OF we'll being
which and cannot define. The self sat-
isfying disposition which depends per.
haps on the perfect equilibrium and
easy play OF vital forces turns the slight
est acts OF pleasure and make every eX.
ertion of our facilities force of enjoy
ment. This iuestimabie state OF our
body functions is most vigorous IN the
country and if lost elsewhere it is in the
country we expect TO recover 1t
In ancient times the sacred plow en-
ploy'd
The king and yawful fathers OF mar
kind;
And some with whom are compared
your insect tribe:
Are but the beams of our summer day;
Have held the scale OF empire, to rule
The storm war,
Then with unwearied hands diSdaln lit
tie delicacies sized.
We deplore the disposition of young
men to get away from their farm nome
TO large cities where they are subject
to difficulties and temptations which
they but 100 often fail to overcome. De-
pend upon it if you hold your sons and
brothers back from roaming away into
perilous centres. You mUst steadily
make three attempts to abate the task
work of farming to raise maHium crops
and profit is to surround your work with
exhaItation of intellectual progress.
You must elevate the whole spirit OF
your vacation for your vacations sake
TILL no other can out strip II 10 what
much adores and strengthens the civil
lied state We long observed, and with
unfeigned regret the growing tendency
of young men and lads yet early in their
teens to obominate the healthful and
enobliug cares of the farm for he daE-
gerous excitement and vlclsltudes OF
the city life and trade. The life OF fire
side and friendly circles in the oue; ru-
raj districts are every day sacrlhce 10
this lamentable mania OF the times
Young men favored with every comfort
of life and not overworked, fancied that
they may be far betfer than to guide an
OK or turn the stubborn GLIDE, and with
out the merest trifle of consideration
their hands are withdrawn from the
Implements of agriculture and given to
the offices or shopwork of the cities
which generally proves vastly agree
able of profitable than they had in their
| thoughslesSness anticlpat-
ed disappointment, and chagrined they
faint under the advance of nimbled mis-
chance that comes so swift OF feet. and
| where one is enabled to Withstand the
sweeping tide of sensation five arc sub
merged in its angry wares and is hur-
,red on to ruin. Every year finds hun
dreds, yea thousands of such victims,
/ Iirrecoyerable allied to the falling VIC