Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-05-30

The "Sand Farmer" would like t.
ask the readers of this paper tive
questions:
First, if you live in the country, dc
you think there are many city men
with families, who would like to spenC
the summer in a summer cottage out.
side of the city, where they could have
garden, a dozen hens, a place fol
the children to play in the sand anC
where the style demanded that moth
ing but old clothes should be worn
and the boy or girl who could get the
dirtiest between breakfast and dinner
or dinner and supper, won the prize
for that day, that is, where there were
no boys scolded because they got dirty
if they cleaned up every four hours
this little vacation farm to be situated
if possible, near enough to the city
so that the father could spend his
evenings and Sundays with his fam
lily, so as not to interfere with work
Secondly. if you live in the city
would you like to spend the summer
months on vacation farm with your
family; or if no place was near
enough for you to reach each night
would you like to have your family in
the country, and you spend your
week-ends with them?
What kind of a cottage would you
want please give a rough sketch
If possible, showing arrangement of
rooms, piazza, sleeping porch, etc. }
If this house was provided with run
nino water for drinking and cooking
purposes, a shower bath, inexpensive
summer furniture, a cook stove, and
a fireplace for damp days and chilly
evenings, the garden plowed, cult
waited and planted in season, so that
you would have the seasons vege-
tables as the season progressed, a
kindergarten teacher to take the chill
dren from the hours of two until four
so as TO give the mothers absolute
rest during these hours, what rent
would you be willing to pay?
Would you be willing to agree to
wear, old clothes, or over-alls, when
ever at Vacation Farm, except on
Sunday?
Would you be willing to play big
brother TO some boy between the
hours of four and five, when you were
at the farm?
/ am asking these questions because
/ want TO get a variety of practical
answers for and against the following
plan, which the "Sand Farmer would
like to test out at the "Sand Farm, -
and if practical, after thorough test,
have it adonted by the employers, or
any body Of men who realize that the
future Of this country depends upon
the children Of the so-called middle
class. The millionaires and paupers
are not producing the leaders in the
coming generation, and this country
must depend upon the men and
women Of moderate means for the
leaders and the workers of the future.
Rob boy Of his childhood, either by
putting him to work at an early age,
or surrounding him By governesses
and a retinue Of servants, private
schools, and more money than he can
spend, and you will produce. in a
large majority of cases, an anarchist
and a spendthrift. The men who are
doing the big things in the CONNER
cial life Of this country today are
largely country boys, who have de
veIoped strong bodies, active minds,
capable Of quickly adapting them
selves TO conditions and circum-
stances, and seeing far enough into
the future to enable them to take
advantage Of opportunities as they
arise.
This kind of young men are not to