Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-02-12
THE COUNTRY GIRRs oPPoR.
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Gods open country where the pure air
is abundant. and where health is run
ming Wild if we only knew how e
catch and keep it.
The question, Resolved that the
city is a more desirable place to live
than the county, has often been de-
bated, and so far, it is hard to prove
that the country is the more desira-
bic of the two, but / would like to
change the question and have it read:
Resolved that the country can be
made a more desirable place to live
than the city" There would be no
trouble to prove this, because we have
such an abundance of the first essen
tials which make up a desirable place
to live.
If you were planning a home in the
city you would be very proud to own
a large and we'll situated lot upon
which to build your home. In fact the
location would mean as much or more
than the kind of house you would
have. You would desire nice shade
trees and some attractive Shrubbery,
to say nothing Of a large grassy lawn.
Now, a great number of the people
who live in the city or the town lot
must be content to go without these
lrxuries because they cannot be
bought for an ordinary price.
Now, let US begin with our beauti-
full country surroundings and be
thankful that-we have SO much to start
on. The house we live in may not be
fine nor beautiful from the architec-
tural standpoint. Indeed, it may be
in part the old one our grandparents
lived in which makes US love it all the
more. We have nevertheless, with
this house and lot undreamed Of OPP
portunities. It will be assumed by
this time that we are girls Of the
farm, and that means that we have
rore land than the n lot. There is
good garden land, bottom land along
the creeks, and above all the wood.
land which in many places now is
carefully guarded because of it search
ty. From this very woodland we will
find an abundance of the things which
go to make country life more desira-
bic. The ~evergreeus may be carried
from their natural places of abode and
rear the house in the places
suited to them, and the lovely
creeper and clematis may be
converted into the incest kind Of
porch shades. These r only SAM
pies Of the natural beauties at our
disposal, that may add to the outward
appearance. OF course the country
girl will not be able to spend all of her
ime identifying the outside. She
would like to do some of the things
Thich girls in town do. She has fully
IS good an opportunity to develop her
hind and hands. The rural library is
new, and she can have it's adj
'Gntages for the best literature. Every
home can have a few good pa /,
,ers and magazines If they want them.
of the best periodicals can be /
for the cost of one Sunday dress. 4
Every true girl and young woman I
wants to be trained in the best meth /
IDS of home making. If she wants to T,
earn all about canning and preserv- {
ng, bread making, sanitation, etc., {
he will have little trouble or expense !
. find out. The U. s. Bureau of Ag- s
iculture will furnish bulletins on any !
# the above topics and many more too
Board of Health will give information /
concerning the contagious diseases
md practical needs of the sick room.
f embroidery or fnacy work, or any
lind of sewing is the favorite occupa- {
ion any information about each can
,e found in, the magazines devoted to i
hose subjects. /
The day is at hand when the coun-
ry home will rarely be without mod
IN conveniences, water-works, heat
ne plants, and light systems that will :.
lot require the ~drudgery that has
!riven SO many young women to the /
ities where they are dragging out a
existence. {
Instead of planning to leave the j
as soon as possible let us /
,tay with it and work for those things {
which will make it the happiest place {
n the whole world. Where there is {
will, there is a ways. w. Hunter /
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