Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1915-10-08
The Farm Oracle Says

| of population from country 70 citv ~.
pressing "opinions' as to the cansns
and suggesting silly remedies.
ANGUS, do you know that your Uncle
Bill mortgaged his farm for the money
to buy the automobile which he brought
from town last week7 Well, he did.
and by my advice, too. You see, his
horses dom amount to much and he
would have had to buy Others very
soon, and so I suggested to him that be
sell all of his horses except two of the
best and buy an auto suitable for the
road and farm work, too. Well. he GOT
the kind of machine that I recommend.
ed, and 1 feel sure that he has NOT
made a mistake in the matter. Like
myself, he don t intend to use his onto
for pleasure only, although he can oct
a great deal of enjoyment out of If
and will be able to send his children TO
school in it in bad weather. which be
could not do so easily with a lumber.
ing team. Furthermore, he will save
money in many ways by substituting an
auto for horses. He can do his banlino
with it, and make quick delivery of
his produce, which would be impossible
to do with team, and, if his car is
adapted to farm work, as well as if is
to the road, he can run all of his ma
chinery with it, can pillow, reap. NOV
and cultivate with it for half tho cost
of feed for horses to do the same wtek
1t is the opinion of most farmers that
their cars saved and earned them
enough money to pay off the mortgage
they gave for the money to buy their
autos, in about three years. It is the
experience of many who thought they
were taking a chance when they made
their purchases. Besides this, thew
have had all the pleasure of the use of
the car, and the mortgage, which many
look upon with so much alarm, has
been paid off and the farmer had his
cake and his penny, too, namely, his
auto and his unincumbered land. A
mortgage is not so bad thing, provid
ed the money is used for the purpose OF
buying something useful. Many mer
have property and want autos, either
for their health or their business
while they feel too poor to buy. BY
putting a mortgage on their property
they can easily purchase that which
they desire, yet they hesitate, because
the mortgage seems to them a sort OF
debt. But it ism t a debt, in reality
because the money is used in the pur
chase of something that will earn fa-
more than it costs and still be in goot
serviceable condition long after it ha
been paid for. Therefor, your Uncl
Bill has not made himself poorer b,
buying the auto, but, on the contrary
he will make money by it, 1 am quit
= sure, by getting rid of at least 81,
deadhead horses and getting his worl
p done at less than half the cost of thci
q feed.
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g Mother, like your selection of ne,
O furniture and furnishings for the spar
n bedroom. They are really artist,
e harmonious and in good taste. I pre-
d sumo that Gertrude s schoolmate CUES
= will be pleased with it, but if sh
J. fails to suggest Improvements I sha
,, miss my guess. If, by some misfortune
= we do not possess inherent "goo
d taste" We can always borrow frol
h others-a sort of getting even wit
@ fate. Not altogether, however, for W
r in turn may be blessed with som
t. qualities, bestowed by a kind prov
|, dence, which are lacking in others, an
a these gifts may "pass on thus keel
n ing up the good work. But how ca
J. one be sure whether or not he or sh
o possess "good taste. - not so much goo
t taste in general as in home beautify
l. ing? Some women live always, az
Il parently, oblivious to their inartisti
?. surroundings. Some do not take a 81
II rious-minded attitude toward thei
e homes. There are women who 90 aroun
= with unseeing eyes, and there are OIL
Q ers who never acquire the wedding on
e habit. There is hope, however, fo
e them all. knowledge is theirs for tn
l. reading and awakening. But the We
Il man who is self tiefed and thinks sh
Il knows it all-well, she is hopeless. The
l. there is the woman who is sentimcr
# tally attached to freak furnishings
i She, too, will have to experience
d change of opinion before she can b
e convinced of her bad taste; and thci
s. if so convinced, apparently it will b
c very much against her inclinations A
c honest criticism is good for us ALL ism
5, it, mother? But to be effective it mus
e be both honest and kind. | shall b
o curious to hear the criticism O
r Gertrude's guest, and will form b
e opinion of her mentality and "goo
It taste" accordingly.