The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-02-04

each individual should remember that
he himself is sometimes thorny and apt
20 iniiict wounds. Therefore. each one
should be more lenient toward the 9TH
er, remembering that the more one
strives against such things the deeper
they penetrate and the more painful
wounds they make. A spark OF fire II
left TO itself will eventually die out,
but II Il be nursed and fuel added, be-
hold. what IA great conilagrauon en-
sues. Forbearance is the only remedy.
and although everyone may not pos
sess the uneIampled patience OF Job.
yet what little they have may be cul-
tivated till things Will be made to ~
smoothly and easily,
The homo In some phase or attri-
butte has been fruitful theme for lit
erature through many centuries OF CIV
ifzed life. The most volumnous as
well as the most varied treatment OF
the same and It's finer issues has been
at the hand OF the poet This is due
To the fact that domesticity is closely
bound up with our affectional natures
and touches themes OF utility fancy.
attachment or association that have
become part and parcel of our lives
and cannot be detached from them.
even through long stretch OF years,
Few writers could lind a topic were II
not for the innocence of children, the
Joys OF youth, the blush and bloom OF
maidenhood. the wisdom OF beauty, or
old age. or the myriad other inspira-
tons OF the home.
The chief attraction in a home is a
good woman. To man II is his wife.
To children IL is a mother. Weary and
worn with strife, the husband seeks
home for consolation. The minute the
door opens cure is banished from his
brow and life takes on brighter hue,
No matter how hard the struggle, hope
enters with him here and like the
white dove of peace. nestles In his
bosom. What rare combination OF vir-
tue must wife and mother possess
How loving, how tender. how resource
full she must be- Home is where moth
er is,
Beauty in dress Is good thing. rail
at II who may. But It is lower beau
ty. for which higher beauty should
not be sacrificed. They love dress too
much who give 1t their first thought,
their best time or all their money: who
for 1t neglect the culture of the mind
or heart, or the claims of others on
their service; who care more for dress
than for their character who are
troubled more by UNREASONABLE gar
ments than by a neglected duty
Every child has a right to a happy
childhood. The recollection Of n sun
ny childhood is an suspicious Inherit
ance and splendid preparation for the
strain and burden OF life, in China the
first four or Ave years of girls life
are continual agony. All the chill
dren in India are born old. Go among
the submerged masses In any of our
great cities and you will find children
barren and desolate beyond descrip
ton. To have this Joy crushed out Of
a little life Is sorrowful tragedy that
will shadow all its future. Gray skies
will often weep above them in the af-
ter years; see to 1t that, so far as pos
sible, these early years are unclouded,
Let them have their childhood.
The average houseiSeeper in modern
circumstances spends most OF her time
in the kitchen doing work that might
be much lightened II only she would
bring herself to think so. But tho av-
erage mother of family simply will
not spare herself. She rufiies and
tucks the children's clothing SO that
she may have moro ironing to do. and