Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-02
Our Household
Conducted by
MISS LIZZIE O. THOMAS
AFTER A WEEK. m BED

Last week L told you that 1 was once
more on the job. didn't L? Well, 1 did
not count on Ia grippe This is my
nTsI time out of bed and only yester-
Gay did Dr. Walker succeed in breaking
the fever.
But ones ailments" are interesting
10 nobody on earth but the patient L
hate 10 say so. but the good time
wasted, by men and women, in telling
the neighbors. or suffering friends. all
they went through is positively sinful
The Farmer is busy in the garden.
Too sticky to harrow, so he is rorking
in a paper of mustard seed and Iur-
nips in the loosest corner. This has
Oeen hard winter on man and beast.
The drought last year made fall plant
ing late. and the almost incessant rains
OF February made the pessimists draw
down the corners of their mouths and
talk hard times, but I've yet to see one
stop whisky or tobacco while preaching
poverty.
Honey. you can't get your new sec
ond reader, papa hasn't the money"
And right then papa" had a new bot
tie of whisky that cost more than two
second readers. When reminded of the
fact he acted like he had been imposed
on. But IL / had bought the book
come from?" Self first. last and al
ways. That's why seine OF cur southern
states stand sc low i'm the educational
statistics
There are a great many nice up-to-
date people in this valley, but somehow
it has been like oil and water Compul-
sorry education nor the anti-shipping law
are not day too soon.
Ny scripture lesson for today is: I'VE
that are strong ought to bear the in
firmities of the weak. not to please our
selves" And it has been proved by
some of the family all of last week
When the medicine began to come every
half hour IT took one persons time. Eva
was lovely. but from till school
duties demanded her time Laura was
strong enough for breakfast and dinner.
but when Saturday came important
busipess demanded the Farmers pres
ence in town: he had not been there i'm a
month and there were bolts and nuts
and crOssbars and seed for the oat
patch that had to be on hand today. Eva
had TO see about school affairs, so
Harvey and Mamie lent me heirsfifteen-
year-old daughter. She took hold like
veteran, made a chart and acted like
trained nurse. 1t put me to thinking
about some Of the girls I know. Their
Mothers thought it too much trouble 10
begin with them when they were tod
ding after them. Don't overwork the
children. but don't be too lazy to teach
tkom the things that YOU do.
In every family of at least FIVE their
is a certain amount of sickness. and
the well one" will enjoy helping give
medicine, holding the bottle, or getting
a damp cloth for the patient. and then
when mothers time comes she has
IL
ter than the story a father told me
about his headstrong girl. But I said
she is only fourteen; you should make
her mind. There is no power on earth
to do that" he sadly answered. "she
has had her way too long" So take
this lesson home. They are sweet and
winsome in their little determined
ways. but look TO the future and teach
them the ten commandments. Let them
he well grounded and you will have
children TO rise up and call you blessed
Md they will be men and women of
honor and stability. You can not mea-
sure ones worth by his money, all of
rs know people who will do most any
{ thing for a dime. The man who works
/ hard and keeps his family in comfort
usually has time 10 haul the widow a
/ load OF wood. or pillow her crop once.
and these are the sort that God looked
upon and found good. You know that
/ there are some people who go all over
I the community tightening the burdens
of others who would be truer Chris
/ tians by staying at home and making
q crop. There is no Christian
| fly I'm getting in dspt, having the
( family suffer while the father or moth
er has chased clear out of their beat
/ TO sit up with some one. This habit
| of sitting up is more a social affair
/ than actually necessary. AS a general
/ thing I mean. All OF us know some peo-
/ pie that soon as a member of the
/ family gets sick all the neighbors have
/ 10 90. and the best in the pantry is
/ set Ogt for them. Nurse your own sick
/ as long as you can.
/ This is not what ! had in my heart
| 10 write. but these words have written
4 themselves. so please sift the chaf and
/ save the few grains of wheat. The
| Farmer says. IF you sit up any longer
your fever may come back" so here 7
/ close.
II Faithfully yours.
| LIZZIE o. THOMAS.