Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-25
A CALL FOR OPINIONS

Dear Mrs. IhomaS: L wonder how
many of the Household band are sitting
by their fires and looking out on a
world of ice and bright sunlight Day
, before yesterday we had combination
of sleet, rain. wind and lightning. Yes
terday everything glazed with ice and
today at noon il is Just beginning to
melt a little. our mail carrier was eX-
cused yesterday and the day before and
this being Sunday he has another day at
home. l hope by tomorrow some of the
ice will be melted so that our people
can look after business again
We have one man in the community
who has not been excused or he has not
excused himself, / don't know which.
He is our doctor. have wondered when
l have heard my husband speak of his
visiting his patients these last three
days Of frigid weather, if he would be
made stronger or weaker. l hope the
people whom he serves will properly APP
preciate and reward him.
This is preaching Sunday at our church,
but I doubt if anybody goes; our pas
tor and a good many of the church mem
bers have cars and they may go, but
since our conveyance is animal power.
and "a merciful man regardeth his
beats" our beast" will remain in the
barn today
You ask me to tell the Householders
OF life in our part of the country. You
seem to think that Ashland is in south
Georgia, but we Ashlanders are proud
to call ourselves north Georgia folks.
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Most people. 1 think, speak of this
section as one of the most "up-to-date'
country communities in the state. and
boast because city visitors sometimes
remark, You are not like most country
folks But I think that we lose much
of the freedom that most country
folks enjoy by our efforts to be up
to-date." Most of the permanent dwell
crs are well-to-do folks, the rich are as
scarce as the really destitute around
here. We have a postoffice with two
rural routes, an efficient postmaster and
two faithful rural carriers. Our post
master also has a frstclasS country
store in the same building with the post
office. I suppose ] need not tell you
that the store is the favorite loahng
place for the men OF the community for
eof such is life" everywhere. I guess
And now. Mrs. Thomas. just a ques-
ton or so about those chickens. Have
those beautiful Reds, that you are so
proud of. been filling your egg basket
this last month? / am supposing that
it has been as cold i'm Alabama as It
has been in Georgia. I frankly con-
fesS that my featheTed friends have
proven "quitters' Of late. IL yours have
not, 7 wish you would tell US why.
This has been my most complete fail
ure since ] began caring for chickens
which was Eve yers ago. But il has also
been tho worst winter.
Mrs. Thomas, why are letters on the
Household page so few? Does The Jour
nal give you less space. or have the writ
crs, like the hens, proven "quitters?"
7 was greatly interested in Kitty Wells
letter a few weeks past on rearing chill
.iren. 7 nave bright, sweet Iittle daugh
Ter who will be three next May. So you
see T am interested in the experiences
of successful mothers Now, what do
YOU mothers and teachers think is the
best age to start child to public