lAKMINO AND VAUM JU ILUINCS. 



iiiiLrlit liavc been sfiid more in detail. The comfort and profitable nianafrement of a 

 t'ann — to sav nntliintj of its beauty — are intimately di-poiideiit upon the cunstruetion, 

 i!i.' location, anil the interior arranijement of the farni-bwildinu^s. A ])uiiip of soft 

 water at the kitchen sink is uorth twt) out in the yard. A pile of diy wood near the 

 k'iclicii stove, saves a world of steps for the farmer's wife during the year; and so of 

 a tiiousand other thinp^, many of which are ))ropor subjects for estlielic criticism. 



The embellishment of the homes of rural life in New EujL^land will be, hereafter, 

 V hat the education of tlie common schools sliall make them. If the faculty by which 

 wo perceive the beautiful lie cultivated by instruction in drawinj^ and in other ways, 

 he tastes of the people will improve and the whole countiy will be rendered more 

 jileasinpr to the eye of the traveler; the stem architectual abominations, which tlie 

 I'uritans first erected here, will cease to be imitated, and an improved taste will be 

 attended by a higlier refinement, and an increased amount of happiness. If tliese 

 thinfjs be neglected, other results will follow, and the Yankees of fifty years hence will 

 be the people of the least taste, as those of to-day are the people of the least politeness 

 within the boundaries of the civilized world. 



[We have transferred this article to onr pages, because it offers some excellent hints 

 and suggestions on points of great importance. Reform in the arrangement and archi- 

 tecture of farm houses and out-buildings, and in the embellishment of grounds, is 

 greatly needed. We have given our views on this subject in this and previous num- 

 ber of tliis Journal, and we shall continue to m-ge its importance on the attention of 

 our readers. — Ed.] 



