CHAPTER XXII 



THE COUNTRY GRAVEYAED 



ASTEANGE and gruesome title for a chapter 

 in a book upon the business of farming, 

 most readers will think or exclaim when their eyes 

 rest upon it, and yet the author believes that the 

 reader will reach the conclusion ere he finishes 

 reading this chapter, that the country graveyard 

 has as much of a place in the business of farming 

 as has the beautiful surrounding or sanitation of 

 the farm. 



We should remember the beautiful sentiment ex- 

 pressed in the words, "We pass this way but 

 once," and so it is our duty to do everything 

 possible to lighten the burdens of our loved ones 

 and our fellow man. 



Pleasant and pleasing surroundings make life 

 worth while, cultivates a respect for society and 

 its laws, instills into our hearts that there is a 

 Maker who rules the universe, shapes our destinies 

 and our ends. 



Cities are crowded because they are made beau- 

 tiful. Broad, well paved and lighted streets, 

 parks and cemeteries with the wilds of Nature im- 

 proved, aided and polished by the hand of man, 

 are an everlasting delight to the eye and a balm 

 to our tired and hurt minds. So people love them 

 and are willing to undergo any hardship to be close 

 to them. 



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