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age, get some from cold storage ; they 

 will be good for omelets even if not to 

 put under the hen. It is best for the 

 lover of country life to learn how to 

 adapt himself, or herself, to circum- 

 stances. 



$$ KEEP RABBITS "THE DEAR $S 



THINGS." 



The children should now be encour- 

 aged to keep pets. The dear little rab- 

 bits are especially in demand by city 

 people who cannot let their children 

 go to the country. Remember that 

 your children, and you, let me say, too, 

 are more fortunate than the dwellers 

 of the hot and noisy city. I came near 

 writing dust}-, but almost overlooked 

 the fact that it has rained since June. 

 Save your packing boxes that are still 

 piled up at the end of the house. Your 

 children can easily make them into 

 rabbit hutches — by the aid of a car- 

 penter for a few days — and raise rab- 

 bits enough to pay the freighting of 

 your goods to the suburbs. 



$$ UTILIZE LITTLE SPACES. S$ 

 Guinea pigs, sometimes sentimen- 

 tally called cavies — though, of course, 

 you understand they really are Guinea 

 pigs, because Ellis Parker Butler says 

 so — have the advantage of occupying 

 but little space even if they do eat a 

 good deal. You may even keep them 

 in a hat box (you will probably be buy- 

 ing a new hat about this time, or 

 wanting to buy one), under the dining 

 room table or in a corner of the parlor. 

 Never feed a ca — , pardon me ; I mean 

 Guinea pigs, meat. It is too expen- 

 sive, and, besides, they will not eat it. 

 You can sell your products to the 

 Rockefeller Institute. They pay as 

 high as thirteen and one-half cents a 

 pair, for bacteriological purposes. The 

 dear little things say, "A-week, 

 a-week," so cutely, and enjoy being 

 sacrificed for the good of humanity. 

 Gav— , Guinea pigs, I mean, breed 

 very rapidly (according to the afore- 

 said Butler), sometimes as much as 

 one pair a season, but one dear little 

 fellow usually dies at the lender age 

 of seven — hours. 



$$ PLANTING Till'. GARDEN. 

 Now is the time to plant the garden 

 — on paper. It pays a liberal profit be- 

 cause paper can be purchased at most 

 stores at five ($c.) cents a pad. You 

 can easily dispose of your superfluous 

 stock at a nearby vegetable store. Re- 

 peatedly carrying to the storekeeper 

 nice fresh vegetables direct from your 

 own garden wins an increasing smile 

 of approval. lie is such a genial man 

 and it is a delight to see him draw 

 forth that salt bag, its mouth tied 

 around by tape (and this is a "timely" 

 and "practical" suggestion as to the 

 proper use of your salt bags), and 

 hand over the shining coins. Garden- 

 ing is so refreshing a pleasure, and it 

 is a delight to have him tell you in 

 such genial terms, as he hands you the 

 silver coins, how "the summer people," 

 who have not yet returned, appreciate 

 your country vegetables. 



P. S. — Do not forget that, if your 

 vegetable man becomes overstocked, 

 you can probably dispose of a few to 

 your butcher. You will remember that 

 some butchers do carry a few choice 

 vegetables in their show window, 

 especially those from your garden. 



P. S. 2.— The price of vegetables i- 

 looking up at this time of year, and 

 the joys of gardening are increasing. 

 Is there anything more beautiful than 

 Limas climbing poles in beautiful rows 

 like this :$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 



$$ KEEPING A FEW BEES. $$ 



Every lover of suburbs and country 

 should keep a few bees. If kept in the 

 modern, neatly painted white hives. 

 and placed in a picturesque corner of 

 the garden, they will be a delight and 

 add ten (10%) per cent to the selling 

 price of your property — to the next 

 one who wants to speculate in pastoral 

 joys and profits. Do not forget when 

 you advertise your place for sale to 

 publish an illustration of that particu- 

 lar corner. The real estate acrent says 

 bees are very interesting and profitable. 



You can get honey enough for your 

 table, to give to your friends and to 

 bottle and sell at the local stores — if 

 your really enjoy the care of bees, and 



