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our models, yet the careful mother of 40 years ago taught her 

 daughters many lessons that would be equally helpful to the girls 

 of to-day, — not only to keep house, sew and knit, but to take care 

 of the little things that may be needed in the future. 



Much is hoped for, and has already been accomplished through 

 the recent movement toward the study of household economics, 

 first, by the schools in teaching the children; second, by interesting 

 the club women of our land. 



The National Household Economics Association aims to com- 

 bine book culture with practical knowledge of how to live in homes 

 worthy of us — to teach the economy of time as well as money. 



Some clubs have taken up the work of giving stereopticon lec- 

 tures to children, to show the contrast between neat and untidv 

 rooms, well-kept and neglected gardens. 



The study in the schools embraces the proper building of houses, 

 plumbing, ventilation, sanitation and sewerage, and to furnish 

 instruction in all the arts and crafts that go to decorate the home, 

 industrial work, home nursing, household hygiene, and food 

 values. 



Mrs. Lamed said in a lecture before the New Century Club of 

 Utica, not long ago, " In Europe they are in advance of us in the 

 matter of industrial education. No young woman is ready for 

 marriage till she knows how to run a house — even if she is rich. 

 They say that every young woman expected to be married, of 

 course, therefore she must be taught to keep house and bring up 

 children." 



Many people have an unfortunate habit of worrying; this may 

 be a matter of temperament, but it is seldom beyond our power 

 to moderate and possibly subdue. An effective remedy is self- 

 control, which is not learned in a day or a year, and never in a 

 moment of excitement. It ma} T , however, be cultivated as a gar- 

 dener would watch and nourish a choice plant. Some one has said 

 that " the martyrdom of the modern world consists of a long array 

 of thousands of trifling annoyances." If we allow them to creep 

 into our lives, we are soon overwhelmed with care and sorrow. 



We are living too fast, attempting too much, expecting too 

 much from ourselves and others. If life were more simple and 

 sincere, if high thinking were made possible by plain living many 

 of our worries would be at an end. Domestic fault finding is a 

 relentless enemy to happiness in the family. Never ridicule or run 

 down a member of the family in the presence of others. That re- 

 proof that is most convincing has in it most of sympathy. 



