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on earth, and that our family is the best family, then is it not 

 the highest compliment we can pay our friends to take them into 

 our homes as one of our own ? Is it not better to spare ourselves 

 needless worry and labor, and our friends the embarrassment of 

 feeling responsible for this, and, without fearing criticism, make 

 the most of c^'ery opportunity for social enjo\Tnent. 



If work is a science, so resting may also be considered one. 

 Do we really rest in our leisure moments? I have seen women 

 work till nearly exhausted and then, when the chance came for 

 a few moments pause, seat themselves on the edge of a chair, 

 have every nerve and muscle tense, and tell over the things re- 

 maining to be done. There was no resting about it, only a 

 stopping. When I rest I am reminded of an old-time rh^nne 

 about an " old woman wdio always was tired, she lived in a house 

 where help was not hired " and how, when she came to die she 

 made this request, " don't mourn for me now, don't mourn for 

 me never, I'm goin' to do notliin' forever and ever." Just settle 

 down relaxed, in a comfortable chair and imagine there is never 

 going to be any more work to do. If afraid of sitting too long, 

 fix the time to be spent resting and set the alarm clock at that 

 hour. 



We can use the alarm clock more than we do. When we have 

 any writing which will need concentrated thought, and have only 

 a limited amount of time in which to write, the alarm clock 

 may be used to signal us. It may also be usea to time our 

 baking oi bread or cake. 



The saving of time is probably thought of less in the farm home 

 than in those of tovvm or city, yet, were more attention paid to 

 this there would be greater opportunities for reading, stmly and 

 social enjoyment. We need to plan our work carefully and well. 

 We also need to study the saving of motions. In many of our 

 large factories men are being employed, whose whole duty is to 

 observe operations and methods to see where time may be saved. 

 How many women have ever studied how to save motions when 

 washing dishes? ]\Ierit is being judged by the standard of time 

 today. 1 recall hearing the (juestion asked, regarding two sur- 

 geons, "Which is tlic better?" One of them was named and 

 then came the (piestion, '' How much better ? " and the reply was, 



