588 



Missouri Agricultural Report. 



"A partnership~witb God is motherhood; 

 What strength, what purity, what self-control; 

 What love, what wisdom, shall belong to her 

 Who helps God fashion an immortal soul." 



of the herdsman became the wives of farmers and in turn made 

 farmers of their sons by placing in their hands the seeds of 

 wheat and other cereals which gave to the family bread and 

 nutritious foods. 



After building a home and establishing a fireplace for the 

 preparation of foods woman's next concern was for more raiment 

 than that afforded by the traditional fig leaf. This she found 

 in the bark of certain trees, in the fiber of hemp and cotton, 

 and in the wool of sheep and goats. With her distaff she spun 

 the thread thus obtained and was enabled by means of her 

 loom to provide textile fabrics for herself and family. With 

 a rude knife she skinned and carved the game brought by her 

 male companion, scraped the interior of the hide and cut it up 

 into clothing, sandals, and mocassins. There was much to 

 invent before this home could be considered even fairly equipped. 

 Furniture and culinary utensils were required, and a very im- 



