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country-reared woman the poetic sentiment about the 

 days of her childhood when she helped rake the hay 

 and drive the cattle home, "just for fun." 



SOME SPECIFIC SUGGESTIONS 



It is difficult, of course, to lay down specific 

 rules here, because every case is a special one. But 

 nearly all intelligent parents can easily determine 

 whether or not they are fair to their girls. It would 

 seem reasonable that in addition to the affection and 

 interest properly bestowed upon her in the home, 

 the daughter should have at least the same meas- 

 ure of value money value put upon her work 

 as is the rule with the hired helper. Certainly no 

 worthy parent would ask her to work for a smaller 

 sum. 



Too many of these good, promising girls are 

 cramped and limited in their lives until the self-pride 

 is crushed well-nigh out of them. Often such young 

 women will be seen moping about in a stooped 

 attitude of body, stiff and awkward in their manners, 

 lacking in self-confidence and in that beautiful 

 grace and ease of movement which mark the well- 

 developed young woman of twenty years. All of 

 this is more or less indicative of parental disregard 

 and mistreatment indicative that some one has 

 cheated her out of the time that should have been 

 allowed for rest and recreation and social improve- 

 ment and given her in exchange an over-amount of 



