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monthly or yearly allowance of so much cash, but 

 the really better way, it would seem, would be to 

 start her in some special branch of work, say, poul- 

 try-raising. Or perhaps she might be given a cow 

 or a horse or a pig, which would in time bring in 

 sums of money by careful management; and the 

 business, a small one perhaps in the beginning, 

 would easily develop. Many young girls like to 

 work in a garden as the produce is always a good 

 source of income and an interesting and educational 



work." 



CERTAIN RULES TO BE OBSERVED 



If we are to give up the idea that the young woman 

 naturally possesses the necessary business judgment, 

 and to substitute the better idea that she must be 

 taught how to manage her own affairs ; then, What 

 are the fundamental steps necessary to impart such 

 instruction ? It seems to the author that they are 

 these : 



1. Teach the girl to work. As was shown in 

 a previous chapter, the girl must be taught care- 

 fully and conscientiously how to work. Even 

 though she may be so fortunate or unfortunate 

 as not to be compelled to do any of her own house- 

 work, only a first-hand knowledge of how such work 

 goes on will enable her successfully to direct it. 

 The strength of our democracy is much dependent 

 upon the character of our women. The modern tend- 

 ency toward the development of a leisure class 



