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seen. But the growing girl can be taught that money 

 is merely a convenient unit of measurement of values 

 which are produced chiefly by means of work. 



Advanced students of our social life are putting 

 forth much effort to solve the divorce problem. 

 In their efforts to determine causes and to provide 

 cures for divorce, some of them have gone so far 

 as to advocate a school for matrimony, one of the ends 

 being that of preventing incompatible persons from 

 entering into the life union. Among the causes 

 contributing to the divorce evil have been the radi- 

 cally different ideals of the use of money on the part 

 of the contracting pair. An attorney of long stand- 

 ing experience with divorce cases says : 



"As a rule the woman who alleges non-support in 

 her petition for divorce reveals the fact, before the 

 case is ended, that she is lacking in the proper idea 

 of the use of money, is often especially weak in 

 knowledge of how the family income should be 

 spent if the family affairs are to go on satisfactorily." 



3. Train her to transact personal business. 

 Then, begin early in her life to teach the girl to 

 transact business affairs that relate to her personal 

 interests and to the home life of women. Do not 

 buy all the little articles necessary for her, but allow 

 her, with money reasonably provided, to make her 

 own minor purchases under your advice and direction. 

 The intelligent farmer knows somewhat definitely 

 what his yearly income and outlay are. Why should 



