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But the evidence goes to show that the majority of 

 farmers do not find time for it. So it will in many 

 cases be found practicable to turn this important 

 task of bookkeeping over to the growing daughter. 

 Among the many benefits to be derived will be 

 the excellent business training it will furnish her. 

 As a diversion from the common household duties 

 the accounting will prove most refreshing. And, 

 then, the farmer will soon find this service to the 

 farm business so important as to justify him in 

 paying his daughter reasonably for the work. 



5. Miserliness to be avoided. While the habits 

 of a spendthrift are perhaps above all things else to 

 be avoided, a close second to this as an evil practice 

 is the habit of expending in a miserly and begrudging 

 manner. So, teach the girl to give her money 

 willingly for all the ordinary necessities and comforts 

 of life and for such luxuries as the conditions will 

 reasonably warrant. 



The far-sighted parent and the one really interested 

 in the future of his daughter will readily observe 

 how much enslaved adults finally become in the 

 use of money. There are perhaps as many well-to- 

 do persons who are miserly because they cannot help 

 it as there are improvident persons who are spend- 

 thrifts because they cannot longer prevent it. Both 

 classes manifest the certain results of training and 

 habit. In his interesting chapter on the psychology 

 of habit Professor James explains so aptly how the 



