THE WAR GARDEN VICTORIOUS 179 



Thus the magazines and the newspapers of the United 

 States cooperated in making a success of the war- 

 garden movement. Without their help this could not 

 have been accomplished. What was brought about 

 with their aid shows the 

 power of the printed page. 

 It spread the message of 

 the war garden to the mil- 

 lions. It made possible the 

 enlistment of a vast army 

 of war gardeners and of 

 home canners and dryers. 

 It brought into action the 

 patriotic will of the Ameri- 

 can people to do full share 

 in the battle for international freedom and world-wide 

 democracy. In short it was through the printed page 

 that the war garden and home conservation were given 

 their proper place among war-time activities. 



