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next generations may produce them, but the 

 present one seems to shrink hopelessly at 

 anything savouring of responsibility, and as 

 to directing others, the women of to-day 

 would rather not attempt it under any cir- 

 cumstances. Nothing but a special training 

 in tact and infinite patience will give the 

 power to do this without getting all the 

 Settlers u by the ears." Therefore let us 

 embrace co-operation by all means, let the 

 Settlers have an equal start, but let each 

 work out her u own salvation " : in time the 

 natural lines on which a Settlement can be 

 run successfully will present themselves, 

 and doubtless the woman who possesses 

 the greatest energy and grasp and creative- 

 ness will be the accepted, if not the accredited, 

 leader the President of the little Re- 

 public. 



A co-operative A co-operative creamery may be desirable 

 after the Settlement has been well established, 

 but at first one would suggest doing without 

 it, and the Factory and Central Offices both 



