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AND A LIVING 



the fear of loss of steady work, such as is brought 

 about under modern conditions by strikes, lock- 

 outs, and by improved machinery. The division 

 and subdivision of labor and the constant change 

 in cities in this age of specialization puts many 

 out of employment hence out of bread when 

 factories shut down. This surplus labor should 

 go to the farm. 



Those lads and young men who have left the 

 farm for the city, and are not meeting with the 

 success which they expected, should, in most 

 cases, be encouraged to go back to the farm. 

 Many young people continue in cities, suffer- 

 ing, in many cases, want and discomfort, simply 

 because they are ashamed to return to the coun- 

 try after having, perhaps, boasted of their com- 

 ing success in city life. They should be shown 

 that it is no disgrace, in most cases, to have 

 failed in the city. Or, if their lack of success 

 has been due to the temptations of city life, 

 they should be likewise induced to return to the 

 farm, where those who have once yielded to 

 temptation have better chances of growing up 

 to be reputable and honorable citizens. The 



