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couraged to build a better house; but the 

 house must not be too different from his pres 

 ent dwelling, or he will, as a rule, neither build 

 it nor live in it. The boy should be taught 

 what will be of actual use to him among his 

 fellows, and not what might be of use to a 

 skilled mechanic in a big city, who can work 

 only with first-class appliances; and the agency 

 farmer should strive steadily to teach the young 

 men out in the field how to better their stock 

 and practically to increase the yield of their 

 rough agriculture. The girl should be taught 

 domestic science, not as it would be practised 

 in a first-class hotel or a wealthy private home, 

 but as she must practise it in a hut with no 

 conveniences, and with intervals of sheep-herd 

 ing. If the boy and girl are not so taught, their 

 after lives will normally be worthless both to 

 themselves and to others. If they are so taught, 

 they will normally themselves rise and will be 

 the most effective of home missionaries for 

 their tribe. 



In Horace Greeley s &quot; Overland Journey,&quot; 

 published more than half a century ago, there 

 are words of sound wisdom on this subject. 

 Said Greeley (I condense): &quot;In future efforts 

 to improve the condition of the Indians the 

 women should be specially regarded and ap- 



