74 Outlook to Nature 



to drain it, a duty as clear-cut and imperative 

 as any of its customary unselfish and high- 

 minded efforts in aid of the world's progress ; 

 and it is gratifying to know that even purely 

 agricultural questions are now arousing unusual 

 interest among city people, as one part of the 

 great volume of human affairs. The problems 

 of the open country constitute an important 

 part of the problems of civilization. 



THE GARDEN 



It is my purpose, however, to speak of the 

 personal and domestic influences of the country, 

 rather than of public policies ; and I have just 

 been speaking of the suburban kind of country 

 life. You go to the suburbs and the country 

 in order that you may have more room, less 

 racket, better health, more freedom, and closer 

 relations with sun and wind and sky. But 

 there should be more than a home in the coun- 

 try, there should be country in the home. 

 One room of the home should be an epitome 

 of the country, as essential as dining-room or 

 " den." 



