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SCIENCE OF HOME AND COMMUNITY 



One of the secrets of success in these cases was the practice 

 of double cropping, which is explained on page 186. 



Gardening and health. Gardening has a beneficial effect 

 on health in two ways : first, it furnishes a means for outdoor 

 exercise, which is an essential to the best health ; and second, 

 it furnishes an abundance of the best kind of fresh food. It 



FIG. 61. A home garden. 



is undoubtedly more healthful to eat freely of vegetables 

 and fruits in place of meats, especially during the summer, 

 and fresh vegetables just picked from the garden are better 

 than vegetables that have been kept for a while. 



Pleasure in gardening. There is a great amount of pleasure 

 in gardening. Many people find this one of their most de- 

 lightful hobbies. It is interesting to watch the wonderful 

 changes that take place from the time the first seedling ap- 



