RURAL AMERICA 



regulate it and render it both profitable and attractive and it 

 will become a vocation in which young women will take pride 

 in becoming more efficient. As a woman's calling it has 

 advantages over other vocations. It preeminently fits a young 

 woman to manage a home of her own and the natural ambition 

 of every young woman is to preside over a home of her own. 

 Household service is a healthful vocation. The monotony 

 and drudgery of the factory, mill and shop, the lack of 

 proper exercise taken by the clerk, bookkeeper, stenographer, 

 and the strain of teaching and similar callings, lead to the 

 breakdown of thousands of young women annually. More- 

 over, a household employee, receiving reasonable wages, can, 

 as a rule, save more money than can be saved by young 

 women engaged in any other line of work, since her board, 

 room, etc., are provided. But the important thought here is 

 the following: Placing on a better basis this honorable 

 calling will add an element of strength to America's homes, 

 the bulwark of the nation. 



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