THE TRAINING OF FARMERS 



the housework can be reorganized, but the 

 reorganization must come as a matter of 

 necessity. 



We are now making the mistake of 

 trying merely to improve the present order, 

 whereas we need to develop a new point of 

 view and to realize that all our systems and 

 modes of life must change in order that 

 they may be adapted to changing condi- 

 tions. At a time when there is a marked 

 tendency to shorten the hours of physical 

 toil and expand the intellectual opportuni- 

 ties, we cannot expect that the farmer will 

 be an exception, although his hours can 

 never be arbitrarily regulated. 



Cleanness 



Greater attention needs to be given to 

 common cleanliness. The whole question 

 of sanitation is said to be one of cleanness, 

 although this statement is too sweeping. 

 I have in mind not only bodily cleanliness, 

 but also the general appreciation of the 

 importance of tidy and well-kept surround- 

 ings. This is fundamentally a question of 

 attitude toward life, but it also has very 

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