LIBERTY AND A LIVING 



THE PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED 



IT may be well to say at the outset that by 

 the word liberty I do not mean idleness, 

 the two having no connection in my mind. 

 By liberty and a living, as contrasted with 

 work and a living, I mean the getting of bread 

 and butter, clothes and shelter for my little 

 ones and myself by the exercise of common 

 skill in gardening, fishing, shooting, and other 

 out-door sports. This entails no anxious work, 

 no tedious grind of routine in dusty towns 

 and musty offices. It is life in the sunshine. 

 It gives bread and butter, and contentment, 

 if not fortune. It offers health and oppor- 

 tunities for intellectual recreation beyond the 

 reach of most men under our present system. 



