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if you want a good laugh ; Lanier's " King Arthur " ; 

 Pyle's " Robin Hood " ; Blackmore's " Lorna Doone." 

 For real fun read " Uncle Remus " and " Peterkin Papers " ; 

 Lear's " Nonsense Rhymes," and even " Little Black 

 Sambo." Girls will enjoy " Peter Pan," and Barrie's 

 " Little Minister," or " Sentimental Tommy," and we 

 never get tired of stories such as " Don Quixote " and 

 some of Shakespeare's plays. As for magazines, why not 

 make a rule of reading articles that interest you from 

 some good weekly such as the " Independent " or the 

 " Outlook," and boys' and girls' magazines such as " Youth's 

 Companion," " Saint Nicholas," and boy and girl scout 

 magazines. Boys will certainly enjoy " Popular Science," 

 and " Popular Mechanics." There are always plenty of 

 good monthlies to be obtained from the libraries and one 

 should get the habit of reading the stories in the " Cen- 

 tury " and " Harpers " rather than those of the many 

 trashy illustrated magazines that cover our news stands. 

 To sum up, learn to like good literature rather than trash, 

 and get the habit of reading at home. 



An evening at home. Have you ever thought that the 

 whole of society as we know it in this country and in all 

 the civilized world is built upon the family as a center? 

 While this book has treated of the family in its relation to 

 the home, the next book will concern itself with you and 

 your family in relation to your neighbors, or what we call 

 society. But society would be of little value were it not 

 for the training we receive in our home life, for after all, 

 we cannot do as we like in this life. We are not indi- 

 viduals living alone. Every act of ours which is selfish 

 may have as a consequence some influence over another 

 person's life. At home we obey mother and father be- 



