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Integrity. 

 " His word is as good as bis bond ; " "An honest man is the 

 noblest work of God ; " " Honesty is the best policy," — what 

 a number of these sayings come to us, as we take up this 

 important essential to success. Dollars and cents may come 

 to the accumulative scoundrel, be he farmer or otherwise ; 

 but success, never. Self-respect and the confidence and 

 respect of the community are essentials to happiness, and 

 human happiness is the measure of success. 



Good Health. 



Good health is the natural accompaniment of a good con- 

 stitution, and is a highly important essential to success. 

 Poor health cripples, delays and impairs bodily and mental 

 action. There is no occupation more favorable to good 

 health than farming. There is no purer air, no cleaner water, 

 no better exercise to be had in the world than upon the farm ; 

 and yet statistics show that farmers are by no means the 

 longest-lived people, which indicates that something is wrong 

 somewhere. It is the duty of every one to not only look 

 out for his own health, but also for that of his family as 

 well. Doctors' bills are most expensive, and it is or should 

 be a part of one's business to prevent the necessities which 

 occasion them as far as possible. Many a farmer has been 

 most seriously hampered by sickness in his family. This 

 opens a subject for a whole essay in itself. I will allude to 

 only a few of the bearings upon the case, and will name 

 some of those less frequently touched upon. 



In these days of modern improvements and cheap appli- 

 ances, there is no reason why more conveniences should not 

 be added to our farm-houses. The really comfortable farm 

 house — comfortable in which to live or convenient in 

 which to work — is still the exception rather than the rule 

 in our country towns. This is true even upon the farms of 

 those who in many ways are successful farmers, and who 

 have the most approved modern barns and stables for their 

 cattle. It is strange that wife and children, dearer than all 

 else on earth to the farmer, have to wait for improvements 

 to be supplied to the barn ; and, if any money is spent for 



