84 WORCESTER COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. [1906 



first commandment, keep well. Without health she can do 

 nothing. Instead of being a help to her husband and children, 

 she will be a care to them. Second, keep cool. Think clearly, 

 plan carefully and intelligently. Finally, be good-natured. By 

 which I do not mean weakly indulgent. Let her be as Spartan 

 as she pleases if she will only keep her temper. A woman who 

 is unable to govern herself is unfit to govern others. A woman 

 who flies into a passion and boxes her children 's ears because 

 they happen to be noisy or annoying, need not be surprised if 

 they regard her with scant respect. A woman who permits her 

 self to nag and scold her husband must expect him to prefer the 

 club to her society. 



Another important point is that part the mother should play 

 in the intellectual life of the family. It is a great pity for her 

 to become so much absorbed in the practical details of the 

 household that she has no time for reading, thinking and men- 

 tal development. 



