in the order of Nature the physical takes pre- 

 cedence, being primary and basic, and until legiti- 

 mate physical wants are supplied neither mental 

 nor spiritual food can be satisfactorily assimi- 

 lated. 



A commonwealth, therefore, that educates her 

 children in due proportion to and in harmony with 

 the demands of her principal industry, acts the 

 part of wisdom. In this the state becomes the 

 servant of both present and future generations by 

 training her children for the conservation of Na- 

 ture's gifts, while yet multiplying their use for the 

 comfort and happiness of. all the people. If the 

 clergy would preach occasionally from the book of 

 Nature, they would discover a proximity to and 

 dependence upon God enjoyed by him who sows 

 and reaps, who cultivates animals and flowers, 

 who creates things and works miracles as his 

 ordinary life work, which few others can enjoy. 

 Such themes might not only be expounded with 

 profit to those who work their fellowmen, but 

 should also be impressed betimes upon those who 

 work the soil for the good of their fellowmen. 



The Paramount Problem. The paramount 

 problem, therefore, is to make the conditions of 

 rural life desirable to convert farming into an 

 enjoyable vocation; to make farm life and its 

 labors a business to be envied and not despised. 

 The fact is, planning for beauty and comfort in 

 the city has progressed far and away beyond the 

 country. It now but remains for the country to 

 catch up and go the city many times better. This 

 is entirely possible, since the great "out doors" 

 is a country heritage and ample spaces are avail- 

 able for exterior delights such as trees, shrubbery 

 and flowers, and for free access to abundance of 

 pure air and sunshine. 



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