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notice a Polish boy, then a French boy, a Swede and an Irish 

 boy, all join and help the poor little fellow. This was real broth- 

 erhood, just what the system aimed to accomplish. 



This method has been called the "Good Citizen's Factory" 

 because of its effect in training for good citizenship. In the 

 first place, it teaches the boy to work, to produce something and 

 become a property holder. It teaches him grit, thrift, self-re- 

 liance. A few days ago we asked a little boy if he was going 

 to get a Thanksgiving dinner from the police (a charity dinner). 

 He blurted out indignantly, "No sir, I can raise my own vege- 

 tables. I had a garden this year." From the statement of several 

 of the police this system has reduced juvenile crime fifty per cent 

 in the immediate community. The late Captain Ranger of the 

 district and also Officer Curran stated to the press that the Gar- 

 den City work had cut crime in two. Last year Chief Matthews 

 estimated it reduced juvenile crime ten per cent over the whole 

 city. Before we started our garden work, the neighboring boys 

 used to run away with teams, as near as we can judge about 

 twenty were driven off. After the gardens were started not one 

 team was taken. The attorney for the Licensed Pedlars' Asso- 

 ciation stated before our committee that before we started opera- 

 tion, he used to have five or six complaints a week, but since the 

 gardens were started not a case in six months. 



Besides this, it has beautified the community in which it was 

 located, raised the health rate 72 per cent in the "Island Dis- 

 trict" in three years, produced according to the estimation of the 

 Judges $2,341.00 worth of vegetables, enhanced the value of 

 property $50,000. 



The Taming of Wild Animals 



E. A. Lewis 



Ever since I can remember, I have been one of those who 

 enjoy having a pet of some kind; and, instead of out-growing 

 that desire as I have grown older, it has become more pronounced. 

 Recently it occurred to me that other young people would, per- 

 haps, like to know how to go about the taming of a wild animal. 



First obtain a young one. Sometimes old animals can be 

 tamed but the chances are much against it. One always feels like 

 a nuirderer when he takes some little wild brother away from 

 his home and it dies. Mature animals have had their lil>erty so 



