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One of the main branches of work for the private gardener is the 

 growing of vegetables. Our enterprising seedsmen are continually 

 introducing new varieties and a large percentage of these novelties 

 have merit and occasionally there is a great advance over previous 

 varieties. Be ever on the alert for the good new things. There 

 should be an abundance of vegetables for spring, summer, and 

 fall, and where the facilities exist, in the winter also. George 

 Eliot says: "No man can be wise on an empty stomach" and Ben 

 Jonson that "A good dinner lubricates business." No dinner is 

 complete without fresh vegetables, and many of the very finest, 

 most luscious, and delicately flavored cannot be purchased in the 

 markets, because they do not pay to grow commercially. If you 

 can furnish your employer a regular supply of these dainties you 

 will find yourself in close touch with him and he is likely to help 

 you in any of your plans. Vegetables grown under glass are supe- 

 rior to those grown outdoors in tenderness, crispness, and fine 

 flavor, and every large garden should have special houses or 

 ranges of houses for this purpose. These need not be expensive 

 structures and may be in any out-of-the-way place so as not to 

 interfere with the architectural eftect of the plant structures. Con- 

 nected with these vegetable houses there could be other inexpensive 

 houses where seedlings could be started, dormant plants kept, and 

 much of the repotting and unsightly work done, thus giving oppor- 

 tunity to keep the show houses more attractive. 



Now, a few words on the importance of industry. From the 

 very earliest times the great men have extolled the value of in- 

 dustry — "Go to the ant thou sluggard, consider her ways, and 

 be wise" has served for the text of many a powerful sermon. The 

 expression that "Genius in only an infinite capacity for work" 

 has been endorsed by many thinkers. Napoleon said "I have 

 never found the Hmit of my capacity for work." In short, the men 

 who have made their mark in the world have been at a loss for 

 words to express themselves strongly enough on the subject. Don't 

 be afraid of work and don't forget that "Folks who never do more 

 than they are paid for, never get paid for more than they do." 

 Let not the amount of pay be your main consideration, rather see 

 how much and how well you can do the work; the real reward 

 that life holds out for work is the increased capacity to do more 



