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off. Little children imitate so faithfully the doings of their seniors that 

 parental habits quickly become to them second nature. Children soon learn 

 that there is a time and a place for everything, and the earlier the lesson 

 is learnt the easier and the move enduring it is. 



( s. ) /{ccrcatiun is the last need to be mentioned. For this home pro- 

 vision mu*t be made. One reason for youthful restlessness is the repressed 

 but natural craving for mirthful amusement. It will assuredly be sought 

 elsewhere if not permitted or possible at home: and the thirst is too often 

 quenched under most undesirable conditions. " All work and no play makes 

 Jack a dull boy." Active brains and growing bodies need to recreate their 

 powers. 



Rest in sleep and innocent amusements are Nature's means to this end. 

 (Jive the young folks space and time for play at home: show interest in their 

 games, their books, their hobbies, and family links will be forged of a thick- 

 ness no time can rust and no jar can snap. 



THE HARMONIES OF HOME LIFE. 



These are based upon a chord of three notes. They are those of health, 

 good habits, and helpfulness. Each depends for its sweetness, power, and 

 harmony upon the other two. 



The well-planned home makes for health. 



The well-ordered home trains in good habits. 



The economical home depends upon helpfulness. 



A Convenient Hack Verandah. 



I do not here refer only to the meaning usually attached to the word 



" economical" frugal, careful management of money important and right 



But I include its wider meaning the careful expenditure of 



health, of time, and of energy. 



Team-work" among the members of a family is economical in this 



use of the word. Where, for instance, one member of the family scrapes 



the dirty plates after a meal, another washes them, and a third wipes, time 



