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drowned. She left her horse and forded the creek by 

 walking some distance, weaving in and ont by a rail 

 fence, where a misstep would have sent her into the rush- 

 ing water. The nest ford was not so bad, and she waited 

 until a man came up on horseback and "set her across." 

 By going some distance out of her way, around the hills, 

 she reached home in safety, but thoroughly drenched 

 and exhausted. 



In attempting to pass a wagon on a stretch of nar- 

 row, muddy road, my horse made a misstep, and we both 

 plunged down a steep bank. When rescued from under 

 my horse, I was unhurt except for bruises, and a broken 

 rib, and was able to ride on the eleven miles to my 

 headquarters, and go on with my work the next day. 



The work in Knott county has not been club work, 

 but individual work. I have not visited clubs, but homes. 

 In these visits there has been but little in the way of 

 demonstration, except the importance of proper and 

 cleanly methods of canning tomatoes and beans, of mak- 

 ing catsup and pickles, and clear and pretty jelly. In 

 one instance the jelly the little club girl made was the 

 first ever made in the home, and this was also true in 

 some instances of the catsup and canning. 



Miss VanMeter had charge of the work on aprons 

 and caps. Some girls had difficulty in using the thimble 

 and holding the needle. The sewing lessons were much 

 needed, and an important part of the club work. Once 

 or twice we were able to demonstrate simple, sanitary 

 treatment for ugly sores and cuts. Some girls when we 

 spent the night were glad to try government rules for 

 blackberry jellies and jams "just to see if they were 

 good," and gave us the delicious results to test on our 

 return. 



Outside of the club work there has been an interest 

 to try government methods of canning, and several 

 homes have experimented with tin cans with a view to 

 purchasing canners next year. In the way of home con- 

 venience little has been done. Kitchen arrangements 

 and conveniences have been suggested and planned, but 

 have not yet been worked out. A little pen was con- 

 structed in one home that could be used on porch or yard 



