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arrangement or other, to get the cooking and 

 house work done for her. There is sure to be an 

 extra bedroom in the cottage, and should it be 

 impossible to keep a servant, it can probably be 

 arranged to have either a friend or a garden 

 student as companion, who is willing to take over 

 these small responsibilities. Often there are ladies 

 training for Colonial work, who would gladly come 

 and manage, in exchange for board and lodging. 

 Vegetables are allowed to a gardener, and, there- 

 fore, she can easily afford to pay for the board 

 of someone who helps her. Sometimes milk is 

 provided for the use of a head gardener, and 

 also coals. Before a post is accepted it should be 

 ascertained exactly to what she is entitled, and 

 then a calculation should be made as to how 

 expenses can best be met. It must be remem- 

 bered, however, that good, well-cooked food often 

 saves a doctor's bill ; so no pains should be spared 

 to live well. The greater variety that can be 

 managed in the case of food, the better the health 

 will be. Women living alone are very apt, from 

 laziness, to fall into a habit of drinking tea and 

 eating only bread and butter. Work certainly 

 cannot be done on this ; solid food is absolutely 

 necessary. 



With a view to assisting lady gardeners to under- 

 take their own cooking in cases of emergency, I am 



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