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Nov. 28, 1908. J 
THE FARMER’S LIFE. 
The Commission on Country Life, which con¬ 
sists of L. H. Bailey, Chairman; Henry Wallace, 
Walter H. Page, Kenyon L. Butterfield and 
Gifford Pinchot, desires to secure the opinions 
and observations of farmers, teachers, ministers, 
business men and others on the condition of 
' country life, and their suggestions as to what 
needs to be done. Some of the subjects into 
which the commission wishes to inquire are 
stated in the twelve questions on blanks sent 
j out broadcast by the commission. 
The commission will be glad of any fuller 
discussion of the above subjects that it may be 
desired to make, or of any other subject per¬ 
taining to the general economic, social, or sani¬ 
tary conditions of country life. 
The. general purpose of the commission’s 
work is to arrive at an understanding of con¬ 
ditions and of public opinion with regard to 
American country life, as a basis for a* report 
and recommendation to the president; and to 
this end the commission invites the co-opera¬ 
tion of every citizen. 
FROM NATURE. 
Though gifted with speech, still, we frankly confess, 
Ae should be at a loss for the means to express 
The thoughts which we wish to convey in our words, 
Were it not for the help of the beasts and the birds. 
It is always so easy to make people know 
i tVhat we mean when we say a thing’s “black as a crow”; 
‘As proud as a peacock”; “as blind as a bat”; 
‘As big as an elephant”; “spry as a cat”; 
‘As crazy’s a loon,” or “as cross as a bear,” 
‘As brave as a lion,” “as mad’s a March hare”; 
‘As deaf as an adder,” “as wild as a deer,” 
\nd many more sayings that make it quite clear 
We should find it a task to translate into words 
All our meanings if ’tweren’t for the beasts and the birds. 
—Youth’s Companion. 
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