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THE PROGRESSIVE FAR& Thursday,, September 30, 1909. The Country Woman'o Career. There is Open to the Country Girl Who Will Prepare Herself for Home-Making a Career of the Noblest Sort. 12 " u Oft 1 : ' 1 V ? I nv it 8 . It By Mr; C S. Everts. W HAT GIRL is there who does not dream of a career? Usual ly these dreams are of city life, wealth, fame and immunity from ; work and care; forgetful that to every life, no matter how situated, come responsibilities, and that oft- ! times the burdens of the rich are harder than the laborer's work. By i and by she marries, and if she con tinues contrasting the '.'might have been" of her dreams with the pres ent realities, she is apvto become a -dissatisfied drudge. Housework, instead of drudgery is a beautiful science capable of de velopment into art. She whose mind is alert to learn the best ways of caring for house and premises, to preserve the family health, and who studies the food problem that her table may offer the variety to pro : vide for growth and repair, under standing that the body, being so largely dependent on food, may be strong and vigorous, or weak and ailing according to the food and its preparation, is filling a career sur passed only by the ability to mental ly and morally train her family aright. It is a beautiful thing to write a book, to sing a song or paint a pic ture, bnt it is more beautiful, more helpful and far-reaching to give to the world a family possessing bright. discriminating minds in sound, heal thy bodies, whose moral perceptions will keep them on the side of right and justice, and whose Christian training will urge them to helpful deeds. This is a ' career open to every, woman. ... While the proper care and rearing of a family is the noblest work; the country woman's career need not stop with that. A tactful woman may have an untold influence on the community, and as long as there is need of better schools, better roads, better social advantages, there is open to jail an honorable career. One beautiful home in a neigh borhood will awaken emulation, re sulting in the Improvement of each home's surroundings. One church yard and school yard made attractive in a county, will be an impetus to all others, and all these things will strengthen the love of country life and keep more of our best young people on the farm. What more fruitful career than this can be desired? CLEANLINESS AND HEALTH. The Farm Home Needs a Bathroom as Much as the City Home. I have visited in many farm homes and I have not found one that had a fitted-up bathroom, as our town neighbors have. I am not covetous, but when I was shown a clean, cool bathroom by. one of my town friends, I came very near breaking the tenth commandment. It was a delight to the eye and a comfort to the body; and as the old adage is, "Cleanliness next to Godliness,". I would advise all young people who are planning to build homes to be sure and plan for a bathroom. Why should not farmers have bathrooms as well as townspeople? There is another essential to farm home comfort and happiness; that is plenty of sunshine and fresh air. Some one may say that everyone gets plenty of that in the country. Yes, they ought to, but if you should go into some of the houses' after supper, or to spend the night, you would find the windows closed and doors locked, scarcely any ventila tion the children toss and tumble through the night, get up with pale faces, often they complain and do not eat thir breakfast. Bad venti lation is the cause of many ills. Throw open your windows day and night; let in the sunshine and fresh air, then you will be well and happy. HAPPINESS. hosiery while the box is Used for shoes. . Get some pictures, not cheap ones, but good ones that will suggest thoughts to him. Give him some of the best magazines to read. In short, make his room one that he can take pride in and to which he will be glad to invite his friends. It will cost a little to fix up your boy's room, but what " Is that com pared to the loss of him? . MRS. BERTHA D. CLORE. Fix Up the Boy's Room. Get the boy a good matting for his floor. .They are the cheapest, after all, and can be washed off with salt water when soiled. Also get a very large stove mat to catch all trash from the stove. Buy him a good suit of furniture for his room, and when it gets. rubbed or scratch ed, take a flannel cloth and equal quantities of turpentine, linseed oil and table vinegar and give it a good rubbing. Make a window seat for him by taking a strong box that will fit his window, put hinges on the top, covr the box with some pretty covering, with the top well padded and a pocket tacked on the under side. This eah bemused for .his $50 Profit Per Acre onowiNQ OATO and PEAO WITH 'OPEN FURR0V.6RAIII DRILL It hu been done time and again. You eon do U. Plain instructions tent tree; You are weloome to nee the plans whether yon buy our Drills or not. A man raised 98 Bushels Per Acre by sowing oats In his cotton last Octo ber, two farrows to each middle. No damage to the cotton. GANT RAISE OATS? Four money book It you tail with the Cole Drill: The Cole MT g Co. Box 300, OHAF1LOTTE. N. O. : ' - j 1 jriuuuuiug iuc uiggcst crops at trie least expense to your land's fertility and vonr pocketbook, is thej secret of successful farming. For grain there is nothing the equal of Thomas Basic Slag Phosphate It is highly recommended for oats, producing splen did yields. We recommend a fall application of 400 pounds Thomas Phosphate and 100 pounds of. Muriate of Potash to the acre. j j ANALYSIS. Total Phosphoric Add.......... 15 to 18 per oent. A var able : Phosphoric Acid IS to 16 per cent. 0 to .01 per cent. Moisture .J. Insoluble Phosphoric Acid. Lime .....4:. Magnesia 4.4'... Iron. .. Jto 3 percent. .. 85 to 60 percent. .. 5 to 6 per cent. . 13 to 14 per cent. ...... ...... Manganese .... 43" Write lor our booklet "Thomas Basic Slag Phosphate and Its Uses " THE C0E-r.10RTir.1ER CO., Charleston, S.C Fortlllzcr Materials for Homo Mixing. mm 1 . F"of wriMit nat tva r1wr iMtk " . to use Lime when seeding and as a top-dressing. O. It decomposes vegetation, making humus and plant food. It corrects acidity in soil,1 making it sweet and productive, especially for clover or other legumes. C There is a great difference in Limes for agricultural purposes. Lee's Prepared Agricultural Lime is the best by thirty years lest and is especially adapted for all soils. It loosens up heavy clays and binds togeth sandy soils, thus retaining their plant food. Writ today for folder and testimonials and name nearest dealer. A. S. LEE I & SONS CO. INCORPORATED. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. Department B. 1 5 So 1 1 l Low Prlco Lime Spreader c Watch therMult w.U .k-L-L .. . . . I accurately distribute, line. plater, fertilizers and fine compost ' "'" fv iw. to j.upp ids. to toe ten. tm UE SHIP YOU A Ton of Lime O and a Spreader e ; We dwiretp qulcjdr introduce our LOW.PR1CBU SPKEAUbR jiinple. yet perlecr tod would convince t neighborhood by hippln Into it a sampie machine and a ton of 1 mc under our freight paid trial plan, whlrfT will Inllv TnlaIn to 3 OU. Addren DIG TIEri Ca, Richmond Va. P . wTaklun,Py J'tae. damp, cloddy fertilizers and dittribatM I1 erenly. Absolate Porce Feed. A boy and a mnle can handle It. and coyer 8 to 10 seres a Cmj. , ' n
The Progressive Farmer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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