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Show I THE HOME. H Edited by Miss Hazel Lore, A.C.U. H .THE FARMER'S WIFE. m As every one knows, Hoard's Dairy, fl ' man cntcrtains a very high regard f6- M the women of the farm. We haven't H forgotten our dear old farm mother, H n woman of thought and brain, wlr H early installed into our. youthful mind, H a deep and abiding love for the soil H and life on the farm. But we firmly H believe that the farmer's wife docs H not have a fair chance with her hus- H band in contending with the troubles H and problems of the farm home. H There should be more thought, stu- H dy and money expended in an effort H to lighten the labor of the woman H of the farm household. The great H body of farmers have money enough H to do this, if they only thought so. H Take for instance, the matter of hot H and cold water in the kitchen, with H the necessary sinks, piping, etc. H Every farmer can have a big cistern H holding 150 to 200 barrels. He can H put a small pump in the cellar con- H ncctcd with the cistern, a ten or H twelve barrel tank in the attic of the H house; a hot water tank behind the H kitchen stove connected with this H (a He can, if he has the kitchen H for bath and toilet iroom with drain H pipes leading to a dry well a few rod) H from the house. Now those arc somo H of the modern civilized comforts of H town life. H The farmer can have them easily H t hcAjftwilling to go at the question H with a determination. The out of m doors privy, with all its exposure H and discomfort is a menace to the H health and strength of the farm housc- H hoM. There is no need for it, save M in the general idea among farmers M of doing just as their fathers and H grandfathers did. Hf There should be more real, serious IV thought among farmers of how they' flj might spend a little money for the H comfort and strength of the farm m wife. Hoard's Dairyman. 1 n |