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Show SAYS A COUNTRY WOMAN IS "THE SALT OF THE EARTH" Tho following Is taken from an artlclo In tho May Woman's Homo Compnnlon: "Tho country woman Is, from her environ. ' ment, the possessor ot a resource at onco so intelligent in-telligent and copablo that It behooves those wno observe It to ailmlro. She enn hitch tho norsei j to tho buggy, and drive him, too; sho can roundm" up tho cows that havo broken through tho pasture pas-ture fence, and mend tho fence; sho can put out tho fire In tho chimney when tho men folks are. t for afield; sho can ndmlnlster first aid treatment of the very best to bad burns or cuts or broken -arms, lis well ns such minor Ills as hornet stings, chlllblatns and stono bruises; sho -Is apt to bo u pretty Bhrowd Judgo of cattlo; she can make and mend her own and heT children's clothes; she knows how to cure ment, to shoot a marauding hawk, to pruno a rosebush, to make soap, to beat, a carpet to scalo a fish and sho looks on none of theso things as an 'adventure' or n unique experience ex-perience but simply as part of the day's work. "Ilecause sho lives with tho actualities of life, sho Ib not likely to put undue emphasis upon Its non-essentials. Comfort, neatness, and clean-. llness, above stylo aro desired In her homo. lUr (utile I supplied with palatable and wholesome food, neatly served Sho does not worry about tho lack of lace centerpieces, or monogrtimmed llnpn, or tho position ot tho knives and forks; sho knows that It Bhp Is comfortably dressed In nii't (jan clothes befitting tho occupation In hand, nnd suitable to the weather she Is tmiv r, well dressed woman. She asks, 'Will It wear well?' whon she goes to buy, and she Is a vprv tistuto purchasing agent, keen at a bargain, knowing know-ing oxact'y what bIio wants and what Bh9 wants to pay for it. "Thore Is Just ono phrase that (Its her 'sf.'t of tho earth.' Lot us by nil means put her In n, class apart and yield her the raspect duo her. |