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Show I WAYS AMD. MEANS" IN WAR TIMES ) With our country involved in tho great conflict of nations and the very almoFphere 've biVdtho tense wiih excitement, ex-citement, it is difficult for us to realize that with the coming af new duties of service the old obligatijns have In no. , wise been lifted. When there arc so many calls upon ones time, when everywhere ono turns the khaki uniform and martial music are reminders of the terrible strife, It is not an easy thing to b'o ouielly nbout the every-Jay business busi-ness of living. A Sane Outlook. Nevertheless, never has there been a time when the quiet, well-poised m woman going about her evervdav du-r du-r ties was more needed than she is loir lo-ir day. ' In the stress of the moment wc are : all too prone to forget that, while the American armies are marching awnv to take their place on the battlefields of Euiope, here in America t.hev are j leaving behind them the .-.amp i.id or dinary duties for daily p?rf j-mancc. ) Because the son or the brother, the ! father or husband or lover has donned ; the uniform of the American soldier ' and gone to do battle for democracy ! by no mean3 abates one whit of the ! importance of those everyday duties ! Which formerly marlo nr. Ihn cum nf I living. On the contrary, the entrance of the men of AmericA, into the world war has rendered it more imperative that the women of America take up those old and homely duties and keep the I country normal so far as in their pow er lies. The government, both central and i municipal, owes the same old duties to its citizens, in spUe of the new duties ' which are pressing upon them, and ) there are many ways in which the i women of this country can help in the J administration of affairs here. $ 4 11 wouId not seem possible that by K freePinS a clean backyard one could pr possibly aid President "Wilson in this 3r present grave crisis, but this is not only true, but keeping the backyards j of America clean is one of the most I important duties of American women today, In time of war, when we live at such high pressure, the rules of living must i be more or less unrestrained and the i laxness in sanitation is one of the negligences that must be closely : guarded against. ! The health of the community is of I paramount importance, not only be- ' cause this is at all times of great mo. 1 ment. but because the country needs ! efficiency, and every worker taken I from the home of tho commercial lite means one cog out of gear in the gref.fmachine which is being operated in Hie interests of democracy. The woman why keeps hrbiokyard dean, who sees that her refrigerator caijiiot possibly pollute tho household supplies, who watches the drains of her kitchen and bathroom and insures their sanitation is doing a most el-fectlve el-fectlve part in helping the government govern-ment in its war program. There is a great temptation to neglect neg-lect the small daily duties for what seems to be the greater obligation, .but it must be borne In mind that it takes more than men and bullets to win a war. It takes good, plain, cvery-day common com-mon sense, among other things. It is not necessary to neglect one branch of service in order to aid another. an-other. That would be considered very bad -war'practice on the battlefield. Insure Sanitation. Do your Red Cross work, your relief work," by all means. But do not allow uur enthusiasm to lead you Into the error of considering that the sole duty in life. Get up an hour oarlier, if necessary, neglect your focinl dutie-i, :f need be. pay less attention to dress, but, for the sake of your country anj its great need of clean homes and healthy families, fam-ilies, do not forget that disease is an ncmy which follows -ne path of neglect. neg-lect. While jou ''o the big things, do so with the knowledge Mint your dooi step js r'.'-u and our kitchen garden flourishing. no |