Show LIFE AND AM THE LAND rr from u the real wealth of life lies in the euith 1 and a real wealth of health lies in keeping close cloe to thestil the soil when ruen mm ak aik mother earth in return for the labor of their hands to yield to them a sufficient i clent amount of hor treasure aloie they lie aio trusting a much more faithful and enduring friend than is the ahe case when they rely upon arteil lally ialy created luxury wealth which may be rendered worthless by some el collapse lapse in the financial system this lias has happened in the past and in the near past at that when mens lives and men s health are based upon their own acrea in confide confidence nee that financial or no financial system is impotent to affect the amount of nutrition in ill a quatt of milk or a bushel of potatoes their position Is much more secure is as far as subsistence is Is concerned than where they ore depend ent lit upon ulion a doily daily wage in one of our u o called teeming marts of trade small farms may be made a blessing it is not eash cash crops that are so io much needed as it is a reasonable variety ot of products for the nourishing ashing of a family A cow chickens fruits berries and vegetables get would ull all help to keep the wolf from the door to tb be sure it is not the easiest life in the world it II is one laid in ill and it ig infinitely better than hanging around for a wretched dole or loitering on city streets sith nothing in thi world to do A writer of wide experience has said if the poor now crowded into the cities find homes upon the land they hey might not only earn a livelihood hue but flefil fin d health and happiness now un known to there them hard work simple fare clo close cloe e economy often hardship and privation would be their lot but a blessing would be theirs in caving the city with its enticement entice meni to evil its turmoil oll and crime misery al and id foulness for the count rys quiet peace and purity JULIA WAI IDSTROM county nurse y |