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at at: * NATURE Henry Wadswoth Longfellow As a fond mother. when the day is o'er, Leads by the hand her little child to bed, Half willing. halt reluctant to be led, And leaves his broken playthings on the floor Still gazing at them through the open door. Nor wholly reassured and comforted By promises of others in their stead, \Y/hich, though more splendid, may not please him more; So Nature deals with us, and takes away Our playthings one by one, and by the hand Leads us to rest so gently, that we go Scarce knowing if we wish to go or stay, Being too full of sleep to understand How far the unknown transcends the what we know. a: at: at: Perhaps this note should be listed under Education, but it seems more closely related to Home Economics and Health. When Cochrane Institute had an address from their Public School Inspector, one question they asked him was whether or not they should try to teach their pre-school children anything in the way of school work, The Inspector's reply was that this was not advisable except in numbers. His advice on preparing children for school was: “See that they get all their needles (inoculations) against childhood disâ€" eases. Try to develop a liking for music and stories. And have them associate with other children.” This may not be home economics but it sounds like fun. At a meeting of Kemptville Institute, Mrs. Alice Gibson arranged a milâ€" linery contest. Materials provided were paper plates, colored drinking straws, foil and crepe paper streamers. The contestants worked in pairs and when their hat was finished one modelled it in a fashion parade while the other acted as commentator. Havelock had a most interesting discussion on the pros and cons of “Credit Buying." The arguments presented on both sides showed that the women had given the question some real study. Chesterville had an address by the Super- "1801' of Nursing of their Public Health Unit on “Mental Health in Proâ€"school Child.” Out- lining plans by which a small child learns, the speaker showed simple diagrams of homeâ€" made toys which would delight small children. Hillcrest had a discussion of the question: “Are present-day parents too easy on their children?” Louth had an address by a woman doctor from St. Catharines on the progress made in medicine and surgery over the past twenty- five years. At West Lorne another woman doctor spoke on Immunization and the work of the county health unit. Balmoral had a nurse from their county health unit speak on “The Relationship between Parents and Children." At a meeting of Mansfield Institute a letter was read from the county health unit on the 30 proper handling of food for supperg or churches. A placard was sent to he 1mm in the hall or church kitchen as a reunnderU u An interesting feature of the grandmother-3 i meeting in Vineland Institute Was a “0mm: . ison of the life of a grandmother today EM , a grandmother of fifty years ago. THIS: thril- 3 the form of a symposium with different speak: it ers pointing out the advantages and We [11“ ‘. advantages of modern and older “MES Ivanhoe reports a roll call: “Tell it! a “W in which you have economized in we pm} year.” At the same meeting attenmn wi‘ given to the Attorneyâ€"General‘s apt“) m support of the Government’s Trafl‘r Safen Program. The Attorney-General stand that through their influence in the home. :1 bust ness and in social contacts, women o - cl lllflll ‘ to create a safety outlook, and an alt .Hde “‘f : courtesy and caution on the part hnlh drivers and pedestrians. One of the l mm, spoke on Milk, why country child: dim like it and the pasteurization of HIM a [he home. This Was the February meelin “m a new Canadian member, Mrs. Tom l' .hm-k ' demonstrated the decoration and 00.. n2 0; Easter eggs as it is done in her homt mil. in halls 5 At a meeting of Arman Institute ii -, \l'dS a display of leather purses, belts an 30\'r-:‘ made in Annan’s homecraft workshop aim. and visitors from Briar Hill branch i moi hats made in their millinery cour5e ,. tom something about the course. Blackstock reports an interesting ath w ~s by a member who before her marriagt (153 home economist with a commercial _ on the subject “Women as Consumers." Laurentian View had a demonstiu it. Hi felt work by a member who had born» -l the kit on Felt Work from the Extension w‘n‘trc Loan Library. The demonstration w.» may very practical for the women hecuw lllr demonstrator had mimeographed copit l lllt patterns used, and these were distrili .cl at the meeting Moncton had a talk by a registers run:- on the Care and Welfare of the Bab: t Ill? * as an TOO TIRED TO PRAY By Jane Coffin She thought, when night had finally ended in. "Dear Lord, tonight I am too tired [0 pm}. And wearily she closed her eyes in sleep, Slipping far into the shadowed deep. Up in Heaven the dear Lord heard and smilL ‘ “Today she soothed a little, crying child. She stopped her work to take old Ella Kim;- A fragrant, warming bowl of her good soul“ Her house was orderiy, her garden tended. Her children fed, their clothes all clean and intl‘llled» Her husband, home from work, found haPPl'l<>* And quiet peace in her deep gentleness." The clear Lord smiled again. "Too tired to fifty? Her hands have offered prayers of love all dul- * at: * HOME AND COLINTII'f