February, 1919
THE LA "'lDSWOMAN
Federation of Women's Institutes
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('Ol-iJr""'CTIO~ WITR TRl: W o:-.JEN's RR ""'C"ll. Bo \RD 0J \ORH' Ul TtTHF A" n Ftuch \\M gentlE', thn.t tlu v hntl a. fine
£ll-.7,000 "tnct• tlwn thL figul'('s h~nc not been puh-
('n'o of the fitncq_o:: of thing~. an m-.tinct for dctml ....
lt,..Ju~d. hut tt is 1 Ytdent th~t tht re ts abundant SCO}W
nnd, Wl thal, a lovf' of t ht picturt:-quc e.nd tlw
for the jlroductlon of m on• hom·y tn Grt'a.t Bti tatn to
lx-8-utiful. \Ve bt>l L nd that :,uch qnahtu.•,.. ~honld
m<·ct the want now
c·ontrihut-<' to good
supplied by fort'tgn
lwP kP<· pm~ ant! t ho.t
countri<•s. )I or<-
~moug
n('at
and
ovc•r, hont>y IS being
,,PJI-k<'pt hhe .... 1n
u~<'d in inorca&ing
a. p;t~rd<'n of flowt·r<:,
1uantiti<•s, and the
''oman would
:-horto.gc of f\ugar
look her hc"t
has ro.tsed the price
;\fon:o .. cr. tht bcr-,
of honey to a figure
would f('mpt lwr to
which makes of bc('-
kf't p in t bt f T~'' h
kceping a n t>Xcced-
,, nd op<.·n m r : which
mgly p r o fl t a b I eo
wnnld ))( 1·xcdknt
occupa.tJOn . ~c<·
fnr her 1\ncl the
hOni:i of llh., whi<'h
r.H't'.
a couple of yeal';
Mn u y pc r s o n s
ap;o W('l'C sal ... ahlc
think thnt hcC'kt•l p·
at 6d. eo.rator, :wd that
g1rl commurucat.ccl
\\OIJH\11.
})(•tnp; Ill
from hor school
the 1'(', a ... lll !!O m1~n • v 1•'1 om .. The D(l krtJlt r•' Ga~tllt.' l
. 1 with the wntcr,
re
OPl/111/lt
olhc-r rc •:o~ pc<:t::-,
'l.ski n g: "Why
Lady
Beckeepeu.
•
don't you t r y
m a n • :.; su tx•rJOI,
clo<" not provoke thr b1'C'Il to sting, nnd ~-oo t•sci~JJI"<.
t<> ~>utoura~e ht<'kl'<'pwg aq an mdustry more
" \Yh<'n gru'h r perd>~ mu.n t'll'.Jt'On,
for gn·l~;., cstwdn.llr when thetr allowances a~c
'I'Iwn \\Olllt'Jl sh.
Lot the
n: untmg roughn1 ss nnd tun1nt, and hurml<'::-!' t<> :-.ut·h a-.. ·~ppma<'h
that gain ma.y, lil<<' boys and men, ofton be " hard
th<•m tcotlPrly, ''"ithoul ft•ar Woman'Q rh•lll:nlt•
up"
fouclJ. her •· jnflmt<' vnw•t v," g1 VI' lwr t lw mnxtoy
\V<•II, hen. 10 honey production, Jl:l a.n occupal1011
ttPn n in o many o ther o.ch·cnturo,..
wtth profit fflr girl11 whose allowances are small
ft 1111, howcwr, to the credit of beC>kec.pm~ ts an
~1 £10 woulrl come m handy as an i ncre ment :
mdu!'>try for wom<'n that it make no <'X<'CJ>siw
tf £20 would h1·lp to hala.noo receipts and oxponscs •
, latms upon theJr phytucal endurance, strong and
1f £30 would pnj foL· a needed holiday; 1f £50 en
, apablo o Wf' now know thC'm to b1•, Th<'rc an·
£100 Ol' £200 '~ould m('et mu.ny chums and add
no hf'IWY wtJght-.. to llft. nor hurdensoml' load!" to
plen~urc to hfc, hero i11 a n opportunity-opon-aJ t
carry. What a.ro thu mof't roqmrcd are gcntlNu.·R~
'"orlc, healthy, invigorating, fascinating; rec17"'·
-~ alrend\o·
tu.t£·d-judgmtnt, nnd fol'('"tght.
tlon as well as work ; a naturo-study elovatJDg
With thoee it w1 ro pos!liblo for" the delicate woman,
the mind, and, for tho labour and capital required,
"htoh would not ad vcn turo to t>Ot the sole of hor
by far tho mo;~t profitablo of all agricultural
foot u poll th~ grouno for delict.t~nel'>:-," t<> t>ng&go
pursuits.
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