nursery of the infinite."

Could homemakers, then, ask for a greater field in which to express their aspiration and desires, to do and accomplish something great and good? Why beat your restless ambition against the bars of worry and drudgery when the opportunity and material are given you out of which to construct governments and nations that shall rise and call you blessed? We all think that if we had certain things or were in a certain environment we would be happy. It is our privilege to have these things in order and in abundance, and it is our privilege to have the ideal environment. We have the things and the environment now; it is the use of the present possessions and the present surroundings that makes the difference between the opulent, happy life and the poor, wretched existence.

The ideal is not attained by looking afar; it is developed by a daily use of the privileges that are at hand. "Thy ideal is in thyself; thy impediment, too, is in thyself." The ideal is the thing that would satisfy the longing; the impediment is the habit of looking to the beyond for what the present offers.

In every home a certain amount of force is employed, sufficient to set and keep the household in harmony; it is able to bring into the home the things necessary for the welfare of each member of the family. The union of