But the young workers cannot do it all. You will be disappointed if you give this book to a child for a birthday or Christmas present and expect him to "do the rest," without further help. There is no substitute for affectionate parental interest. This book will surely fail you if you do not thoroughly believe in the dignity of manual labour and experience the uplift that rewards work with your own hands. Although in theory we may all believe in the dignity of labour (for other people), many of us make mental reservations to suit our own cases and persist in regarding certain forms of labour as distinctly beneath our dignity. Children see through that attitude every time. When I used to be acquainted with the citizens of the George Junior Republic, they had a saying that even the President and the Judge could not maintain standing with the others unless they took their turn now and then working in the ditch. And so I say, work with your children, with common tools, out in the dirt. The scratches will heal and the dirt will wash off, but the sense of kinship with workers will stay. Have a "You and I" club, with you and the children for members. Meet once a week to discuss schemes for earning money to buy what the children want. It is easier to go out and earn the money and give it to them to spend, but where do they come in? Read parts of this book aloud when outside information or suggestion is needed. Make a list of your children's occupations; consider whether they are the best ones. If you know any better ones than I have put into this book please tell me, for I, too, have children and I wish them to have the very best works and plays that children in this world can have. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. The Best Ways of Earning Money 3 II. Harvesting Nature's Crops 9 Wild berries--Wild fruits--Nuts--Tree seeds--Christmas greens--Medicinal plants--Walking sticks--Wild flowers for city children--Corn husks--Fragrant herbs and grasses--Balsam leaves--Birch bark--Porcupine quills--Maple sugar--Wild rice--Spruce gum--Mushrooms. III. Raising Domestic Animals 101 Colts--Sheep--Goats--Calves--Pigs--Chickens--Guinea fowls--Turkeys--Peacocks--Ducks--Squabs for market--Pheasants. IV. Raising Animals for Pets 203 Shetland ponies--Rabbits, guinea pigs, and cavies--Fancy pigeons--Bantams--Fancy fowls--Dogs--Goldfish. V. Work and Play with Trained Animals 241 Dairy cows--Training pet animals--Training young horses--Treadmills and cranks--Making animals happy--Taming wild animals.