J. Harrison Dick Garden Guide

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Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The country (and In this term may be included practically all our suburban towns, boroughs and villages) is the children's paradise, with all Nature s world as their playground. The hygienic value of fresh vegetables and fruits is beyond ques tion; their value to the family cannot be estimated in terms of money. The writer knows this and thousands of fortunate suburbanites will testify to its truth. A good garden is Nature's antidote for all ills flesh is heir to; it certainly does not make for a source of revenue to the physician. Fresh fruits and vegetables, each in their season, taken from your garden, are something quite different from the much handled and frequently stale products we buy in the city. Nearly every vegetable 18 an annual and can be grown with the first year S occupancy, and the second Summer the taste for all the small fruits can be indulged In to the full. The Cliff Apartment dweller, whose vision is bounded on all sides by straight lines of brick and mortar, cement and stone, whose life is harried by the janitor, whose quietude is disturbed by the noises overhead and below, who cannot enjoy anight s sleep in the open without fear of arrest, whose movements to and from business are made miserable In trolley, subway or L, must surely envy the commuter, even though the latter be still made the butt of the me pressible joker, whom we pardon because, poor man, he knows no better.