The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-20

hsve an the time there u and fair edqce-
,os sSi tss yss ~ as,sns Fcs monq nsreapS
elight inventive turn
There h q young woman IN the northern
part Of New York STATE Who Lost the uss
% her hands and feet before complains
her college c0urss. For several years she
has earned more than o. week BY teach
Ing children 90 the afternoons and on aatur-
day. Her pupils are children who have
fallen behind In their schOoi work or REQUIRE
assistance In learning their Lessons. when
their mothers are too busy To give the
needed assistance the children are sSnt 20
the paralyzsd Etri.
There n also q RtrI In the South deprived
of the use of hands and feet who oceapies
her time IN teaching. Her pupils are negro
children and shs'seaehes thsm their Sunday
school lessons and verses from the Bible
They attend the public schools in the morn
lnga and como 70 her In the afternoons and
on sunday mornings AZ shs has no need
% ssFn money hsr work 10 done for the
sake Of occupying her time and thouEhts
Mrs. A. w-An article IN TIVE srS about
a. feel have the qaSliacS ,ions ssssatiai
kl q you VII tel mo where 1 could aPply
Information that would help mo obtain n.
The woman referred to In tho article
began In the London once Of the siea mship
company. when % vas thought that
woman Of more education and experiences
Than the average Stewards might be of
use % women passengers she eas trans
ferred from the once. Doubtless an aDpli-
especially thoss sdvertssins special cruises.
would put you on the rishs track.
49, would appreciate !, very much
Ton rsis.ise @ ssssai.so%s q flor,Ss.. !
n an an once wosker and having saved
..ds, money h.x: for s9ms TINE Sesn con,
some such state as Florida with q view %
engaging IN fruit and vesetabls Growing.
and H"s.,as SS" rss rs 81 ,rs
md vegetables. such AZ Grspsfrult. oranGes.
SOSst to ~ pssferrsd e The YES. eossss
There are many successful fruit and vege-
table growers on both the east and the west
coast Of FLORIDA. A woman whose succss
with two farms. onS at the North and ose
In the south. was Described In TIVE srH
not long Aso. had great faith IN the vest
coast. her Sonthern farm was not very
and vegeea hles you have named and made
money. but she uaa an experisncsd farmer
before she besan her vsnture In the South.
Mis- L. n. H-Iam nov pretty well after
Pe.-sl eoS sss S rf near Ha sh. o SSass
sDsss ss IN Se Ts t as ss%s.
fcr . censidsss too. 81 oosrss. which would
me s.. e %:r ;h.n w We
now hsytng 20 stars Tor any country place
Jnfortunatsly the youns college woma n
IL not wiiips 20 give practical lessons m
farming. She took q course In psactical
farming ~ CORNELL University. Informa-
ton abost such courses can he had by
addressing the state Agricultural COIlsss
Cornell University. Ithaca, n. ". or by
wrtting tn Miss Martha Van Rensselaer,.
cornell University. Ithaca. ~ v. Miss Van
Rensselaer, n at the head Of the reading
course for farmers wives sBd makes a
speciality Of evsrythins pSrta lining to women
and farming.
Mss A. TIN THE suN Of February y
n an article Home from Hand sewing.
!, y S1rE J have nesa Iryins % nnd; e s't
% End any except from 4 Few friends and
tina; does not provide enough work. ~
whose work 4 descrIbed they might give
me some. a. the article speaks Of their hav-
ine more work than they can do and Ia wing
In the areicle referred to the women
get their sewing from a hiSh class shop
Where eniy the b~M hand sewing Ia ac-
cepted They have no Authority 20 sfvs
the sewing to other women The friends
referred TO a. being helped were advised
10 apply Ia the shop and being able tn do
fine needle ~ Ork and Vouched for by reliable
employees the eKira sewing wAs given them
There are a great many SHOPS in New York
where such work h given out. The hest
and aIIc ks~t way Of oht aiming Il 10 to prove
that Won can do the class % sewing required
tine woman written about not long since
carried a SCI Of baby Cioshes TO q shop
handling such garments and at once re-
ceived orders for more After she proved
herself Trustworthy the arm supplied the
materials and gives her - much work - she
an do.
Mrs. 4 v ST. would like to have you
~end me the name and address 81 the
,htrf " aist makers mentioned in your issue
u February ~ arn q stranger here and
would Ike verSs much to md good shirt
waist maker.
The shirtWaist makers referred to work
exclusively for = hrm which supplies hand
made waists. Az stated In the article. they
have more work than they can do.
Ms. X G LIN November or p.c.mber
a violsr farm coRd,,ci.d ~ I've yo;ins
women, Can you tell me Il they grew their
tS FRONT: S %nSsr s ia pS Ie Ssy
violet plant supposed to be a. its best.
a. II docs the second and the third 1
did not -ee the article but several friends
have -poken to me about y. though they
have forgotten the date Of the paper In
which u appeared.
The violet crop to which the inquirer
refers WAS grown near Boston under ala -
As quoted In the article the young women
interviewed stated that they mover kept
their violet plants longer than one year.
after that time the blooms were neither
20 large nor 80 numerous. They propa-
gated by means Of cuttings. taking on the
new shoots from the old plants. To ma ke
sure % getting rid Of the old stock "a IVES
raked up and burned. There -ss no mem
ton Of RI ising violets from eesas.
Mrs, &. 4. I'm an article In THE SuN
Of February p young woman who fur
nishes and rents houses at summer reaorta
describes her work, Can you tell me how
much "a pitAl she had TO begin with \
Ia We a few hundred dollars and would like
TO do something Of the kind. Do YOU think
a renting agent would require any RPaat
deposit Of nae for the nrst house I enaa god ;
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