Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-21

Editor Bulletin: Congressman Mahan of the Second district kindly mailed the writer, and doubtless all his con stituents he could reach, a bulletin Of publications of special interest and val ue, treating upon the Home, the Gar den and the Farm He further stated that any friend or neighbor failing to receive a copy should write him at his Washington address, and a list will be mailed them at once. From the hun- dreds of publications, or Farmers Bulletins. as they are called, each one is entitled to select three of four, free, from the government.
 While these publications are called Farmers Bulletins" they contain in formation useful to people in all walks of life. especially the housewife.
 As the Business Mems associations of eastern Connecticut have, by com bined action, aroused widespread in terest in the Land and Home move ment throughout this, section a large response may be expected to this kind invitation.
 Bulletin 3S5s subject is Boys and Girls Agricultural Clubs" 562. Boys and Girls Poultry Clubs" 568, Boys Pigs Clubs" These will be of assistance to those wishing to form such clubs. Now that the school children are talk ing a lively interest in securing a. prize for gathering the greatest number of
 
 not be allowed to stop there. It should be perpetuated in some practical, per manent organized effort. The schools furnish the most available medium for this being done.
 In Wisconsin the whole state is thus going to school" Other states in the west and south are falling in line in the same direction. Today New Eng land is similarly awake. To commence with the rising generation seems to give the promise of obtaining the best results. It is high time this was be- ing done. We are getting very fussy about the pedigree of our chickens, pigs and all other live stock; the gov ernment pretends to guarantee the purity of our food. drink and medicine. we fight disease in every form. And yet our homes are at the mercy of mental, moral and physical rottenness, is it has money, fine clothes and an automobile.
 The American home will die out if confined to boarding houses, flats and tenements. The "homeS" are decreas- ing, and boarding houses, flats and ten ements increasing faster than popula- tion. To educate olG children to be natural, they should be brought in close contact with nature.
 A community spirit can be cultivated even where natural advantagesS Of home are non-existent.
 A majority of our population are homeless in the true sense of the word. A homeless population is a discontent- ed population The American people are the richest and most discontented, IaWless nation on earth. Our cities are the worst governed; we are more reck- less commit more crime have more divorces, and worship the spot dollar more devotedly than does any other nation.
 Notwithstanding all this, we still lead the world But how long can we hope to do so? We have to shoot down men in all our large cities; the finances of our people are more subject to panic; the cost of high living is in- creasine faster, and, as of old so is it today, |tas wealth increases. men de- cay"
 Notwithstanding all this, we still lead the world The community spirit is spreading through our thousands Of | small cities. towns and villages. These with the home guarded farmer, still ] constitute the majority. This combin- ed majority is growing faster than is the homeless majorities in our larger cut is making more progress than l ever in this community spirit, this home spirit, this garden and farm spir- ! it.
 As soon as we stop the increase oi l our homeless population and begin to 1 increase the percentage of our home i population we may expect to see our 1 winter of discontent decline and ouI