| CHAPTER | PAGE |
| I. | Building a Good Life | 1 |
| | What is a Good Life? | 2 |
| | | 1. Good Health | 3 |
| | | 2. Usefulness | 3 |
| | | 3. Moral Strength | 4 |
| | | 4. Social Efficiency | 5 |
| | | 5. Religious Interest | 5 |
| | | 6. Happiness | 6 |
| | Is the Human Stock comparatively Sound? | 7 |
| II. | The Time to Build | 12 |
| | What of the Human Instincts | 12 |
| | The Dawning Instincts | 12 |
| | Social Sensitiveness Helpful | 19 |
| III. | The Rural Home and Character Development | 26 |
| | What Agencies build up Character? | 26 |
| | | 1. Play | 27 |
| | | 2. Work | 30 |
| | | 3. Recreation | 33 |
| | Moving to Town for the Children | 36 |
| | A Back-to-the-country Club | 38 |
| IV. | The Country Mother and the Children | 41 |
| | Poor Conditions of Women | 42 |
| | For the Sake of the Children | 44 |
| | | 1. Surplus Nerve Energy | 44 |
| | | 2. A Rest Period | 45 |
| | | 3. The Home Conveniences | 46 |
| | | 4. The Mother’s Outings | 47 |
| | | 5. The Home Help | 48 |
| | | | 6. The Children shield the Mother | 49 |
| | | 7. Planning for the Children | 50 |
| | | 8. A Common Conspiracy | 51 |
| V. | Constructing the Country Dwelling | 54 |
| | Plans and Specifications not Available | 55 |
| | What appeals to the Children | 57 |
| | The House Plan | 59 |
| | How One Farmer does It | 60 |
| | Outbuildings and Equipment | 61 |
| | Human Rights prior to Animal Rights | 61 |
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| | | 2. A Country Literary Society | 213 |
| | | 3. The Social Side of the Economic Clubs | 215 |
| | Some Concluding Suggestions | 215 |
| XIV. | The Farm Boy’s Interest in the Business | 220 |
| | What is in your Boy? | 220 |
| | Much Experimentation Necessary | 221 |
| | | 1. Willingness to Work | 222 |
| | | 2. Ability to Save | 223 |
| | Start on a Small Scale | 224 |
| | Give your Son a Square Deal | 225 |
| | Keep the Boy’s Perfect Good Will | 226 |
| | Some will be retained on the Farm | 227 |
| | The Awakening often comes from Without | 229 |
| | An Awakening in the South | 229 |
| | Partnership between Father and Son | 231 |
| | Summary and Concluding Suggestions | 232 |
| XV. | Business Training for the Country Girl | 235 |
| | Is the Country Girl Neglected? | 236 |
| | Why the Girl leaves the Farm | 237 |
| | Certain Rules to be Observed | 239 |
| | | 1. Teach the Girl to Work | 239 |
| | | 2. Teach her Business Sense | 240 |
| | | 3. Train her to transact Personal Business | 241 |
| | | | 4. Make her the Family Accountant | 242 |
| | | 5. Miserliness to be Avoided | 243 |
| | | 6. Teach her to Give | 244 |
| | | 7. Teach the Meaning of a Contract | 245 |
| | | 8. Prepare her to deal with Grafters | 246 |
| | Should there be an Actual Investment? | 247 |
| XVI. | What Schooling should the Country Boy Have | 250 |
| | Changes in Rural School Conditions | 250 |
| | The Boy a Bundle of Possibilities | 252 |
| | Classes of Native Ability | 253 |
| | The Great Talented Class | 254 |
| | Round out the Boy’s Nature | 256 |
| | Other Important Matters | 257 |
| | Develop an Interest in Humanity |
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