be part of her work as a home-maker to manage
the spending of the house money. Now, money cannot be spent wisely except
by planning. The girl should learn how to divide her income, to allot so
much for food, so much for clothing, so much for shelter, so much for
improvement, recreation, and holidays, so much for the dentist and the
doctor, so much to be saved, so much for religious obligations and
benevolence, and for safety a margin over, because there are always
unforeseen calls on one's income. This planning for the proper division of
her income may sound at first a little bewildering. But after all, what is
it but learning what we can afford to spend? We begin by buying a little
carefully, and as we go on we acquire knowledge and skill. Few things which
the twentieth century girl can learn will stand her in better stead in
everyday life, or help her more constantly, than knowing how to spend her
income wisely, honestly, and helpfully.

We have spoken at some length about food and clothing as they affect
health. Quite as important to health are rest and recreation. A girl needs
not only plenty of refreshing sleep, but play also and what most people
call "good times." It is a mistake to suppose that we can be healthy
without play. Often when we are out of sorts, sad, depressed, and gloomy,
and our friends are sorry for us and think something dreadful must have
happened to make us so unhappy, all that we need in reality is sleep,
fresh air, exercise, and play. It is not being a heroine to be sad.
Most real heroines are happy people. There is nothing heroic in making
other people depressed by our gloomy faces. The ideal girl is healthy
and happy, she sleeps eight hours or more at night, and plays a
reasonable part of her time. To play all the time is very dull, even more
dull than to work all the time. But each day, if possible, one should have
some happy play time.

Then, too, the ideal girl will try to see that she helps others to be as
healthy and happy as she is herself. Part of the value of knowing how to
keep well is that it teaches us how to keep other people well. We should
know how others should be fed and clothed and cared for. The girl of the
twentieth century needs some knowledge of nursing. It is not necessary
for her to be a trained nurse, but she should have some of the knowledge
and skill of the trained nurse.

Among the things that every girl needs to know is something of the
importance of friendship