The Home

The Home: Shall the home be our world … or the world our home? To every Man who maintains a Home— To every Woman who "keeps house"— To every House-Servant, owned, hired, or married— To every Boy and Girl who lives at Home— To every Baby who is born and reared at Home— In the hope of better homes for all this book is dedicated. In offering this study to a public accustomed only to the unquestioning acceptance of the home as something perfect, holy, quite above discussion. First, let it be clearly and definitely stated, the purpose of this book is to maintain and improve the home. Criticism there is, deep and thorough; element of home life—rather of saving us from conditions not only unessential, Every human being should have a home; the single person his or her home; and the family their home. The home should offer to the individual rest, peace, quiet, comfort, health, and that degree of personal expression requisite; and these conditions should be maintained by best methods of the time.