THINGS WORTH DOING
AND HOW TO DO THEM
THINGS WORTH DOING
AND HOW TO DO THEM
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THE BEARD BOOKS FOR GIRLS
By LINA and ADELIA B. BEARD
By LINA and ADELIA B. BEARD
Things Worth Doing and How to Do Them. Illustratedby the authors. $2.00.
Recreations for Girls. Illustrated by the authors.$2.00 (postage extra).
What a Girl Can Make and Do. New Ideas forWork and Play. Illustrated by the authors. $2.00.
The American Girl’s Handy Book; or, How toAmuse Yourself and Others. Illustrated by theauthors. $2.00.
THE BEARD BOOKS FOR BOYS
By DANIEL C. BEARD
By DANIEL C. BEARD
The Field and Forest Handy Book. New Ideasfor Out of Doors. Illustrated by the author. $2.00.
The Jack of All Trades; or, New Ideas for AmericanBoys. Illustrated by the author. $2.00.
The Outdoor Handy Book. New and CheaperEdition of The American Boy’s Book of Sport. Illustratedby the author. $2.00.
The American Boy’s Handy Book; or, What toDo and How to Do It. Illustrated by the author.$2.00.
Things
Worth
Doing
and
How
To Do Them
Worth
Doing
and
How
To Do Them
BY
and
New York
Charles
Scribner’s
Sons
1906
Copyright, 1906 by
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS
SPECIAL NOTICE
The publishers hereby give warning that theunauthorized printing of any portion of the textof this book, and the reproduction of any of theillustrations or diagrams, are expressly forbidden.
TO
OUR
LITTLE NIECE
BARBARA BEARD
PREFACE
We know our girls. We know and sympathize with theirrestless longing for activity. The normal girl simply must bedoing something, and this ceaseless energy, at times rather appallingto her elders, is but natural and right. It is in the youngblood coursing so swiftly and joyously through her veins, andit must find vent in one way or another. But there is no needof doing that which brings neither true pleasure nor the joyof accomplishing something worth while, for the world is full ofdelightful things really worth the doing. We have only to openour eyes and ears to find them crowding forward to claim ourattention, and the choice is between better and best.
There are merry frolics and active games that stimulate thehealth and renew the vitality of the body
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