maids and milking. A rural characteristic of the age was manifested recently at the annual •hiring fair at Sleaford, in Lincolnshire This, “Country Life ’ points out. is the reluctance of country girls to undertake any work connected with the farm. The fair itself was a gic.it success, but a difficulty was .experienced by those who wanted girls to act as indoor servants and at the same time midortako the milking ot ,i com . Of course it Ins long been recognised that women are not strong enoii„h in the wrist to undertake the milking connected with a groat commercial dairy; but there is no apparent reason why they should not milk one or two cows kept by m my farmers fox the domestic supply. However, they absolutely refuse to undertake, this duty, and it is said that not one in fifty would accept a situation where milking was required.
Zymolo Trokeys aro popular because they are pleasant in tasto; they loose tight, dry coughs and strengthen the throat,
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2272, 18 August 1908, Page 3
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167Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2272, 18 August 1908, Page 3
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