Chapter III: Part II: Community Occupations

Stories about People Who Minister to Our Daily Needs.

_People Who Provide Us with Food_

THE BAKER 95
I. AN EARLY CALL 95
II. THE STAFF OF LIFE 99
III. A VISIT TO THE BAKERY 101
IV. WHERE THE WHEAT COMES FROM 107
BAKING THE JOHNNY-CAKE 111
THE MILKMAN 115
I. BEFORE THE SUN RISES 115
II. MILK, FROM FARM TO FAMILY 119
THE GROCER 122
I. THE OLD-TIME GROCER 122
II. THE MODERN GROCER 125

_People Who Help Clothe Us_

THE TAILOR 127
I. THE ACCIDENT 127
II. AT THE TAILOR SHOP 129
III. WHAT THE TAILOR SAVED THE DUWELL FAMILY 132
THE DRESSMAKER 134
I. AN INVITATION TO A PARTY 134
II. A DISAPPOINTMENT 136
III. AT THE DRESSMAKER’S 137
IV. THE PARTY 142
THE SILK DRESS 144
THE SHOEMAKER 145
I. THE WORN SHOES 145
II. SHOEMAKERS WHO BECAME FAMOUS 150
III. AT THE SHOEMAKER’S SHOP 152

_People Who Supply Us with Shelter_

THE CARPENTER 154
I. A TRIP INTO THE COUNTRY 154
II. THE SAWMILL 158
III. THE CARPENTER 161
IV. THE WOLF’S DEN 163
V. THE CAVE DWELLERS 165
THE BRICKLAYER 168
I. THE FALLEN CHIMNEY 168
II. THE BRICKLAYER 172
III. AFTER SCHOOL 173
THE PLUMBER, THE PLASTERER, THE PAINTER 176
I. A VISIT TO A LITTLE TOWN 176
II. AT HOME 178
III. THE NEW KITCHEN 179

_People Who Supply Us with Fuel_

THE COAL MAN AND THE MINER 181
I. BLACK DIAMONDS 181
II. IN A COAL MINE 183

_People Who Care for Our Health_

THE DENTIST 187
I. WHY RUTH WAS AFRAID 187
II. AT THE DENTIST’S 190
THE DRUGGIST, THE NURSE, AND THE DOCTOR 192
I. THE SICK BABY 192
II. THE DRUGGIST 194
III. THE TRAINED NURSE 196
IV. THE DOCTOR, A HERO 199

E FOR ALL AND ALL FOR ONE (a play) 201

PART III

THE AMERICAN RED CROSS

Junior Membership and School Activities.

THE JUNIOR RED CROSS 209
THE PRESIDENT’S PROCLAMATION 210
THE AMERICAN RED CROSS IN TIMES OF PEACE 211
THE AMERICAN RED CROSS IN TIMES OF WAR 215
BEFORE THE DAYS OF THE RED CROSS 215
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE 216
HOW THE RED CROSS CAME TO BE 219
HOW I CAN HELP THE RED CROSS 222
THE LADY OF THE LAMP (a play) 224
ACT I. THE SICK DOLL 224
ACT II. GOOD OLD CAP 225
ACT III. THE LADY OF THE LAMP 227
YOU AND I AND ALL OF US 228