To begin with, some room where work or play can go on without interfering with the elder people ought to be set aside in every family. No matter how small, such a room--with long, low shelves on one side, and a long, narrow table on the other - will give space for the keeping of all the countless odds and ends that have their value, however worthless they seem to others. Supposing there are four children : one or two of these shelves may be divided into compartments, where the special property of each can be kept; while the full length of another may be reserved for boxes of all shapes and sizes, holding the materials to be used, — in one, scraps of silk and lace and ribbon, for dolls' dressmaking; in another, cardboard and needles, for pricking pictures; in another, pictures for scrap-books; and so on through the long list of articles that will be found necessary both for work and play. One corner should be given to the blunt scissors, the pot of nicely prepared paste (which can now be bought very cheaply, but may also be made at home), the little glue-pot, which will often be needed, and all the brushes and other small things required. Let it be a rule to put every thing back in its place as soon as used. Wash all paint or paste brushes, so that they may not be found hard and sticky when wanted again, and pick up all litter of every sort. In this way there will never be any trouble in knowing just where things are; and, whether the day is rainy or pleasant, here will be a place always ready for work. If it is impossible to give up a whole room to such purposes, a closet may be arranged to hold all the small properties; but even one end of a room is better than none, and, if desired, can be curtained off, and hidden from general view. Such a room will often take the place of school, in part at least; for invention is stimulated, and a child finds out what can be done without depending upon others. In any case, it saves worry and vexation. The older people are not troubled by litter in unexpected places; and the younger ones know that here is a spot where they have full right, and may arrange as seems good to them.