III.
Did you ever see a driver stop on a cold day and go into a restaurant for a bowl of warm soup or a cup of coffee?
Did he put a blanket on the horse?
Did you ever see a horse taken into a stable and given a warm meal on a cold day?
Did you ever see non-skid chain-shoes for horses?
Do you know that burlap tied on the horses’ hoofs answers the same purpose, and costs only a little time and forethought?
The driver can best help this horse to get up by spreading a blanket or carpet over the icy roadway under his feet.
PART II
COMMUNITY OCCUPATIONS
Stories About People Who Minister to
Our Daily Needs
These stories develop very simply, the fundamental ideas of service, dependence and interdependence, and reciprocal duties. They also teach incidentally the civic virtues of thoroughness, honesty, respect, etc., which form the subject matter of Part I of this book.