their chance against heavy odds. Of course, if they
are favorably made and are not tied by kinship du
ties, they may run away from the industrial battle
field. In which event, the safest thing the man can
do is to join the army; and for the woman, possibly,
to become a Red Cross nurse or go into a nunnery.
In either case they must forego home and children
and all that makes life worth living and old age
other than a nightmare.

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