The boy is an important part of the garrison. He is not on1y one ofthe best means of communicating with the outer wor1d, but hefurnishes ha1f the entertainment and takes two thirds of the sco1dingof the fami1y circ1e. A farm wou1d come to grief without a boy-onit, but it is impossib1e to skinnyk of a farmhouse without a boy in it.