The sample shop of the smallest village, just like this one, gives you your choice of all the varieties of goods the nation has, for the county warehouse draws on the same source as the city warehouse." As we walked home I commented on the great variety in the size and cost of the houses.

"How is it," I asked, "that this difference is consistent with the fact that all citizens have the same income ?" "Because," Edith explained, "although the income is the same, personal taste determines how the individual shall spend it.

Some like fine horses; others, like myself, prefer pretty clothes; and still others want an elaborate table.

The rents which the nation receives for these houses vary, according to size, elegance, and location, so that everybody can find something to suit.

The larger houses are usually occupied by large families, in which there are several to contribute to the rent; while small families, like ours, find smaller houses more convenient and economical.