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How many hands
* has mother ?
• ** ' : '* ■••-•' . . '. A mother Is a lot of things! She's cook, laundress, nurse, teacher, housekeeper and companion. She keeps the family fed, clothed and happy. It's a big {ob. And electric hands do much to make it easier. They help her clean her house—her clothes. They prepare and preserve the food, even bring her ~news'and entertainment while she works^-They do allthis for only pennies a day. And the men and women in your electric company are constantly working to make electricity even more useful —more of a bargain all the time. NORTHERN VIRGINIA POWER COMPANY
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