The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-07-19
AGRICULTURAL SELECTIONS.
From the American Agricultural.
a should Learn how to keep House

Girls should Learn how to keep House
1t is evening. l am sitting in my parlor
reading Daily, which has just been brought
from the city In the cellar, below me,
hear A SOW, and children's voices. and now
and then another, more full and manly. |
know a quarter Of beef is undergoing pro
cess of .'cutting up" and hear multitude
Of questions from the little folks about roast
ing pieces, boiling pieces, soup pieces, and
steaks.
Where is the best steak found?" one asks.
/ do not observe the answer, for my thoughts
have wandered far away. and l am thinking
Of an anecdote l overheard OF newly mar
RED pair. They were both young. and en-
tirely ignorant Of the mysteries OF housekeeP-
inr. They were wealthy, and Of course their
establishment was not very simple. They had
much company, and the lady was subjected
70 many notifications Her servants came
to her for directions, but she was utterly at a
loss how to give them. Tears often relieved
her overcharged heart, but they made her no
wiser.
At one time party Of gentlemen were
quests at the house. As there was whole
beef in the cellar. the lady proposed they
should select their own dinner. steak was
decided upon. But difficulty arose: no one
knew where the steak was TO be found. how
the locality Of the choice BIT was aseertalned
at all. But one thing do know, and that Is,
that for want Of little early instruction. it
was through much tribulaion tina. the lady
alluded TO became a superior housekeeIer.
No Young lady can be too we'll instructed
in ANYTHING which will affect the comfort Of a
family. Whatever position IN society she oc-
cupies, she needs practical knowledge OF the
duties of housekeeper. She may be placed
in such circumstances that it will not be ne
cessarv for her to perform much domestic la
bor but on this account she needs no less
knowledge than if herself Obliged to preside
personally over the cooking stove and pantry
Indeed, [ have often thought that 1t is more
difficult to direct others, and requires more
experience, than DO the same work with our
own hands.
Mothers are frequently SO nice and psrtcu-
lar, that they do not like TO give up any part
OF their care to their children. This is great
mistake in their management, for they are
often burdened with labor, and need relief
Children should be early taught to make them
selves useful--to assist their parents In every
way in their power, and TO consider It priv
ege 70 do
Young people cannot realize the Importance
of thorough knowledge of housewltery,
but those who have suffered the inconvenIen-
ces and notifications Of Ignorance can well
appreciate it, Children should be early in
dulged in their disposition to bake, and expo
rmen, in cooking in various ways. 1t Is often
but troublesome help" which they afford,
still it is great advantage TO them.
[ know little girl who. at nine years old.
made loaf of bread every week during the
winter Her mother taught her how much
Yeast, and salt. and flour to use. and she be
came quite an expert baker. Whenever she
is disposed to try her skill in making simple
cake or pies. she is permitted to do SO. She
is thus, while amusing herself learning an i'm
portant lesson. Her mother calls her her lit
tie housekeeper. and often permits her to get
KEYS by her side, and very musical their
cinglng is to her ears. think, before she
out Of her teens, upon which she has not yet
entered, that she will have some idea where to
find steak, and how 10 cook it. too.
Some mothers give their daughters the caro-
of housekeeping, each a week, by turns. 1t
seems to me a good arrangement, and a most
useful part of their education.
Domestic labor is by no means incompat
bic with the highest degree OF refinement and
mental culture. Many of the most elegant, I
accomplished women | have known, have
looked we'll to their household duties, and
have honored themselves and their husbands
by SO doing ANNA HoPE.