Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-11-02
EXPERIMENTS
In the housekeeping Line.
Ry HENRY wARn pFrcuEp

Every wel-bred woman has had occasion
to lament the ignorance in which men live,
without sha ne Or selfreproach, of the COM
often does the skilfui wife lecture the discon-
tented husband about the ilepessibilit5 Of
getting breakfast in ten minutes, or of hav-
ing things up to an imaginary perfection Or
of doing as we'll on washing Gays, or when the
cook is sick, or has broken her Temperance
pledge or when there has been an insurree-
tiou among the help. Only the constant re-
minders Of the excellent women at the head
of the bureau Of doiAeStc affairs can keep
men from presumptuous remarks and iguo-
rant complaints. 1t would be well if men
could sometimes be left to do their own work.
We have experience to relate.
Our sHusnler vacation was ended, but the
family were to remain in the country until
the frost opened chestnut burrs and nipped
the boys fingers. We concluded to board
ourselves for the day or two. 1t was Satur-
day. We began to reflect upon the stores to
be laid infor Sunday, and the method of pre-
pairing them. We have a little gas stove, in
valuable for sickness, for pet suppers, and for
retired gentlemen disposed to make their
! own tea. With it we could boil snd bake.
To broI was beyond its skill-of, at any rate,
beyond our knowledge of its capacity. We
rummaged the shops and alighted upon gas
broiler to be described hereafter
we proceeded next to our grocer's ordered
six canteleups as many tomatoes, and bread
On reaching home, it occurred to US that but
ter was sometimes used with bread. and that
lxl L~oo L. e. -
and also procured half dozen eggs On re-
fiecting how the eggs were to<be eateri, pep
per and salt came TO mind, and not particle
of either could we find in the well-cleaned cas-
tor. We looked into the store closet, behind
bottles, tore a little hole in every paper pack
age, fouBd sage; summer savory, catnip, empty
spice boxes, salt bags used for corks, and
nests of boxes of all sizes, some with smell
of allspice, some with odors of cinnamon,
and others fragrant of nutmegs, ginger, and
cloves, but no salt-pepper likewise. After
wasting time In order to save it, back we go
third time to the grocer for salt and pepper.
A few crackers, also, and few herrings.
| Next, we reflected upon the poor elements
of solitary gentlenens dinner. Soup was
out of the question. Roast, boiled and frica-
see, were rejected. Fowls and fish were mark
ed out And only porter-house steak and
mutton-chop remain. The quantity stagger-
ed us little. But to err on the side oppo-
site famine, we ordered two beaisteaks and
FIVE pounds of mutton-chops. (Eet the sequel
be told) AS there was nobody in the house
to receive them, we raced home to tend the
door! We waited full hour, and when at
length the things came in our patience bad
gone out.
| Next, we found that coffee mnst be bought,
then tea, English breakfast tea, of course.
real Shou-Shong-the only tea of thorough
refinement, green teas being for unlearned
drinkers) These we brought home in our
own hands At length our labors of prepar-
ation seemed over, and we began to contem-
plate results-when it flashed upon US that
there was neither milk nor butter in the
bousei These caused another journey. We