Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-09-13
A Great Want.
Sept. 5.h, 1865.

Wanted, 4or q small family. c0Uk. Such
is 1ha tcnoy t.r the Advertisements, in the
public i. urnals, which meet The eyes Of r''s
crs .vcly day, by the score. Wauted---a
cook in these days is hard 10 get: yet tic
services of that queen Of The kitchen arc cs
senti;I clements i'll thc health, be goo ltln'
per, tie enjoyment shd the peace OF every
family; ami it is trhe that the art Of cooking
is the par Mt of all other ar:s, . d that cat
;ng NJ d drinking are the hic uest OF I'll All
nal eriovments. But tie racc o! ca Ks ls
becoming cxii.lct in the United S;ates; aid
in the matter ni ioad We. are going lack 10
barbarsm alta fearful pace. lhe day was in
which il Was the rule in e"erv household to
be well ordered: and in wkicl becoming
table, suitable 10 these who maintained it.,
was every housewives pride: Bit that was
when mothers and srandmoth.rs bad sway,
-and when kro edge OF what good house
:gilcry de,uands Tor the health and comfort
of the family was not thought to be too low
for any yonng gs!a1y's attention. Our modern
system OF teInala education, which is the re-
sui. Of combined vanity aud stupidity, has
changed Il, that And it is the ra!e OF most
families in Which manual labor of all the
fan,ily is not demanded 10 so rear The daugh-
ters that they shall be while unmarried, or
less real use in The wurlA tlian any'hlng else
upon which The sun shines. They are taught
to sp,l.,cra a little French, OF which NO la
tive of France gould pussiby understand a
single word; Years Of precious time are spent,
/! in obcG;eJice 10 nolSersica; aic'ate OF fash.
on. in The vain endeavcr 30 acquire little
proficiency on tie most abused "f Mi good ir-
strgments. the uiano ,torte, an1 The expiration
Of the pnpilage liuds them able to drum cut
con,nnn waltz " a marcb without ss"n e
inng all Gystanders who knn% innsic. tGat 'hcy
have done ,yol; and in a-ld'lion il they can
siag Gcrlnanir Preach a:."G. in style
hic} gives pleasure to neither themselves
nor aoyh0dy else, trey are accounted prodl-
ria>, as l!,.ierd they are. 4 !,w oi them draw
! (rever q beelst,tkr eli q grirliron CT a lpa;
Irom he oyen) So well that ii the subject OF
the sketch is stated i'll fair print ulis!cintath,
the !ooker-on vii know at once what WAS
i..ortlr,! by II. Most Of them paint, 1--WE be-
ievc ,ougc is the fashion just now but q
,ho,,5auc Of them could not earn house
painters wages o. the most assidnus exer-
c;s.. in this accom- e!ishment. Rradns is con-
i.ned. Cor fhc most part. to inc rmi Via
novel OF lle sentimental school aud ~: s.! =
sa!io;, par's oi tie DAILY paper. whiic the
solid cirnehts " e,iucall lur ;rr aiin''st who! !
" neglected. II word those things ~h.ch
! arc IN lhcr nature purely cris'tental: "nn
which. in ninc eases uu' 81 icr, are iorg" ten
/ lon. before The ap;dds og' is reacrd nrc III
sisted upon the exclusion of o'icr tgn.ss; TIA
are ID, business Of everyday lie. l"nth. tic
time for preparaiion.Fr ti!e da;is:> cr mddie
age, Is virtually wasted. Nciii, = which
relates to the great matters ct maturity TO
the care of children, or the nltnagrmeli q =
household is tahghl. Oathcsc ii!iugS, bank
Ignorance is the ra!e.--Gaicagp l'riouac.