Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-11-04


disciplined servants. With combination
in cooking. We could afford to have al
artist TO guide and direct the staff OF in
ferior cooks, and much the same nigh
be said with respect TO the science ant
art OF hoUsework. Each material re
quircs a different treatment for lis pre-
servation and cleansing. By rough
awkward handling, materials Of nIl sort'
were injured and defaced in attempts al
cleansing them.
The difficulty in establishing schools
Tor teaching domestic work was that the
instruction could only be given whelC
the work was required TO be done
There could be no schools of crookciy
where there were no dinners to be eaten
and no schools for housework where
there were no households. Lectures
could no more teach these things than
they could teach playing the piano. In
co operative establishment The best
means of giving technical education in
domestic work would be afforded. Pu
pills or apprentices could be taken in with
but little Inconvenience, and parents
should pay for their daughters instruc.
ton in those trades, as they now pay for
their sons instruction in their trades.
Besides tho greater efficiency, the econo'
my also would be great. The waste OF
food in cooSin. for small families was
only exceeded by The waste of fuel.
What we want in our coniedeIatcd
homes is plan by which the necessities
OF daily life shall be best supplied. and
the difficulties we now have 10 contend
with. removed aud overcome by The
same means which have overcome diili-
culics. supplied wants, and multiplied n
hundred fold our comfort and luxury in
every other department of life's work.
4 clearly scientific basis can be shown
Tor The system propose. No work
should be taken into homes which had
to II certain extent been organized out.
side the home, such as laundry work,
bread making. or brewing, or in any
way making store where goods could
be bought and sold. nor would she ut.
tempt to grasp at luxurieS. The build
ing plan need not comprehend Libraries.
billiard rooms. and such like. ior these
could easily be found outside. llot and
cold water are To be obtainabie in every
room where required at the will OF the
person who requires them. BT ma
chinery all waste matter should be sent
out OF the room by u turn ot The hand OF
the &c, UPPER of the room. Speaking
tubes OF some other method OF commune
eating messages would be oil great use
in diminishing. by exactly one half. the
labor of stair journeys over the house
OF course Eng lish people could not he
made socable il they would not 10 sOcI'
able. But ii would add greatly 10 the
checriuIness and pleasure OF tho inhabi-
laut, OF the contederaied homes If they
would promote neighborly intercourse
with one another. In united homes the
want which young men and young wo'
men felt ol social intercourse and due
variety ot amusement would be met
naturally and healthily.
Those brildings in London called
"mau,ious' where tho system OF com
bmatinu had been in any way adopted
have proved eminenlly successful. y
gentleman To whom she wrote Tor inior-
nation respecting the Belgraye Mnnsious
answtrcd, They are so far a financial
success, that they are always full. They
are not the social success they ought to
be, only because they are managed IN
the interest Oi the proprietors, Tor the
sake uf profit instead OF, as they ought
to be. in The interest OF the residents who
are powerlcss against the proprietors they
must either stay and bear it or turn out
To let another AT once take their place.
There were two other kindred buildings,
Grovcnor Mansions and Albert Mansions,
in Victoria street, both let at high rentals,
but neither OF them had lifts or servants
had both. The arrangements for the
hou.ework were, however. very deiec
tive. The weak point-yiz the servants
was weak only because it was weak
point in every house, and in every man
sion it would remain weak point until
domestic labor was organized upon 2
proper system.