The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-07-05
LEI LETTER I.Is saESom aFERom DIR. BAsCuM.

1
He Purposes Purchasing Knox
/ Vile and EmbarIKinss'i in a Pay
ing Business--He viii Estab-
: IfsA am institution for Train
ing Females the Art of g
91 Cooking, Washing and
-" Ironing, and Issues a y -
Proclamation for feft
-''. 10, 900 Assistant Teachers.
To the Editor Of the 1Iorristown Gazette ss.
COUSIN john AS ], feel that ]
have made a grand success in the
advancement of fashions and foolery
amongst the good women of our
country. to that extent that it now
far outstrips drunkenness and de-
bauchery of man. I feel it my duty
to undertake retrograde movement,
and do something for the advance
ment, instead of the destruction of
the present and future generations
of the American people And,
Cousin John, should 1 succeed in this
present undertaking, will feel that
| have fought a good fight. But in
this,9ias in former undertakings,
Cousin John, I can do nothing with
out the assistance of the GAZETTE,
and Of the press generally. 1e
My plan is this, Cousin John, /
propose establishing one of the most
extensive business colleges in the
world, with branches at various
points of the United States, This
college and itsrbranches viii be used
exclusively for the especial training
and educating-of the American girls
ard women for the various duties of
Housekeeping. -ea ~-t -5<s1-s
As calculate on running this
business on pretty extensive scale,
/ should like to purchase some nice
town or small city in a healthy To-
cality, where water is plenty. and
soap factories numerous AS Knox
Vile is possessed with both of these
requisites, as also of hundreds of fe-
males who are growing. and have al
ready grown up in utter ignorance
as to the duties of wives and daugh-
ters as houselfeepers. think of
making a proposition to the authori-
ties to purchase the city,sor at least
lease it for not less than 90 years.
Once established, I shall be able to
give employment, at fair wages, To
at lease ten thousand instructors,
but here / am puzzled as to where /
shall find so many persons versed in
the tactics of housekeeping, but 1
will manage this. 8 b 81
,JohA,-I -I-feel-elated--
my prospects in this undertaking,
for | feel chat I am going to receive
the patronage of a majority of the
fathers and hGsflahds in. the whole
eountry.&.s s { &S
There are bat few poor men who
would notprefer payingth the butt-end
of their daily wages for a few weeks
to have their wives orydaughters in
structed in cooking, washing, iron
ing, sewing, knitting, and last
though not least, in economy, than TO
pay. it out for cook, nurses, wash
erwomen, etc.
And then, Cousin John, there are
but few men, who work By the day
for a support for their families. but
would appreciate more fully the en-
joyment of a good and we'll cooked
peal,g5if served sup- by a wife or
daughter, than they do a lot of stuff.
commonly called a meal, gotten, to.
gether by some means by an mex
perienced hired girl. And now, if
fellow happens to be caught in the
kitchen giving a few private instruc-
tions to the hired girl about the
cooking Of the next meal, there is
often hard feelings. 81
My plan, Cousin John, will put a
stop to many Of these little family
feuds about the husband instfucting
the cook, and hereafter if wives do
not like to have their husbands in
struct the cooks privately as to their
duties. let them learn to cook them
selves. -
HAs economy will be one of the
most important branches in my
school, | shall give this department
my personal attention. Having pre-.
sided over poor house for the last
fifteen years, / feel that have but
few superiors, In economy.
No husband u father need hesi-
tate about Seeding their, wives and
daughters to.receirc instructions un-
dor me, as my vile will assist me,
and will at al times be present,
And as no unmarried man can get a
position under me, this will likely
doe the easei III all the different
branches Of my school,
With my school once established,
| feel that | will be able to save. to
my iaboring countrymcp millions Of
dollars each year, for am satisfied
that no American lady would suffer
dear husband to pay out his hard
earned dollars for a cook if she her.
self but knew how to perform these
duties. Nor would she keep a nurse
at the expense of her. dearly beloved,
/ if she only knew how TO take care of
a child. And then, nothing could
give them more pleasure than to
wash with their own hands, and
starch and neatly iron a shirt for
their Woodworking husbands to wear
to church, thereby saving a few
Eeents each week aBdathe Husbands
or fathers. as Thea case might be,
would enjoy these little luxuries too.
z An we need toimalxe veEysfamily
in the land happy and prosperous is
to teach tho females the art and
ecouomy of,houselleepipg. asas
Very soon, if i succeed in making
proper arrangements, Shall publish
the tuition fees to ny college. aetl
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