The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-11-15

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ing, as her wish may dictate. One i'm.
portant item in household economy is
. the hire of servants; in this the prudent
housekeeper will be guided by the size OF
her family, and the fortune of her hus'
band. =.
Economy, regard as relative term.
What would be economy in one house
keeper would be miserly in another. An
economy which the wife of a poor man
would practice would be unnecessary in
the wife of her wealthy neighbor-in
each case there is necessity for economy
in labor, the one does the cooking and
house.cleaning, the other is often in
volved in round of engagements which
are "a wearisone to the hesh," and
cause her to exclaim, elbow can I escape
from this labor of visiting and receiving.
how can economist time 80 as to find
leisure for what I would most eDjoy?"
Essays on housekeeping, which have
been furnished by the ladies of Rich
mond Vale Grange, contain many valu-
able suggestions appropriate to this sub
.iect. I am reminded of an incident in
my early married life. I had moved
from the city to the country, and was be-
ginning to develop the love for garden
ing, which has grown stronger as have
grown older. My father one day, allud-
ing to some one, said, ''He is the LATEST
man ever saw; he is too lazy to pick up
a hoe, but puts his foot under it and lifts
it in that way" "Why, pa" said I,
"that is the way I always lift hoe"
What an amused look hetgave me, and
what laugh there was at my expense.
How often 1 have been reminded of it as
I have attempted to economic labor by
lifting hoe left carelessly by some one
else. I always leave my garden rake
and hoe leaning in particular place. /
am inclined to think that my friends
may have another smile at my expense
when they learn that I am writing on
economy in housekeeping.
I came from race of farmers who, in
early life, learned the lesson of 'take care
of the pennies, the pounds will take care
of themselves" Ny mothers mother
commenced life poor girl, she married
a poor man, yet lived to be a wealthy
woman. Ny father was poor young
man; it was his proud boast that he
made his own fortune. The lessons
handed down from my parents, the ex-
amples to which I have been accustomed
from childhood produce their effect, and
the lesson of economy is more readily
learned now that it is necessity: Atno
time, however, have I been a wasteful
housekeeper-as faithful steward have
tried to take care of what has been en-
trusted to my charge, and have always
carried my keys. We pray to be deliv.
cred from temptation, and should avoid
tempting others. Servants are often
tempted by cloth and articles left lying
carelessly about. When / am cutting
out piece of long cloth I write "end"
where I have left of, with q lead pencil.
Marking every article of clothes is an
other saving of labor; spools of thread
which are marked will not be taken out
of the house so often. 1t is an excellent
plan to have a box for vegetable seed,
another for flower seed, have each pack
age labelled and none left united a box
for medicine, each package tied eup with
specific directions, andSa particular shelf
for liquid medicines, also carefully la
belled, will save trouble. Above all
things have order-a place where it is so
we'll understood that articles belong that
each member of the family knows where
to find them. Ifpreparing for company,
make list. of what will be required as
the article occurs to you. I have found
this an excellent plan in preparing for
camp-meeting. When the summer or
winter clothes are put away for the sea-
son, each child's clothes arc tied up in a
separate bundle with the name and num-
Der written on it; if white, with lead
pencil, if colored, with ink on strip of
paper and pinned on the bundle. The
clothes which the children outgrow, and
my own which 1 used to give away, I
now find ready sale for, thus aiding in
paving servants hire. I have often paid
for several months labor by selling
dresses which have laid aside. In the
fall and spring when I am packing away
the clothes, | place those | wish to sell
in separate box, to be convenient when
called for.
Young housekeepers should avoid buy
ing granite or china ware which is futed
or ridged. The plain is in better taste
and much easier washed; have partic-
ular shelfo or box for waste paper. When
I have finished reading daily paper l
cut or tear a notch in the top of it-at a
glance I can tell if have read it. A
box for strings near the waste paper and
a bag for rags are little things, but they
have saved me many steps. A scrap
book to preserve the many valuable re-
cipes which are published is another ,on-
venience. An excellent plan in setting
hen is to mark each of them with the
number you use, and the day of the
month, on an egg as we'll as in the men,
orandum book, which all housekeepers
should have. In this book should be q
separate list of the silver, china, glass
and tin ware, as we'll as kitchen furniture.
At regular times they should be looked
over and counted, certain number left
out for daily use, and the other locked
up to be ready when company comes.
A dust pan to save trouble IN sweep
ing; the hall lamp, covered with tissue
paper or tarletan in summer, to prevent
SO SO much rubbing of brass-these are
among the many plans for saving labor,
to which a careful housekeeper will re-
sort. Another item of economy in labor
is to have less cooking on days when one
wishes to have securing of floors or wash
ing of window panes. Ham and eggs,
with biscuit, and good cup of tea or
coffee, is easily prepared and very salts,
factory at such times. The good husband
is always willing to eat such a dinner,
and find no fault.
One very important item in labor saw
ing is mending. "a stitch in time saves
nine" With regard to the labor.saving
machine of washer, wringer, etc., have
had no experience. I had one of the
former, but, like most of her race, my
washerwoman did not take kindly to it.
AS her work was very satisfactory, l did
not insist upon her using it. l interfere