The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-22

shall count the hours which are daily .
rolled away, and chiefly by overbur-
dened women, who complain Of no I
time aud no constitution -
zone Saturday forenoon I stood on .
the hill which commands view Of the /
village. IL was 'baking-day.' Being a
clairvoyant, I looked through tine roofs F.
Of the houses, and saw in every kitchen
a weary woman, standin' on her feet,
rolling, rolling, rolling. Close around
some stood their own little children,
tugging at their skirts, pleading for that
time and attention which rightfully be-
longed to them. One frail, delicate
woman was actually obliged TO lie down
and rest twice, before her task was
ended. Another, the mother Of an in
fant Of not many months old, accom-
plished hers with one foot on the era
dle-rOcker.
eve read of despotic countries where
galley-slaves We're chained to the oar.
They, however, after serving their time,
went free. Alas for poor woman chained
to the rolliug-pin Her sentence Is for
life.
ave read, too, in ancient story, Of
powerful genii, whose control over their
slaves was absolute; but this terrible
genius Of the household exacts from its
slaves an equally prompt obedience. Is
there one among them who dares assert
her freedom2
''No; their doom is inevitable. Wom-
an is foreOrdained to roll her life away.
Is there no escape? No escape. The
rolling board is planted squarely in the
path Of every little daughter; and sooner
or later, if her life be spared, she will
walk up to it. May we not call it an
e. "a 20
performed daily?
81 observed, on the morning just
mentioned, that, in the intervals OF
pastry y-making, the genius Of the long
handled spoon took control, demanding
its customary tribute Of eggs, sugar, fat,
spices, etc, ETC., demanding, also, the
usual outlay of time and strength which
goes to the cOmpounding Of cakes; and
thus, with rolling, beating, aud stirring
the forenoon wore away, leaving ia each
! house its accumulation of unwholesOmt
food.
''You do know, madam, that plair
living is better for your children? NOJ
would like more time to devote to them
or for books, or for recreation? Then
pray, why not change all this2 Is palat,
forever TO rank above brain? Chang,
your creed. Say, 4 believe in health
III buoA1f II buAAnUAEs W uN uOu
} you rise, slaves? Now is your time
! Now, when slaves everywhere are de
manding their freedom, demand yours
I Company Thanks for teaching M
' that word. The kind hospitality of thi
' social little village Of Tweenit enable
= me to be company myself very fre
= quently. And l am aware that mucl
n time is spent in the preparation Of vi
: ands to set before me, which, for variet,
( and richness, could not be excelled
o Shall l add, that whenever, at the boun
+ tifully-spread tea-tables, 1 have at
;: tempted to start rational conversation
Il the attempt, usually, has been a failure
$ Books, public men, public measure:
d new ideas, new inventions, new discoy
sr cries, what is doing for the elevation {
ar wOmen-On none of these subjects ha
81 my entertainers a word 10 offer. Thei
10 talk was, almost without exception
" trivial, not to say gossipy.
ie Therefore, as a member of that il
ee stitutiOn, which, as everybody say
as makes a sight Of work. namely, con
ne pany,' protest. ! petition for less V,
ly riety in food and more culture. An
your petitioner further prays that SON
,v Of the spices and good things be left OF
er in cooking and put into the cOnversi
se tion.
n. "But the men folks I? All, TO be sur
on Perhaps, after all, It is they who ne,
ke an appeal. Prom the .SchOolmaster
n Trunk, j. r. OsgOOd & Co.