The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-02-13
Farm. Home, Se.
Home And Farm Conyeniesces.

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Il hi, eriicle wish 10 calIisttcr.
tion TO thu kitchen aud the appi
~ CO. WITH which the fstmcr's wit,
do's ber work. /, is perhaps within
the Londs OF truth to cay that ami-
iori'y Of farmers wiv do their wo,i
tlons, and may be eaid to aImos
spent their lives In .hc Kitchen.
Two other propositions are un
doubtedly true: ls,. That the woman
wAo does the work Tor family al n
Ia alnos. invariably OverwJrsei ).
and al. that in most houses it'll
planning and small outlay woui
greatly lightcn her labor. To show
tsc necessity Of every help and con.
vsnionco whi,h can bs ar ,rdod, il i.
legitimate to look at the duties o
Che farmers wife. He daily duiie.
keep her employed from early ill.,
late, for her husband must have al
early breakfast, an the necessary
cooking, dishwashIug. sweeping, aud
bedmsking. sho alone must do.
Then there are tho extras, such as
washing, ironing mcndins and max.
ing, butchering, house cleaning, the
extra cooking for bsrvesters, thrash
ers. etc., aud II she is raising a fam
tly, tho constant care Of tho children.
She must bo ready to soo,he every
sorrow, settle every qiarrel, tic up
the Gu, fingers, answer ths tea thou.
sand questions which childhood can
invent, anl in addition TO this ,h @
care OF her babe nt night wheu
teeth'ng, and her children through
whooping cough, measles, and all
their childish ailments, must come
upon tho mother. This picture is
not overdrawo, aud it certainly
should convince every ono that the
farmer can haev no excuse-but OK.
'remo poverty-for neelectiog to
provide his wife with everything
which will tighten her labor. Her
kitchen should be a we'll lighted, well
Ventilated, comfortable room, and on
level with 1t and as convenient a,
possible to It, should be wood and
water. To make o woman 60 twent,
or thirty yards, and perhaps down
two or three rickety steps, for every
srmful of wood or bucket OF water
she must use, is positively cruel, and
will often provo tic last which breaks
tho woman's health. All her ar.
rangements for extra work should be
- complete as possible, and Oh. should
DO granted every reasonable desire
and be allowed to arrange everything
10 her domain, as best pleases her.
tshe wants cupboard moved, or q
shelf put up, don't grumble aud say
i don't see why it won't do Is we'll
where it is. or Il haven't time and I
guess you can do;without it. II you
do' your wife is not going to wear
you out asking for 1t, perhaps, but
willjust wear herself out. She can
not, however, make you as happy or
feei the Same love and respect for
you that she would il her reasonable
requests were gauted, and her
strength less exhausted. Suppose
moving the cupboard will take n
half hour fyour precious time when
you are tired and hurried-wha. Of
1t! By'doiug II you save your wife
perhaps four steps every timo she
visitslit, which will average ten times
for each meal, and this makes QUE
hundred and twenty steps day. 1,
Will cost you twenty-five dollars to
make cistern and put a pump in it
20 that it will be on q level with the
kitchen door and within three stems
Of tho stove, but that is cheaper han
doctor bills, or funeral expenses, mud
far better than to have your children
left motherless whom !hoy most need
amo,hcr's care.
My space will not allow me to 90
into details as to what should be
found in modern kitchen, but il tho
wife Is consulted and you give her to
understand that you will do for her
anything that will tighten her labors,
you will be likely to find her both rea.
souable and greatful. 1t is the extra
labor which breaks down q woman a
strength and by careful attention to
little arrangement as will take the
least amount of labor, her life may
be madc much more comfortable.
i wish our farmers wives wou Id
tako up this matter Of household
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