Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-07-27
G0t Weather Suggestions.

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amount OF advice that the city housekeeper
who knows almost rs much about farm
fe as she does about Inf. in Zlu-land, and
who does her homework by proxy, be.
slows upon farmers wives who for the
most part are obliged to do their own
work. We ought to be truly grateful for
so much good, il rather impraclicaDle ad-
vice, but it is rather Il lamentable fact that
we are not. |, for one, sometimes fairly
boil over with indignation whenever /
read one Of these elaborate attempts at in
structing the Ignorant farmer folks ="
Here is some of the latest: " Do not heat
tie house up by cook ny much over the
range or stove this hot weather, but use
the IS or kerosene stove AS much rs pos
sible." Sensible advire for farmers
wives | wonder how much gas the city
lady who edits the housekeepers COL
umn of the paper that didn't mention.
inagines that we have in the "rural dees-
tricls To be sure we manufacture lit
tie, but it is not available for cooking
purposes any more than the city article
of the same nature. As the matter now
stands, am afraid that gas stoves are out
of the question And coal oil stoves are
not so plenty rs the aforesaid city lady
seems to think; about one to Il thousand
families would come fully up to the aver
age. A good many people never even
heard of coal oil stoves, and yet our tine
lady housekeeper advises us to use them
" as much rs possible" rs calmly rs
| though kerosene stoves were rs common
In the country AS dish rags. Kerosene
toves are undoubtedly handy things
when one wishes to make Il cup of tea.
toast slice of bread. coDk AN egg, or
make mustard poultlce in the middle OF
the night, but | would like to see any
housekecper, cook dinner for q bakers
dozen hungry mouths on Que of those
lutte teapot affairs.
Another woman coolly tells US that we
need not be bothered by flies if We would
only keep our houses spotlessIy clean, aud
never, even for the smallest fraction of
| second, leave n crumb ON the floor, or
bit of food uncovered. OF dirty dish un.
washed. Now isn't that exasperating
| | know lots OF women whose houses are Ms
clean rs sonp and water and faithful scrub
bng Can nuke them; not dirty corner
from garnet TO foundation stones; and they
never leave any old Stops standing around
to draw flies, and they brush up the
crumbs Immediately after each meal, and
they scrabble arour d and get the remains
Of food out of the way, and the dishes
washed up as soon as practicable after
eating; but still the flies would come I'm
til they had the screens put in doors and
windows. If the women all liv, by
themselves, they might keep clean enough
TO starve the flies out. but 80 long rs men
and children are around. the starving out
process will be AN impossbility.
Now let US see what woman who has
been there. and for that matter is there
yet, can do toward tightening labor these
hot days. In the first place keep out the
flies; you know what an endless amount
of scrubhing it takes to remove their frescC
/, work, and how they spoil paper, picture
frames and everything else that the,
: touch, and what nuisance it is to have
! flies dropping into the gravy, the tea anu
coffee, and crawling over ones plate
Have screens Tor all the outside doors an,
windows. Don I get the fimsv mosquito
netting if you can get anything else. Gel
good WIRE screens. They are ornamental
, useful and durable. But" SAYS som,
M. NJ. NJ, " My husband says that W,
DON'T need them; his mother never ha,
. any, and if he wont get such things. what
h can do about lt?"
q Well. il were obliged to ask some mar
n Tor every cent of money that needed, ant
? hat man would neither give me- the mon
e ey nor provide the n oney that consider
3 ed necessary in order TO live like civilized
e beings, | don't know what should do,
e but feel quite sure that l should dc
s something.
/. II can't afford it." says some NJ. M
v Ms husband. Don't tell me! know BET
il ter! ! suppose that you manage affair.
|, out of doors to suit yourself; ii you need
It new pIow. rake or hoe, you buy it wilhou
e consulting your wife, and if YOU we've Il
n consult her do you suppose she would say
@ II can afford it," You laugh ut the idea
hut she has just us much right to say IS"
IS can t afford It," as you have. She doe
her full share of work Tor the farm an,
should be treated rs AN equal partner
1Our wife is or should be chief mai, I'VE
k IN the house, and when she need, any hin.
a IN or about the house for the comfort an,
n convenience OF The family, she ought 10 ~
- able 10 gel 1t. or you oughl 10 get it for he
n without DINING III her ears that eternal .
d cant afford H." feet like giving You
:. three column lecture ON tins very subj set
h but you gel those screens nuw and We vii
n talk anout tins partnership business som
other time.
/. Now about the" cheating up the house
IL Why can't we eat cold suppose Nv
. could, but the men folks work harrl AN
il think they must have hot meat suppers
Is Well. then, the sooner they get over lha
Of way OF thinking The brtter lor YOU. Don
ID you work too hard AN get lired-so ire
It that yon can not eat II mou HUI of thl
" hot meat supper " after you have place
IL on the tablet
l know that working ,uen need plent
Y. OF good substantial food, but he ren thu
man must cram down three hot mcaI
10 every day, three hundred and sixty tiv
ir days. in year, in order to keep up his fu
e. working strength, IS all nonsense. W
s always have cold suppers at our nous