The Baltimore County union., 1881-12-03
DOMESTIC EDUCATION.

Mothers are frequently 50 over.niee and pariic.
uar that they refuse 90 share their duties
with their young daughters for fear something will
be slighted or improperly done.
Now. this Is all wrong. Children. no matter
what their position or prospects in life may be-
should be taught while young TO make themselves
useful and to assist those about them in every way
possible.
Girls especially should DO early trained TO
thorough knowledge Of household duties and "a
niiariIed with the routine Of daily work. even IL
the trouble they make far outbalances the small
amount Of assistance rendered. A daughter so
trained Il not the one that grows up to laxines.
and helples.ness that comes tariily TO breakfast
and sits listlessly around. thinking and knowing
and caring little abOu, what is going on in the
house as a stranger would. as IL interferes with
personal comfort and convenience She Is the
mothers eonidani, the fathers comfort and
blessing to the household.
II IL il true has been sung that IL j. love that
makes the world go round. Il 10 equally certain
that prudence. patience and kindred praiseworthy
qualities must oil the wheels Of the domestic world
II they are 10 reyolve smoothly.
flocks of school girls are annually FINISHED of
and turned out into the world accomplished
young women. nearly every onc Of whom expects
60 marry sometime and make home Of her own.
aud yet. among them all. how many have any true
idea Of the real issues Of life. the depth
Of the sea of perplexiiics into which they plunge
blissfully and blindly'
Trouble for the average young housewife begins
in her ignorance Of domestic economy and the
proper preparation Of food for the table.
Who shall count the difficulties and diicmmas
that lurk in refractory stoves. the ments
aud discoura gcments that lie hidden In the -four
barrel or the anbushed trials that rise unex xpect.
edy from pot and pan and kettle: Their name
10 legion.
II would seem though every mother who has
herself wrcstlcd with the mysteries Of household
labor. ought 10 learn lesson from lifes xperience.
and take measures 20 turn her daughters trials
into triumph. by making her Al thoroughly famii.
lar with the science Of the cookery book aud the
problem Of domestic economy, as with the various
branches Of school education. or the more orna-
mental parior accomplishments.
Yes, know Il Il more trouble 10 teach her how
90 cook than u 10 20 do everything yourself. Very
likely there will be than failure 10 record
and she may be an uninterssted pupil; duty 10 not
always agreeable, but u 10 none the iess duty.
II the early household lessons have been we'll
learned, the later ones will not be difcut " they
have been altogether neglected 30 much the more
reason that there should be no further delay
Circumstances may prevent the necessity Of per-
forming much domestic work. but everyone should
at least know how 10 direct others understanding.
ly. Girls are not apt to give due Importance TO
these matters; by experience alone can one really
appreciate the difficulties arising from ignorance,
or estimate the true value Of knowledge In regard
90 . subject 80 materially influencing domestic
health aud comfort.