Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-10-19
The Kitchen.

The Kitchen.
With far too many persons most OF
the time of labor is spent in the kitchen,
unfortunately, resulting from our false
habits of eating, by far, too much pas
try. Often this kitchen is alike the par
lOr-if there is one-the sitting room
and the room for toll. Much, if not most
of this toll is not only unnecessary. but
is extremely adverse to good constitrl-
tons of our average housekeepers. The
most depressing part of this toll is con-
nected with the preparation of dishes
not only not really needed for health,
but wasting it at fearful rate, since
these ''made dishes'' demand the most
toll, are the most difficult of digestion,
and contain far less nourishment than
the average plain food.
| [ do not hesitate to affirm that a re-
turn to the simplicity of the past, with
the use of our improved foods, our in
creased knowledge of the laws of our
being, as connected with the air, sun
light, electricity, etc., would materially
add to the term of human life, with a
vast increase of comfort.
| Most of this toll is performed under
very unfavorable circumstances. The
average kitchen of the less informed is
low in stud, small, poorly lighted, unven-
| tilated, out of the influence of the sun,
| cramped and inconvenient-unit for
human residence. And yet, this is the
place where the good housewife tolls on
from day to day and year to year-if she
long survives-where the children, es-
pecially the girls, are doomed to spend
most of their time, at a certain age, and
during the most inclement season of the
year. Some of these kitchen-prisons
are difficult of access, the wood, coal,
water, everything being brought in a
laborious way by the exhausted wife,
while SO dark, gloomy, dingy, and for
bidding in every aspect as to make life
monotonous, irksome, unpleasant and
fearfully crushing to both mental and
physical powers.
upon the tolls of the wife-sometimes
self-imposed- to change that kitch-
en-, using it for store room, or q wood
on the sunny side, having an abundance
of light, with sufficient means of venti-
lation. Let it be made as cozy and con-
venient as possible, that woman's labor
need not be unnecessarily difficult. Also,
AOC ~ OO i1ooC e1o plCooduu Iuy lOOn
in the house, since the rooms the most
occupied-including the sleeping rooms
should be the most cared for in the
matter of health.
Introduce a sewing machine, a wash
ing machine, (and let the boys run
them,) wringer, kneading. machine
and everything to tighten
the 1abors of the exhausted wife. Sup
plant the old and cumbrous, heavy iron
pots and kettles, as far as possible, and
introduce some improvements. Judg-
ing from experience in our family, / can
not recommend any kitchen utensils of
equal value with the ssgranite wares"
used by US for years. They are really |
Notwithstanding the first |
cost-pretty, and even elegant, light, |
durable, will not break, easily cleaned, |
do not tarnish, are not affected by acids, |
q have applied stronger acid than is
used in culinary affairs, without any |
effect,) are perfectly safe as
of acids, and fruits of all
kinds, in fine, if so disposed, we do not
know what charges we can bring against
hem, after testing them for years. All /
seem as good as new after years of wear.
Even the wash.dish, used constantly.
las its original brightness. $50 -.g
Let me also say to my sisters-utilize
hose boys. What are boys here for, if
lot to help their mothers, as means of
how to aid the wife in future
'ears?.. Do not run up and down stairs,
II do any hard work which boys can
10 just as well. Nor will it harm the
iris, if you do not wish them to grow
lp in selfshness, to tighten the tolls of
me who watched over them so tenderIy
n their helpless state. Teach them to
10 all that you understand, and then
on will have done your duty in this re-
ard, in preparing them to be mistresses
the kitchen and the parlor.-D. Y.
I'm Household.