Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-06-28
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O1e o. the CORES pCQGe1Ls OF TIE A-Asr-
hold" has suggested the danger OF our
negleciing the household friends during
the busy summer months. II we are to
Judge by the dearth of correspondence in
this department, the few past months must
have been exceedingly busy ones among
our friends. Parting" caused a slight
ripple on tue surface, bui soon all was
quiet IS before, and the editors scissors or
the editors brain has kep. the department
in running order. I believe il TO be = fact
that in the average farmers house hold the
early spring months are the very busiest
in tie whole year. especially IS this true
when maple sugar IS made and the "su.
Caring of " done 10 the kitchen, as il
frequently IS in this vicinity. | remeu Der
reading an article in tde household
department. sometime during the spring
that was little exasperating 10 me, mas
much as ! was so oardeued with work
that could not find time TO express N
opinion On the subject ION paper | mean.
am afraid l did express my opinion
pretty emphatically by word of mouth }
The writer suggested tha. as March and
April were months OF comparative leisure
in the farmers household. the odds and
{ CLAs VI Tic IGdA HOGA Ue ZhlucEGu Up,
such as making bedquiIts uncomfortable,
rugs, rag carpets, etc, ard disposed OF
during this leisure" One April day that
bad more work that mast be done, crowd
ed into 1t than seemed possible to get
through with, my daughter, with well as
sumed gravity, suggested that "as this
was one of the months Of comparative
leisure we get around some bedquills and
/ rugs to keep rs busy
! DO 10. think Clara" in her commuui.
cation q few weeks ago, exaggerated the
lsbors Of the farmhouse in the least. AMI
as happen TO know the particular farm.
house to which she refers, will say that
/ most Of the WORK is done by one woman.
and done well. b1. for the enCo1ra cement
OF "lreue'I will add th4t,she has not three
small children TO care for and their sew.
ug to do, though there are children IN
'le family, and the family nots small one.
There are few women who have strength
requisite 10 DO such 81 amount o. work as
Clara enumerated. and they ought not 10
:ry. Where one woman has the requisite
Stamina 10 pCrtoru such an amour. of
/ sbor. 4 hundred wcH'i break down pre-.
maturely, in trying to 10 much less. Do
/ ADL iCC4 Ib,GVGA GEGLI AcAS, LEL1L-E
another woman can accomplish more
work than you dnd possible to do with
/ sour AiudrauCcs. Certainly mother who
cares for three little children has 10 rsa-
son to feel discouraged if she does no.
accomplish a great deal beside. Rather
hank God that the little hindering
hing" are yours 70 love and care for.
/ The crown Of motherhood is the riches /.
blessing ever given TO woman, and no
womsu's life can be rounded TO perfect
.ullness without it. Esoy to the f1lles
extern; tie sweetness OF your cares now
while your children are a6ou. you. IL
The years 10 come, VIXEN YOUR children
have gore ont from your care bu. not
your love, you will look back to this time
with hear t-lou2ing 10 have them all back
10 your arms, little children again, and
you will wonder that you could ever haze
tel: weary or discouraged.
We often hear oar granimothers .alk OF
The larger amouu. of work Performed BY
The women IN their dav. and mourn over
/ the degeueracy Of OUT times, especially Of
Dur modern housekeepers. Now, begging
pardon O, the grandmothsrs for differing
with them ia opinion, honesty believe
hat the housewives of today are harder
worked ban ever their graudmothers
we're. True. hey manufactured the
cloth 10 c,o:Ee tEeir families while we
purchase ours; bat unless they had plenty
Of help they hired girl to spin, or weave,
Or both their clothing was simply made
and Astsd long time when II was made !;
hey had few rooms to keep in order
their food was simply cooked a1i served
N . primitive style; few dsiries were
Kept except to furnish supply Of butter
and cheese and milk for their own tables.
| There are \ hundred demands on the time
and strength OF our medSrn housewives
| hat our srandmothers never dreamed Of
their day. As civilization md refine.
| neEt increases, wants are multiplied, ana
Of course the lacor to supply those wants
| S increased in the same ratio. The problem
| now 10 lessen tie labor and care Of our
| oTervorked wiz ard moth rs and not
| retregraCe in refinement or cultivation is
not ooe easily solved. st least NJ solution
aas been reached yet.
Clara dwels on Tie Injustice Of the
husband monopolzing the joint earnings
Of husband and wife, and il often Is an
| injustice. ye. much depends Ln circum.
\ stances When man CT woman axe each
)tter for "6etter Ct iCr worse he's are
no Ionger Two separate i-ms, out 4 i3in.
stocz company nd The result Of .le,r
ani.tl labor. belong mt 70 Que individual
oct to the company"
Ii 4 woman is equally Interested with
! Ter bd,oaGd in paying OF that mortgage"
( there seems no Injustice, TO ne, in the
husband 5 carrying the family purse, n
he is usually the one to pay the bills, al.
way, supposing that the wife is allowed
free access 10 this same family purse. But
/ t wife Is not free to nse what, in her
Judgment. she needs; fthe money is doed
/ out TO htr gruigingIg, if she is obliged to
literally beg for every cent of money she
spends, then she mag well complain Of
! inir.,ica This Is fsne,ialir harI f1r =