The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-01-01
Hits by Mrs. Beecher-Hooker.
SHE SPEAKS ON s'WOMEN'S WORK IN sA
TATIoN" TO NUTMEG FARMERS.

SHE SPEAKS ON ''WOMEN'S WORK IN SAM
TATIoN' TO NUTMEG FARMERS.
Mrs. Isabella Beecher-Hooker drops her life
WORK for female suffrage tv say a word oc-
casionaily on topics of more immediate interest
She was invited by the Connecticut state board
of agriculture, which was holding a farmers
convention at Merden last week, to come down
there and give her views on "Women's Work
in Sanitation" She spoke for an hour, and in
terarded her lecture with many of those
sharp hits for which she is noted on public
platforms. She Kept on in general way to
the subject of her address, but dropped out
side not infrequently. There was much strong
common sense in her lecture, and good deal
more on which opinions will differ. A remark
which rather startled some of her hearers was
this Il am living in Boston this winter, and
| have learned of method of drying malt
that have great faith in. believe, when we
get 10 be 80 or 40 years of age. we want some
thing TO drink beside water" Applause
AS if this was not strong enough, against
any suspicion that she might be of the st.
John persuasion, she added: 'Now, men
think they can make drink that is eXhia-
rating but not intoxicating. ! was down in
Maine this summer, and | heard there what
was a revelation 10 me. They send many
men 10 Jail for selling liquor that it has ceased
to be disgraceful. When the head of the family
business. and when he comes out the neighbors
look up to him as a martyr. That is the way
prohibition works, nv friends" Venerable
farmers who had suffered the torments of
"spring cleaning" chuckled over this: LAS to
house cleaning. | don't believe it necessary to
Kill Il man i'll that way. Laughter | don't
have garnet full of old stuff: give it away
don't have any carpets on my floor; l use
rugs. and clean out one room at time, and
never have any general Overturning." But
their smiles faded away when Mrs. Hooker
threw out this appalling suggestion: Farm
er>. YOU ought to change work with your
wives, and do your share of the washing and
ironing. and give them "A chance at healthy
work out of doors once in a while"
Some other telling points from her lecture
Were these: open tireplaces are excellent.
The best way 10 Nentllate room is to raise all
the windows, open the doors and 90 out of the
room. W hen you come bai the air is changed
and pure. II beg of YOU. farmers, to 90 home
and Kill your pigs and bury them. | never use
amy pork i'll my family. except on Thanksgiving
day and Chii>tmas.' | favor the old feather
bed that can be beaten up and aired AS no mat
tres> foot thick, tackled together, can be-
'Our children should have all the grapes and
Other fruits they can eat, especially at break
fast" II don't believe in buckwheat OF other
gri'idle cakes
Every man present felt like crawling under
bench when. with her cold gray ewes sweep
ing The up1urned faces of her bearers. she gave
this parting Shot: st Paul said. If a woman
wants to know anything. lie, her ask her hu>-
band should be sorry for some women if
all the Information they got came in that way