The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-05-12
Man n RefOrmer.

| Man n RefOrmer.
| lChiCago Herald
| He would have the house run by force IT
| such stemirg magic that male members of
| the family would never recognize wash day.
sweeping day, house cleaning time Or
| onit Us
He would have the coffee as strong and
! Gear every morning as is usual OH Sunday
morning, the lamps always properly
trim med, and beef without bone, gristle, fat,
| or fiber
He would have the bedclothes sec urely
| tucked IN at the foot of the bed, JAILED if
| necessary.
| were 10 be found at night exactly where they
were left in the morning, likewise his black
| ing brush and his receipts.
| lie would never pose as martyr because
| the male members of the family were occas-
] iorally late TO dinner.
lie would never look as if he had swal-
| aCv,d something he couldn't digest when
ma. 'leIu beers of the family stayed out late
| and Ike irrelevant observations thereat.
| He wouldn't make dis agreeable rem IrSs
| regarding habits of drinking and smoking TO
| make sensitive member of the family feel
| uncomfortable.
He wSu,d never be without a servant I'M
Ger sny considtlat by dint of discretion,
conspiracy and An amiable disposition SER
| want would be always ii her place-to b Iild
fires and carry coal if nothing more.
lie would add to the culinary department
| ibOut delay an i'm proved patent hash ml-
ehiI e a cherry stOner, an apple parer po-
tav slicer, cabbage chopper. and he would
wash dishes with a moo. always have
| no der in his ha nd ready for use, never have
| the StOve.lld litter where ii was hot, an -
wsyS work with gloves on.
| He would never be seen with crimping
| p Us or curl papers, rever wear soiled
| Fl. Irrhh ar1
tear III his sleeves, and always wear be-
| wheeling lace breakfast cap. He would
| Iaraiy re the butcher the first time he sent
| tough meat, he would never have sour
| hr' al, and he would have more good things
to eat and lesser bills from the grocer.
He would always have the water pitcher
| full "f wster; always have the coal stove
| l. eu with cOai always have the asl-pan
| empty; al ways have the lamps filled, al ways
| have the wOOG-bOx full of wood, and never
allow emptiness in any sort of a receptacle
| except the ash-pan and the cuspldOr to lr
| upon the nerves and sensibilites of weary
! breadwinneIs who come home from their
| daily toll.
He wouldnt allow tue cook to burn SO
| much fuel, and he would put the kindiing
wood under lock and key.
He wouldn't always tell people how much
| he had to do, and he wouldn't chase himself
| around the house doing the thousand and
one unnecessary things that women do.
He would never cook boil ham Or cabbage.
| frliteIs, fish or onions within the sacred
| home precincts.
He would lever take more than usual
| pains to hide the button hook, the clothes
| brush and the morning paper.
He would have eggs done TO a turn IN
| exactly three minutes by the clock an not
| have the shells so hot that no man on earth
CT nd open them
lie would never take advantage of the
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| trousers pockets for small change.
He would not ask dry goods clerk to take
| down every bit of cloth in the store in order
to select two yards for an apron.
lie would never allow church societies,
| missionary enterprises, literary clubs aud
| otter foolish female organizations - inter
| feTe with the domestic diversions of mend
ing, darning, patching and the like.
He would hang an illustrated motto of
| Charity Begins at Home" ON the mantle
piece ana reflect On its hidden meaning.
He wouldn't hamper the mind OF busy
| man with mailing unimportant letters to
| feminine correspondents in obscure sections
| of the country, and then create unneces-
sary family disturbance vn finding theu
week or SO thereafter in the same coat 20 sket
| hanging safely in the closet.
He wouldn't he dog in the manger and
| object to a man going to the theatre bee iuse
| he bad to stay at home himself aud take
| care of the baby.
lie wouldn't allow his watch to run down;
| he would get the baby into the habit oI
Flee ping all night, and he wouldn't throw
| out insinuatingr remarks about spring Dnnets
and wear a martyr expression and re eyes
with every change OF the season.
He wouldn't berate dressnlaker that he
! bad paid 80 10 ruin silk gown.
| He wouldn't use his zap for writing desk
and criss-cross the lines on the same sheet so
no one on earth but woman could read it.
| He wouldn't put pins in his stocking sup
| porieTs aid shoe strings; he would hutton
| his collars and cuffs like man, and never
put pins in his belt.
He wouldn't give a man pair of hand
embroidered velvet slippers four sizes tho
large for him, and then feel offended be-
| cause he won't wear them.
He wouldn't give a man a smoking cap
and SIS cigar stand for Christmas and
| then make incon sistent remarks all the next
| year about the extravaganza habits of uisn.
He wouldn't quarrel with lady friends in
| the street car about who should pay the
| fare, but quietly allow the Other womtp to
| pay. always maintaining an iudi farsnsP-
/ an imperturbable and highly masculine de-
| meanor.
He wouldn't trade off old clothes for
| plaster of paris imsges in bronze and other
foolishness in bric-a orac to hang on the
walls.
He wouldn't put tides on the chairs and
he wouldn't buy silks to cut up and sew to-
gether again to construct crazy quilt.
| He wouldn't shut all the blinds up tight in
| the summer, and he wouldn't wear a drawn
exl ression about the corners of the mouth,
when, perchaDcr the front hall Is decor ite
| with the umbrellas and ruh5erS of tr~
| family.
he would cultivate an amiable di<pOsit va.
never have odious headaches bride ais
| tongue and never hang on for rhe last word.
In short. he would eLdeav0r 60 make the
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| la tCus amt free from care possible.
| The certificates OF cures by Aver Sarsaplrila
are living truths, verified By Lying witnesses.