Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1886-03-11
COUNTRY HOMES.
How Hard-worked Housekeepcrs Can
Avoid Much Drudgcry.

How Hard-worked Housekeepcrs Can
Avoid Much Drudgcry.
Mrs. Kidgie, teacher of household
economy in Kansas Agricultural Col
lege, says; A large proportion of the
women in country homes, where house
work Is hardest, work at a great disad-
vantage. The disadvantage comes 10
the worker in tho kitchen-iirst
through not having a house built to
work in, and, second, through not hav-
ing the many small convenicnces to
work with that are 10 be found in our
ordinary furnishing stores Of to-day.
In building house, the usual way on
the farm, is to block out plan, then
put it into the hands Of the carpenter,
and they really do the arranging OF
much Of the inside Of the house. Now.
since a woman is to have the most of
the living in these rooms, why doesn't
she do the planning? II seems reason
able that she should at least decide upon
her kitchen, with its pantry, its cub
boards. closets. drawers and sink-put-
ting things in just as she individually
wants them. She may tuck in Il few
large closets, also. where men might,
as a rule, think there were none need
ed. Twenty years ago a Kansas car
penter was utterly astonished when a
woman, who was having a house built,
insistcd on two closets for the second
floor, where there were three rooms.
Two closets were almost unheard of
then in Kansas farmhouse.
II the good work needed in the
building Of the house be neglected. a
little money spent IN the way Of buy
ing conyeniences for doing work will
offensive itself over and over again
in wages for help. and, mayhap. in
doctors bills as well. The washing
machines and wringcrs take away half
the horrors of Monday, and nickel.
plated irons, with wooden handles,
help Tuesday to dispose Of the ironing
with amazing rapidity. The carpet
sweeper is true missionary 10 tired
muscles. for il often saves them from
destruction. Even the cgg-bcater, n
good colfec-mill, sharp knives. light
kettles (the new granite ware is 30
much easier 10 lift than the old iron
pots), plenty Of pans and basins. all
90 20 make up comfortable days for q
woman by giving her chance 10 do
her work rapidly and well.
Many cooks Keep their Hour in very
incQnyenient receptacles. A -four
chest, which the young ladies Of the
kitchen laboratory have found very con-
yenicnt, is easily made az home by any
man II be can handle tools even only
indifiercntly. II consists Of Hour box
on one side. with n divided box on the
other for Graham and cOrn-meal.
A molding board slides over both. and
small boxes on each side contain spices,
flayoring extracts, soda, baking pow
der, and, indeed, all the small neccssa-
ries for cooking. Nails on the side
hold the stirring spoons; and. In truth,
all the articles wanted when one must
do cooking are found right here. We
often take our large cake bowl 10 this
-four chest, and, scarcely stepping
away, have a cake or biscuits ready for
the oven.
OF course, every woman in having
made any thing Of that kind would
have her individual ideas worked out.
No stranger would want one exactly
like ours, no two women would have
them precisely the same. Many prefer
the fitting -four boxes, where the chest
ful springs out or in at the touch Of n
finger. There are two of these In our
kitchen laboratory but the girls seem 10
prefer the larger one, where every
Thing Is within reach. Now. these are
simply examples. Every woman who
keeps house, doing her own work. con.
If she choose. have many inexpensive
helps that will do much toward pre-
serving the health and strength. / hold
Il every woman's duty 20 30 measure
her work that she can do each days
share without Overtaxing her strength,
that she has no right 10 draw upon,
and when she does Oyer-use the amount
given her for her one days work. she
draws upon the future, making herself
liable 70 the heaviest kind Of usury
when she is called TO pay her debts, =
Iss lnaNsirialisf,