Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-16
UNNECESSARY WORK.


| Short Lecture for Tired. Worn Out an<
| Ever-Busy House wives.
Unnecessary work. indeedi" Iheal
some reader exelaim. Don't preach
to me about unnecessary, There is
| quite enough work that must be done
to waste any time over that which can
be left undone." And yet am con-
vinced that at least one-quarter OF the
work performed by women is unneces-
sary and that the world would get
along quite as we'll without 1t. /
would be better and stronger woman
to-day had / confined my energies to
strictly necessary work. do not now
refer TO what is known as "busy idle
ness"--to the working OF impossible
and undesirable yellow peaches on red
plush mantel scarfs. Have we not all
known the '.overclean" womanp Such
woman Is very apt to be nuisance
to her family and friends. / once
overheard Ia conversation between two
gentlemen whose wives were certainly
could take them. They were condol-
ing With Leach other upon the miseries
OF that annual horror, housekeeping
They both voted it. as carried on at
their homes. an entirely unnecessary
evil. One said that during Its progress
ut his house every thing was 30 We,
that he always felt In danger OF .
deiuge. while his friend remarked that
he could stand the water. IL was tho
smell OF yellow soap that he objected
to. and that women scrubbed too much.
The wise woman will draw clearly
defined limo between the state OF clean
illness which compels her to make a
drudge OF herself instcad Of compan-
ionable wife and mother and that
which betokens u really slovcnly
housekceper. There Is knack OF
keeping things clean which all house
keepers do not possess, but which
can be cultivated. have observed
the greatest difference In this
respect In servants; whereas one will
get dinner and keep her kitchen and
workable In spotless order during the
operation, another will have every
saucepan and dish dirty at the same
time, and her table u medley OF soiled
china, tins, knives, forks and dish
cloths, with flour, salt and sugar
strewn from one end OF the room to
the other. You can save yourself
many steps by strict adherence to "a
place for every thing and every thing
in its place" You may have windows
that are not bright and spotless. and
still be very nice housekeeper. III
could not wash my windows without
such All amount OF fatigue as knew
would unfit me for u pleasant evening
with my husband and children, should
think IL the lesser evil OF the two to
leave IL unwashed. When woman
has no time TO read book or paper,
or TO call ON IA friend. or to write
letter. there Is Il screw loose some
where In her domestic economy, and
the sooner she recognizes IL the better,
provided she remedies the evil. II
you are obliged 20 do your own sewing
in addition TO your housework, every
tuck and rufie that you put ON your
little ones garments IL crime. The
time spent In making an elaborate
dress that baby will look "lovely" in,
Is worse than wasted. Baby will look
quite as ''lovely" in his own eyes In
the plainest OF slips.
Give the matter serious thought, my
weary sisters, and see IL in this and
many other ways you do not add to
your burdens, which may already be
heavy and grievous to be borne. Rost
your body and improve your mind,
thus keeping your heart and face us
fresh as possible, as you value the love
OF your husband and children. Amer
icda .fgrtcntnria.