St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-08-09
UNNECESSARY DRU0cERY:

Meusehold IneoavesIcses. which Me-. n
ehsnical 6kiu Nlsht Rs0eay.
Closet-room Is NO mere tsmi1in0fspcN
but the good sense Of the sex. 1t II IS
necessary to housekeeper Is . com
bin is to . farmer OF . tool-chost t0s r
. mechanic-that she may hare some :.
where to put things so that they shall
be out Of the way when ono wants TO
move. and in the way when one wants. -
to find them.-It sAould b emple and
well distributed. % that she mat nd
have to be endlessly moving one thing =,
to get another. II farmer had his
grain in such shape that he he'd teshovef =
out bushel Of oats every time he ventr u
ed . bushel Of corn-and then put the :,
oats back again-there would be sound
Of saw and hammer in that harm. Ard "a
new arrangement Of things. II there
was tree left on his farm and . seN
mill within hundred miles.
Many labor-saving inventions afe'yot
possible for the household. There will a
be q machine to wash dishes. and pHeA . 4
cooking stove as Mira Livermoeo sug- !.
gcsts, to which no woman shall behd
the knee They will come when DO. !?
mestic work shall be held In such high. !.
honor as to enlist the best mechanical
genius Of the ago in its behalf So-long !
q the kitchen is cried down, like tho o
Jail, for those to keep out 81 who Gam. = !
and those to endure who must It viii
b likely to Be little ulsfe einvitiAg AaH =
the Aforesaid jail. Let. our woauAb .
rights advocates only begin at the right +.
end-combine ali their argument Wiz
fuo
improved domestic facilities. and they
can make American manhood do }
any thing they want done. The I
women's papers In farmers institutes :,
are even now working In this dirsetion; L
Of reform in dwellings and appliances %
Why not have . woman's domestic con.
gress that shall offer handsome premi:
ums for improved implementa. plan 0sS
dwellings. ctc. Say q, 00e for the best y
model Of . cooking-stoye IS high as . .
table, 90 that every culinary operation q
could be performed without sto0pinG. .
and as efficient otherwise ~ those now. .
in use Then. by publications and adj :
dresses at public gatherings. and suita-'
ble agencies from house 10 hosse. make 4
their improvements known to all their.-
sex.
There IL NO reason, for instah6e, Why
any woman should BOW be lifting abese
the old. unmerciful. iron kettles weigh, -
ing some part Of . ton, when she can y
have those Of agate-iron ware, to b
moved easily By the feeblcst Arm. Al
an immediate practical Iesouece To iss1
not much for man. se. ay,s .ss,.zs-
There is merciless cruelty in many
Of our rural districts. which sn1fssion- G
aries might we'll b sent - ,cerrectstae.
the name of Christianity and humanity <,
The farmer, besides all hts costly Inn
proved machinery. has his ''hlred man !
for plowinx and narrowing. fsr shsep-+
shearing and moving and resping and
feeding stock, and . solid. fmporte1
host 70 do his thrsshing. saaa his &iBs
has them. too-to cook for, to wash ipr
and make beds for. and sweep for. Yet
she can not have one 'shired girl" 70
help in all those. heavy tasks and fay
her - much per week - some Of these
men arc paid per day. No wonder the
increase Of insanity Is remarked among
farmers wives. Whon We SEQ bow
things 60 in some districts, We only won
der there are any sane onesleS Church =
going used TO b their one outlet; but
with ,the spread Of inddelity in many
rural districts. this is now often denied
them almost the year round. and; In. =
stead Of ride In the fresh air and . !.
chance at least to sit down in the
sanctuary and have thoughts Os seot n :
Heaven. there il .. great company 70
feed, and Sunday is made the hardest
day Of the wcck.-Hcme-Nzker.