The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-08-29

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taking along with these-the re-
naming work of cooking and
cleaning. This stale of things is
coming as sure as fate, and when
1t comes the deliverance will be so
great that generations yet unborn
shall rise up to bless The workings
OF this beneiicent law.
OF course an outcry will at first
be raised by those who have not
: sufficiently considered the subject,
against food cooked in quantity,
and about the imposslbilily of CON
veying cooked food in prime con-
dilion into our houses. Those,
however, who have knowledge Of
what can be accomplished with
proper appliances for delicate and
scientific cookery on a large scale,
will nOt doubt that the best food,
prepared from the best materials
in the best possible man
ner, can be sci on the table OF all
who live in cities, or even in vii
lagos Of large size, at very reaS-
enable price and in a most invit
ing form, when once capital and
science combine their forces, as
they will, to bring about me de-
sired end. The city of the future
will not build houses in squares,
giving 10 every house an individ-
ual kitchen and prison-Iike back
yard. 1t will rather build them all
around an open square, and the
part now disfigured with The kitch-
ell will be given over for "A sitting
room or nursery, opening into
great, green space, where children
shall play in safety, and through
which the Tree air of heaven shall
blow INTO the houses surrounding
it. In every square will be found
scientifically. reconstructed build
ing containing laundry and great
kitchen, supplied with every mod
ern appliance for skilled and
scientific cookery, and also for
sending into every dining-room
any desired quantity or variety of
food. The individuality of the
home and the home table Will be
preserved, and The kitchen smells
and waste and "hired girl" will be
banished. Oh, how freely would
thousands of hOuse-mctherS
breathe under such an arrange
ment of things, and in how many
thousands Of families of moderate
means would such an arrangement
no away with the necessity of any
servant whatever How would
expenses lie lessened, care abolish
ed, aud peace and quiet and secu-
riiy reign, where before was ankle
ty and disorder, and constant up.
heaval Of the foundations of fam
lily life!
Such an arrangement of domes-
tic work would not interfere with |
certain convenient arrangements |
for varying The home table with
special viands prepared at home.
In these days of ornamental re-
frigeratOrS, gas stoves, and ingeni-
Gus cooking utinsils, many articles
of food could be prepared by the
home-mistress without The con-
comitanls of kitchen debris. Cof-
fee, tea, chocolate, omolets, boiled
eggs, even waffles and mullins and
biscuit from the little tin oven of
he gas stove could be made and
baked and added TO the bill of fare !
without soiling the hands or the
lress of the dalntieSt homes mis- +
ress. {
The gas stove will supply The /
leeded hot water for domestic c
lses, also The means of preparing @
Ood for small children or for the S
lck. 1t will enable the house f
mother at any time 10 prepare a G
up of tea or chocolate or beef tea $
r broth, and make her, 10 that ex- I
ent. independent of even the Z
cientific kitchen. Under this ar i
angement OF things the fOndness Z
f women for having the home y
rec from any foreign element of @
ervanis, will cause many to per- Q
Drm the remainder OF their house, {
old work themselves. II any one I
; not equal 10 this, organized la a
or will send a competent person i,
ltO the house every morning 10 T.
weep, dust and put In order. I'm S
er such an arrangement, also, ii q
elp in the care of our children of q
he lighter paris of household work +
'ere needed, we could probably a
ecnre a superior class of girls for s
ssistants. Thousands who are
ow In shops and other organized
would really prefer =
rork in homes, if only the heavy, {
rim, malOdOrous, clothes-destroy- 1
ne work Of cooking and laundry I
ng were not required and expect |
d nf them, and they could have t
peciiied hours of labor, as would S
hen be possible. {
This, then, is the certain form Of &
he housekeeping of the future in =
itles aud villages. IL will not be c
lone comparatively; it will be II
lone by capital and organization. a
,ecause capital will find it profita- ?
lie. 1t will be adopted by all who {
iced to live economically and de- 9
ire to live we'll. 1t will not pre- |
lnde the large establishments of f
he wealthy, who can afford to r
.eep a corps of trained servants v
nd who wish To have their cook
ng done IN their houses. II will
isburden the home of the incubus