Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1892-05-27
SYSTEM IN HOUSEWORK.
What May BE Accomplished by Ginning
Ones Turns"

Ones Turns"
1t is strange to note how few people
are guided by their Judgment in matters
of everyday life. The prejudices, the
impulse of the moment, and often mere
superstition govern the action in things
of vital moment. This is not only true
of persons without education, but of
persons who are well informed on gen.
eral matters and versed in the affairs of
life. There is good old proverb which
says: Count ten before you speak"
While it is absurd on the face of it, it is
full of suggestion for people who act
upon impulse, rather than from their
sober Judgment. 1t were well, indeed,
if people stopped deliberately before
they rushed headlong into action. This
applies not alone to matters of moment,
but to the everyday affairs of life. There
is certain class of housekeepers who
rise early in the morning, often
in the wee sma' hours, kindle the fire,
and go rapidly from one thing to an
other, without system or apparent
thought. They take ten steps where
one only is strictly necessary. 1t is ten
chances to one if, in the progress of
their cratic work, they do not create
as much work again for themselves by
untoward accidents, and in this way
and that, as there was originally in
tended to do Such people are not in
dolent; they are often over-energetic.
They are the always busy women, who
never have time for anything outside
their homework, and often break down
from nervous exhaustion long before
their time. There is another class of
housekeepers who are not such early
risers, who are not so heavily numbered
with many things as the all-busy one,
whose houses seem always in
order, whose larders are full,
whose tables are always bounti-
fully supplied, and yet seem to do their
work by magic. The gruff Duncan
Knock, in complimcnting Jeanne Deans,
said the fairies must help her, for he
never saw her working, and yet the
house was always in order, and the
Scotch lassic answered him modestly
that much might be done by timing
aims turns" This art of Ginning aims
turns" is the difference between the
overworked housekeeper and her more
systematic sister Every stroke in
kitchen work should be done with care
and directness toward result. The
worker must plan her work, for without
plan she is as much at the mercy of
accident as a rudderless vessel at sea. 1t
is sufficient to say that the woman who
begins her kitchen work by creating q
great dust and futter in the pro-
cess of making her fire has not
seriously advanced in her days
duties. She has begun by making
additional work instead. This piece of
work, by proper thought about the
drafts and proper management of the
stove doors that prevent the dust and
ashes from flying about the room, can
easily be done with no dust, except
what can be wiped up in an instant. A
little care in preparing the breakfast
will enable n systematic worker to keep
her stove neat and clean, without the
necessity of continually polishing it to
keep it bright The same may be said
of every branch of homework. The
systematic housewife never takes ten
steps when one is necessary. She raises
no dust and tluttcr in her work. She is
not the victim Of such incxplicable acct
dents as try the nerves of her less for.
tunatc and Woodworking sister. But
she keeps her house in order.-N. y.
Tribune.