Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-09

rhs Close Relation OF Her Household worl
70 Health.

90 Health.
She was a woman OF mild and inof-
,ensi yc appearance. 1t did not seem
possible that she could hurt a ny.
For yeais she and her husband had
labored TO earn a home. Now II was
half paid for The faithful wife had
risen early In the morning TO get ner
mans" breakfast; religiousiy washed,
dressed and spanked the children,
She had kept the house neat and tidy, !,
and had sat up until late at night to
repair many an unfortunate rent, and
apiece out" many an unpiecaDle gar
ment. Her life had seemed hard,
toilsome one, but the hope OF Q home
| free FROM debt spurred her on, Al
last the blow camel Her lord and
master came home and announced
that he had Joined a strike, and
would work no longer for shop that |
! did not employ @union" labor Then |
IL was that the little woman arose In !
her might. "John Henry" said she,
sfor seven years / have worked six
teen hours q day for board and lodg-
ing. with q new dress once a year.
You have worked eight hours a day,
and partly paid for our home, and
had plenty OF cigars and beer. You
strike; strike too. Either you go
l to work in the morning or I'll go
home to my mother" John. Henry
was thunderstruck. A woman strike!
Why it's preposterous! But here was
the cold facts; john Henry faced IL,
succumbed TO fate, and went to work.
But, suppose my gentle reader, sup
pose the women were all to strike,
what would become of us? We give
: it I'D. In order that, like the good
Sunday-school books, our story may
have a moral, will say something
: about "women's work and women's
health" 1t is popular saying that
a perfectly sound woman is a rarity.
: So 1t would seem. But, why Is this
so? In the first place, women dress
unhealthfully. They contract the
waist too much. A perfectly healthy
woman ought to breathe as deeply as
8 a man. Can most women do 1t? We
Q think not. They rest the weight OF
a the clothes upon the hips; they wear
thin shoes with paper soles, and often
have cold feet, with a congestion OF
y blood about the trunk. We like TO
& see pretty feet; but we really wonder
! how many lives pretty feet cost In
these United States! What OF
woman's household work? in the
first place, it Is monotonous work.
:, No man would ever endure 1t. so
n little change of scene or faces, with
n day after day the same endless toll,
n with the same apparently barren re-
II suits. Most women become inyalids,
he not so much from overwork as from
IS nerve tire. We hear a great dea
b. about the poor workingman nova
lie DAYS; but who thinks OF the working
n mans wife? Then, Zoo, think OF the
n farmers wife, and, above all, Of hel
Oh environment. We once examined
Q. poor woman for lunacy. AS w
Is entered the house. and found mis-
10 cradle rag carpet upon the floor, ant
upon the dingy walls, besides tn
I'd usual chrome of some cheerful death
ny bed scene, we noticed the picture o
8, a cemetery, with an unhappy indi
Fl, yidual under a weeping willow, shed
he ding tears over dismal tombstone
l Near this was framed memorial, il
ee a black border, of some dear departed
ey A framed marriage certificate mad
a, the collection very appropriate AM
ur and complete. The woman's solitar
. diversion was saving pennies and al
cy tending the country prayer meeting
nd We dined with them. Our bill c
ng fare consisted of some tough, stringy
tie boiled beef, some soggy boiled poti
nd toes, a heavy dark material Gale
he bread, and some celluloid pie. Wit
ne such surroundings bad family hi
tory-living on innutritious, ill-cool
ed ed food, could any woman >help o
lat coming insane? We think not. do
l shall we prevent the Ill effects
tut women's work? !. BY intermitteI
lot periods Of rest. Every woman shoul
'us provide herself with a lounge upt
up which she can throw herself at int
out walls during the day, and permit
)rk amount of prospective work to int
Ted fere with her daily rest. 2. Womt
need exercise. Even after. a hal
rho davis work, let her take a long wa
ave in the open air. Women need mo
J to yariety In their work. The introdu
ON ton OF lawn tennis as populargar
ais will produce generation. or strong
women. For healthy women, hor'
lty, back riding Is unsurpassed
or an exercise. Dancing, In model
mt, ton, is likewise excellent. Rowi
eel. is an admirable stimulant of the
,ca- culation, and, strange as it m
tia seem, the homely art Of sweeping
not to be despised. When you TAX
she walk, have an object Take up I
do long. neglected study of botany, ge
ogy or photography. Have Sol
ate, charitable work, and don't wa'
like your little aches and pains. 3. DIR
sing sensibly. Your husband will ag
over with me that you never look so sw
!. and lovable as when you, wear "
had tea-gowns. You don't need to app
med slovenly. The most artistic dress
and that which shows the true shape
e to the human form, without exaggt
aged ton or distortion, and is far m
lore healthful. Health Record.