The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-01

aspiration and education In the work.
man. Whether We recognize this iso-
lation as a cause or not. l think We are
all ready to acknowledge that house.
hold labor has been in some way be-
lated: that the improvements there
have not kept up with the improve
ments in other occupations. II an. an
cry foreman reprimands q girl for
breaking a machine 20 other girls hear
him. and the culprit knows perfectly
well their opinion as to the Justice or
injustice of her situation. In either
case she bears it better for knowing
that, and for not thinking 1t over in
solitude. If household employe
breaks a utensil or q piece Of porcelain
and is reprimanded by her employer.
too often the invisible jury Is the family
of the latter. who naturally uphold
her censorious position and intensity
the feeling of loneliness in the EN-
ploye."
"The selfishness Of a modern mistress,
who, in her narrow social ethics, IN
sists that those who minister to the
comforts of her family, shall minister to
it alone, that they shall not only be
celibate, but shall be cut Off more or
less from their natural social ties. ex-
cludes the best working people from
her service. A man Of dignity and abil-
ity is quite willing to come into house
to tune q piano. Another man OF me-
chanical skill will come to put up win
dow shades. Another Of less skill, but
perfect independence, will come to
clean and lay q carpet. These men
would all resent the situation and con-
slider 1t quite impossible II 1t implied
g., toll
ties, and living under the roof of the
household requiring their services. Most
of the cooking and serving and clean
Ing OF a household could be done by wo-
men living outside and coming into a
house as a skilled workmen does, hav-
ing no personal service relation to the
employer. There Is no reason why the
woman who cleans windows In house,
should not live as full a domestic and
social, life as the man who cleans VIM
dOws in an office. II the servant atti-
tude We're once eliminated from house
hold industry, and the well-established
one of employer and employe substi-
tuted, the first step would be taken to-
ward overcoming many difficulties.
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"A fuller social and domestic life
among household employees would be
the first step toward securing their en-
trance into the larger industrial Or
ganizatiOns by which the needs of
community are most successfully ad-
ministered. Many girl who COM
plains of loneliness. and who relin-
quishes her situation with that as her
sole excuse. feebly tries to formulate
her sense Of restraint and social NAL
adjustment. She sometimes says that
she feels so unnatural all the time
And when she leaves her employer her
reasons are often incOherent and total
ly incomprehensible to that good lady,
who naturally concludes that she wish
es to get away from the work and
back to her dances and giddy life,
| content to stand many hours In an un-
| sanitary factory. II she has these. The
charge of the employer Is only half
truth. These dances may be the only
organized form of social life which the
disheartened employe Is able to men
tion; but she has felt the social trend
| Of her times. and is trying to say what
an old English poet said five centuries
ago: 'Forsooth brothers. fellowship is
heaven. and lack of fellowship is hell;
fellowship is life. and lack of
fellowship is death; and the
deeds that ye do on earth, it Is for fell
lowship's sake that ye do them
HOUSEHOLD HINTS:
Paint upon window glass may be easily
| removed by rubbing with cloth wet in
hot strong vinegar.
Prick nutmeg with pin. and. II 1t is
fresh and good oil will instantly spread
around the pnncture. .. .
a little salt petre added to the water
in which cut flowers are put will keep
the flowers fresh Il long time.
TO ascertain II AN egg Is fresh. put 1t
in 81 nail of wafer good IL will sink
Immediately; IL If floats 1t Is doubtful.
silver spoons that have become discol-
ord by eggs may be cleaned readily by
rubbing with soft cloth and a little dry
salt.
TO remove tar from any kind of cloth,
| saturate the spot and rub 1t well with tur-
pentine. and every trace OF the tar may be
removed.
Chopped parsley and olives, one table,
| spoonful of each to u pint Of chopped cell
| cry, makes delicious salad with French
dressing. ."
Ii brooms are dipped In pail Of hot suds
make them tough and pliable, and they
last much longer. 81.
TO extract the juice from an onion, cut
the onion in half and press 1t against and
move 1t slowly over q crater. The Juice
will run oil the point Of the crater.
After squeezing the juice out Of q lemon
you can clean Your old brass candlesticks
or handirons by dipping the inside of the
skin In salt and rubbing with vigor ON the
brass. Polish with a bit of flannel.
Fresh meat should not be allowed to re-
main rolled In paper, for the paper will
absOrbe the juices. Remove the paper
and lay the meat on an earthen plate.
| An essential article that should be found
In every kitchen Is vegetable brush.
Lettuce. spinach, celery and many other
vegetables may be cleaned much more
readily with one than with the hands.
A piece Of horseradish root put into a
/ fnr - Nfnl. .lac IA fro
losing its strength and the pickles Will
not be as liable to become soft or mouldy.
This Is especially good for tomato pickles.
TO bronze q plaster Of Paris figure. cover
1t with a thick coating of shellac varnish.
When this IN dry mix some bronze powder
with the varnish and apply to the figure.
then cover with another coat OF clear
varnish. ssa@
Never permit soiled clothes to hang in
your dress closets, All the perfumes in
the world cant disguise the odor on a
gown that hangs close to soiled clothes.
or In the kitchen closet, where it gathers
all the scents from the cooking.
Silks or ribbons that are to packed away
chroride Of lime In white will discolor
them. White satin should be folded In
| blue paper and brown paper put outside
and pinned closely together at the edges.
| Every housewife In the land Is now
thinking Of renovating things. A good
mixture for vanished or polished furni-
| ture is made of one-third alcohol and two
thirds sweet OIL APPLY with q flannel
cloth and rub briskly with piece Of dry
| chamois skin.
Pretty soon you must put away your
furs. Just beat and beat them till you
are sure that not single egg remains
in the fur; then put the garment In a pa
per bag and paste up every tiny crack. II
the paper bag Is kept intact the furs
| will come out in good shape.
| A hanging bookshelf may be rendered
more ornamental IL made with the lower
shelf extending on either side SO as 10
| form bracket for q vase or piece of bric-
a-brac. 1t is also easy to construct one
with cupboard enclosing the two lower
shelves, or with portions of two shelves
irregularly rallied Off to hold curios.
| A shelf over the door in dining room Is
an excellent place for large and highly
colored pieces of china, which may thus
be made very ornamental to the room.
| Many of the new houses are 6niahed Wit h