The Red Cloud chief., 1897-07-02
woRk THAT GOES AwRy.
seme Thing, chat Disturb the Household
Happiness.

Some Thing, chat Disturb the Household
Happiness.
Every ~housekeeper knows that IL ID
not the steady routine work which
goes on day after day, with variations
of incidental company and incidental
extra work Of various kinds, that
breaks down the health and temper.
In the harmonious home, and there
are thousands Of such happy homes
throughout the land, each member of
the family contributes q share of work
TO the complete whole.
The things that exhaust the patience
and leave a powerful impress finally,
like drops OF water on the hard rock,
wearing out nervous strength and pa
tience, are the unexpected. There
seems to be certain individuals so con-
stituted that they can not conform TO
the routine wav of any home. They
invariably tangle up the work by go
ing on in an individual way Of
their own, regardless Of the con
venlence OF all other members Of the
household. The hour for breakfast
may be settled for all the rest, but not
for them. In all sorts Of unexpected
ways they manage TO interfere with
che routine Of things, and actually
make double work for everyone else
There sre some housekeepers who
have NO idea Of system, who are hard,
drudging workers., forever cleaning
and grubbing over floors and pantries
that ought to be kept clean. Bustle
and noise are not parts Of . good house.
keepers work. The wbesls Of motion
II . well-kept house move 20 noislessly
that no one Il aware that there il Q
system in all that goes ON, unless IL be
BY the sense Of quiet and peace pre-
vsiling over everything. IL IA
Just this quiet atmosphere which
che undisciplined person fails TO
appreciate. Yet there can be NO
home without serious breaks In
comfort where there Ia no thorough
system, disguised though II may be-;
and the ignorant person wonders why
everything seems to be in perfect order
without any display Of extraordinary
work.. The reason Is that the work II
all done at IN appointed time, and an
extra effort Is made II there Is to be
extra work.
The J ousekeepcr who Is systematic
does not attempt to do more than she
Gun Shc refuses to do Unnecessary
work which she il sure a not be ae.
complished without hurry and confu-
sion, and which will put back neces.
,sary work. II requires cool Judgment
10 estimate this, and some ~indepcnd-
cnce to accomplish IL. When every
other wornan In the village has joined
a new society, IL seems churlish 70 re-
fuse to do 80, yet the systematic house,
keeper must sometimes refuse If IL in
rterferes with necessary work at home.
I'm general IL will be found that she
docs more for xbe church and for tho
other objects IN the village because
her time 10 SO arranged that she has
more 70 spare.
The family sewing basket Ia not a.
'lewed to get beyond her needle. The
ed maxim, "A stitch in time saves
.nine." 10 carefully needed, and tho
'nsuding u lesaened. The systematic
woman keeps An sccount-book and
Knows - . peany what I he expendi-
ltsrss are. and she does net 70 beyond
them. She h net subject to untoward
accidents. like the upsstting Of lamps,
~ c~verturning Of china. and those Va
iFious nishsps that try the patience. be-
cause she IL careful. The whole secret of
her system lies In her carc Of little
'ehings- And because Of this very care
she 10 saved much Of the labor Of more
negligent women.
Nothing In 40 wearisome and SO wear.
ing to the nervous system IN the irrita-
ton arising frsm want Of system and
general haphazard methods Of house.
keeping. II is truth, not fiction, that
indolent people always work the
hardest. They never find what they
are in search of. They make all man.
uer Of work which of necessity they
are compelled to take caro- ON. Y.
Tribune.