The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-29

Greek Roots and Latin Derivatives.
There is an old saying that the sons
of great men are never the equals OF
their fathers. which may be accounted
for by some reversionary order of nature
or by the lack Of the self education and
developing circumstances which had
formed the characters of their parents.
What is true of the sons of remarkable
men is also sometimes equally true OF
the daughters of women who are eff
cient in the home, and the reasons are
often easy TO discover
The vigorous and competent mistress
of a household who, through long and
faithful service, has become as expert IN
its management and oversight as the
head of banking house or business firm
In these respective positions sometimes
makes the mistake of exacting no assist.
ance from her daughters, thereby de-
priving them Of valuable knowledge,
which might prove to be of incalculable
benefit in later years. 1t is easier to
do a thing myself than to show any one
how to do it, says one housewife. An
other thinks that her grown up daugb
tiers must not be tried with any house
hold details, as their time must be 10
served for their music, their French
their dancing lessons and the claims %
society.
She unselfshly desires that this time ID
life may be period of perfect happinex
and thinks that girls of so much intel
--,x,esce as her own are possessed of will
whenf casion requires develop ever9
necessary qs LITIGATION for model hous'~
wives and mother1- Of families. Bas
alas, this is not always true, and tsT
short sighted kindness of the mothes
sometimes proves the vain regret OF the
daughters in later years. 1t is a mistake
to fancy that this period of life should
be devoted to ceaseless dressing and
pleasure or even to intellectual culture,
to the total exclusion of all other
knowledge. The girl who is fitting her.
self to earn her living i'll any way will
be benefited by preliminary course of
domestic training, which (for girls
marry who plan different careers for
themselves) may serve her in good
stead, and the girl who looks forward
tum for woman is handicapped and
i'll fitted at the very outset of her career
with this education lacking There are
many women who in some critical do
mestio situation would thankfully par{
with some of their knowledge of GreeS
roots and Latin derivatives for littls
Ill in nursing a delicate infant anO
ctical information about preparing
food on which its life depends IN
ne transition period, or even in some
ling episode in the kitchen, to bs
)le to make loaf of good bread, a cur
~ fragrant coffee and to give inteli
gent directions about the preparation,
for dinner TO the chance Milesian whom
she may be forced temporarily to acceTs
as the presiding occupant Of the kitck
en-. There is nothing like little prac
tical experience in household as IL
other, matters. The girl who has haS
no training of this kind, when she ha.
a home of her own, may suffer painful
ly from her ineXperienCe, with currant
that will not "jell" and loaves of heav,
cake which she is forced TO burn to hi5y
her ignorance.
In a we'll TO do family which | one,
knew, where the mother made all ths
purchases (Which, by the way, is alsa
excellent practice for the daughters(
the girls were expected to take turn.
each week in the care and oversight OF
the large parlOrs, sweeping them with
carpet sweeper, brushing the plush fur
niture and busting carefully the book;
and ornaments, and III the ordering su
perintendence and actual making of the
desserts for dinner each day and cake for
supper or luncheon, and the exercise IN
the care Of the rooms was just as bene
fetal to the health as some of the gym
nastics so fashionable nowadays, ano
the practice and skill acquired in the
making Of cakes and dessert were quito
as interesting as and great deal more
useful than much Of the fancy work OF
which young women spend so much
time and eyesight.
To know how to make golden, light
sponge cake without the use of soda OF
baking powder, good, wholesome gin.
gerbread, delicate, nutritious desserts
and jellies, is an accomplishment not to
tor the stuff sold by many bakers under
these names is in comparison as chaff to
wheat. 1t is true that there are now ex.
changes where these may be purchased
in many places, but one may be situated
far from any of them or the means may
be lacking to purchase them.
l knew one girl, an only daughter,
who was brought up in a luxurious
home, where a mother and two aunts
carried on the most exquisite system of
housekeeping, aided by the best servants
that money could procure. The daugh-
ter either inherited or seemed TO imbibe
unconsciously knowledge of all the
details of the work in the different de-
partments of the household, the up
stairs work, the kitchen, the laundry,
for, although as girl she was shielded
from every burden, when she was at the
head of her own household she became
rs efficient and competent house mis-
4. l,aI haf 10.