The times., 1897-11-07
WATCH THE KITCHEN.
Gesine Lemcke, Cookery Expert, Pore
trnys the Consequences of Neeiect.

Gesine Lemcke, Cookery Expert, Pore
trnys the Consequences of Neglect.
New York, Nov 6.-It is time for u,sin
speaking about the American kitchen
Too many house wives permit a state or
affairs that is disgrace TO US all. Many
think themselves excellent hogsexeepers
who do not know the first rudiments Of
managing a house, and yet wonder why
they have such trouble and 50 many
yexations daily III their household.
Let ne tell them frankly why they are
not successful. The true reason IS thau
many know absolutely nothing about con
Quoting "a house.
liz every woman, either rich or poor, we're
thoroughly educated in domestic afrairs,
and knew how To superiutcnd her own
kitchen aud the preparation of food, ste
would then understand the time, labor and
patience required in cooking, and would be
less fault finding and more appreciative f
efforts made by those employed in tho
home.
There are many women who think 10
beneath their dignity to enter the kitchen,
and look with contempt upon the art oe
cooking. But theyforget that by nee!ecting
this most important duty they infure theiE
own health as well as that or their own
family.
Our kitchens in place OF being such dark,
dreary dungeons as we often find them,
would then be light, airy and well ventilated.
In place of the eIephantine range or coal
eater, Eith ovens that viii neither bake
nor roast unless the wind blows 70 suit ITS
capricious temper, we should have a range
or gas stove ready at all times. Then there
would lpv fewer clashes between mis- tress
AID cuok
/ am ashamed To notice the Cooking
utensils in sou.e kitchens. A Few rusty old
tins, an. iron pot. a frying pan. and a
dishpan constitute the cooking lmpIeneuts
in the ordinary kitchen.
Tie tishpan in particular, il it could
speak, would tell Us some revolving tales.
| know ~ instances where III was used
not only for washing dishes and mixing
bread, hu' also as a preserving k-ltle, for
cooking clam cIlowder. and occasionally
as a 5athruh for the habyl
There is no country in which The women
pay so ii.tie attention to TIER kitchen al
fairs as her. in America. All Tive money is
spent On the tIawing- room, where strangers
can admire and envy the effect
IL would seem, too, that the very last
thing an architect thinks of when planning
house is the kitchen. Then Re puts it in
sorIe obscure corner fer which lie can find
no other use This is most evident in the
planning Of cur apartment houses.
Everything is for show with some; what
ever they DO in the culinary line it m Hs5
be in the way of pink teas. chFysanthemum
| lUucheops OF daisy suppers. On such hum
J bug "a great deal of vaIua ble time ami money
| is wasted, which if applied in the r'glIs
way, Would he source OF comfort and hap
piness, and not the pleasures Of the mo-
ment.
Ii many households there is more food
wasted OF thrown away than is eaten. Re
mains ~ meat. vegetables, stale bread and
cake ought TO be utilized and made into
appetizing and palatable dishes II erieves
one 20 see such food thrown into the gar
bage pail. vhils we Lave SO many needy
poor in our eides suffering daily for lack Of
the ne cessary tond 70 sustain life
Carriage is a great source for generating z
germs Of disease. 1t shOuIdeitheF De burned
up or kept in covered reCeptacles, whicu
| should be thoroughly cleaned at least twice
a week with soda and hot water. The cellar
should be ventilated every day and white
washed twice year.
The Kitchen is the laboratory where the
food for the family is prepared ard tEe
| cook is the chemist in whose hands the
health ana happiness OF the whole family
| life-yes, even life and death ara depend
| ent upon Ter. Why is it, then, that our
women pay 50 little attention to these iul-
| portanr Things?
| IN many kitchens the cook has TO work
part Of the day by gaslight, there being
neither ventilation nor sunshine, and no out
let for tire poisonous gases. Organic va
| pors Of various kinds necessarily develop
| in every occupied dwelling from the daily
| culinary operations. This eIfIuvia IS harm
| less atfirst, but is subject to rapid decofnpO-
s.tiin, aud then becomes extremely dan
gcruus.
Good ventilation i absolutely necessary
| in ali kitchens. noticed during my last
visit that European countries surpass US in
/ their kitchens
The European woman prides herself upon
her Fitchen, which Is generally 50 situated
that the osler of cooking does not pene-
trate through tie whole house. II is kept
scrupdlously clean and well stocked with
| every article needed IN this important WORK,
and the reckless waste 50 common in the
| American kitchen is unknown.
| American women do not spend enough
| thought on the kitchen.
China Painting.
Within the past few years the artof china
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