The Red Cloud chief., 1899-07-07
WORK THAT GOES AwRv.
ssns Thing. chat Disturb the Household
Happiness.

oome Things that Disturb the Household
Happiness.
Every housekeeper knows that IL 10
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
ere thousands Of such happy homes
throughout the land, each member Of
The family contributes "a share of work
70 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
thence, are the unexpected. There
seems to be certain individuals so con
stituted that they n not conform to
the routine way of any home. They
invariably tangle up the work by GO
ing on in an individual way Of
their own, regardless Of the con.
venience 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
the routine OF things. and actually
make double work for everyone else
There are some housekeepcrs 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 u GOOD honse-
keepers work, The wheels Of motion
In q well-kept house move so noislessly
that no one IL aware that there is q
system in all that goes On, unless IL be
BY the OF quiet and peace pre-.
vailing over everything. II Is
Just this quiet atmosphere which
che undisciplined person fails to
appreciate. Yet there can be no
home without serious breaks in
comfort where there Is no thorough
'Gystem, disguised though II may b;
and the ignorant person wonders why
everything seems to bo in perfect order
without any display Of extraordinary
work. The reason Is that the work 4
al done At an appointed time, and o.
extra effort 10 made II there Il 70 b
extra work.
The housekeeper who IL systematic
aoes not attempt to do moro than sha
can. She refuses to do unnecessary
work which she 10 sure can not be 40
complished without hurry and confu'
sion, and which will put back neces
sary work. II requires cool Judgment
20 estimate this, and some independ
nee to accomplish IL. When ever
other woman in the village has joined
new society, 1t seems churlish to re
fuse to do so, yet the systematic house
keeper must sometimes refuse II IL in
terferes with necessary work at home
in general il will be found that sh,
does more for the church and for tn,
other objects in the village becaus,
her time is so arranged that she hal
more to spare.
The family sewing basket Ia not nj
lowed to get beyond her needle. TIL,
old maxim, "A stitch In time save.
nine" is carefully needed. and tn,
mending is lessened. The systemati,
woman keeps an account-b book ant
knows to a penny what I he expendi
lures are. and she does not 60 beyont
them. She is Tot subject to untowart
accidents, like the upsetting Of lamps
the overturning Of china, and those Va
rious mishaps that try the patience, be
u she is careful. The whole secret o.
her system lies in her care Of littl,
things. And because Of this very car
abe Is saved much of the labor Of NOR
negligent women.
Nothing Is so wearisome and so wear
ing TO the nervous system as the irrits
tion arising from want of system an
general haphazard methods Of house
keeping. II is truth, not fiction. tina
indolent people always work tn
hardest. They " find what the
are in search of. They make all mar
mel of work which Of necessity the
are compelled to take cart ON. y
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