Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-28

still the writer concludes that no L.
no worse off than other business mo,
Of his acquaintance. He declares that
women VIII not brook Interference ~
listen to reason, but that bv carefuII,,
! watching their habits he has found
| that they put great faith in what thev
see in print. II have" he saws "sur-
reptitiously studied the papers thev
read for Advice to Housekeepers ana
| can easily understand after reading
them, why women fail absolutely m
their duties. III is n case OF the blind
| leading the blind. The papers I refer
4 To are written entirely by women. ana
women who obviously have no houses
or husbands or families to look after
or they would not be writing news
paper articles. The writers Of this
advice which Is 50 carefully perused
seem to regard the duties Of women
! from no more serious point Of view
than how 70 make soup out Of potato
skins ana chop bone; how to trim \
hat: how to mend gloves, and how I,
! furnish a house out Of old orange or
cigar boxes q few yards Of cheap
| yellow Gauze. and q bunch Of dyed
/
In view Of this sad condition or
affairs the writer is led TO offer the
sage criticism and advice which forms
the subject matter Of the book Then
follows a chapter devoted to showing
! the various ways in which women per-
Nit themselves to be imposed upon in
purchasing the household requisites.
| WCmen's ignorance of the value OF
money is the theme Of another sermon.
| The management Of servants is the
theme Of very spicy chapter and 50
on through various subjects of house
hold interest.
We may not fully agree with all the
| writer's conclusions, but we must adj
! nit that he has delightfully."- enter
| tanning way Of stating them and that
along with his dogmatism runs a cur
rent Of worldly wisdom and horse
sense. which may not be wholly lost
| upon a needless world.
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| Their relations to National Life Of the
American People" by Ernest Bruncken.
secretary Of the late Wisconsin State
Forestry Commission; New York G. +.
Putman's sons; price 500.
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| easily I'M most comprehensive and the
| most practical Not only does the author
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i,piAt Of "a skilled forester hut he goes
| CLEARLY ana frarlcSsy into the philosophy
! Of The question ana shows that while
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| il w We're tn cut III, threads which con-
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! -. Iif rt-,tI .
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| Pr the following chapter heads. The
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anu Man, Ihe Forest Industry, Destruc-
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Forest ana Gorernment. Fighting Fires
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ii will IN especially 50 to the people Of
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