Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-03-22

noon, at Mr. Dobley's request. For
my part" said Mrs. Dobley, Il al
ways believe in waiting until one has
secured another girl. 1t is a dreary
thing to have to breakfast OF scram-
bled eggs and rolls and coffee, with
nothing better in sight for a week"
What nonsense said Mr.. Dobley
"You can put an advertisement in
the paper and have a hundred and one
cooks to choose from In the morningl"
That's just the troubled" said his
wife; "if they only wouldn't come In
schools like whales ard porpoises 1t
wouldn't be so dreadful They come
a dozen at time, and begin to ask
questions until you don't quite know
If they are hiring you, or you are en-
gaging them. You see, I've been
through 1t and you haven't. After
all, Belinda wasn't SO bad"
Now look here, Honora. You had
to admit that she never had anything
on time!"
"She was late occasionally.
She broke dishes!"
Yes; she dia destroy some Of the
china and glass;"
"She lost silver and ruined the
table linen in the laundry. I'm quot
Ing your own words. Honora."
ooh. yes; she was a little careless"
"She not only generously sampled
the decanters on the sideboard, but
she insisted on filling them up with
water when she had imbibed most Of
their original contents.
ooh all cooks driRk You can't ex-
pect impossibllities!"
''She fought with the butchers boys
and all the different tradesmen until
they refused to serve us.
Belinda had a quick temper"
1--WE had agreed to put up with all
these trifiing Irregularities, but when
she reached a point that she felt II
her duty to stand at the head of the
kitchen stairs armed with a chopplng
knife and rolling pin threatening the
other servants and daring me to dis
arm her. considered 1t was about
time to call a halt"
''To call a policeman, you mean.
suggested Mrs. Dobley. Il don't see
why you made such a dreadful time
over It. The idea of having a patro
wagon come up to our door"
Il have yet TO see the day" said
Mr.. Dobley, when | would lay my
hand upon woman, no matter what
her station In life might be. re.
gard Belinda. from what have heard
of her. as being too fiery and untamet
for domestic use. Personally.
wouldn't know her II saw her: but
cannot see in selecting those people
why you do not go more by facia
characteristics; study up Lombroso-
look at their ears and their foreheads
and take their measure. as 1t were"
Cooks all look exactly alikel They
are all large, aggressive, patronizlnG
and impertinent They ask all sorts
of questions and they snap one up like
dragons IL they are questioned at all
confess I'm afraid of them"
"Oh. this servant girl question! This
servant girl question:" exclaimed Mr.
Dobley. "If only they had men Ia
deal with, The trouble with all you
women Is that you begin by being too
concillatory. You should be naughty
and domineering That's the only
sort OF thing that goes with that par
ticular species. It cows them at once.
1t is like tanning a wild beast by look
ing 1t firmly in the eye
We'll. never should look wild
beast in the eye. or even a mouse.
I'd run!" concluded Mrs. Dobley, land
that's the way feel about cooks"
you should bring auto-hypnotlsm
into play" said Dobley. TITS very
simple. Make up your mind TO con-
troll them. Then you have emf"
IL don't understand those things"
said Mrs. Dobley. Il don't see why
you didn't come downstairs and hyp-
notize Belinda"
"She had a chopping knife with her.
Metal counteracts the hypnotic cur
rent. But I'll give you an instance.
Look directly in my eyes. Mrs. Dob
ley"
Mrs. Dobley looked a: him intently,
and Dobley made passes in the air
with his hands oyer ne table while
Mrs. Dohley watched him In amaze
ment. Look At mel" he commanded.
swapping his fingers
IL am looking at yJu as hard as
can" said Mrs Dobley
"Pass the butter said Dobley. Mrs.
Dobley did So. The rolls" shouted
Dobley-"the eggs-the toast"
There Is no toast" said Mrs. Dob
ley, {.
"There-" said Dobley triumphant
IL. ''If you had only kept your mind
fastened on the subjec; and your eye
on mine you would have been COM
pletely hypnotized."
II looked around for the toast,
said Mrs. Dobley.
But in the hypnotic state you'd
have handed me the first thing near
YOU under the impression that II was
toast. It's the obtaining control OF
the mind of the subject. Now. when
YOU engage 8 cook"