The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-08-08
CRUSADE AGAIAST
The KIT&Nn BEeuA
Its Adjustment From All House,
holds Agitated by a French
Editress.
WANTS FRANCE TO TAKE LEAD
Nine. Schn,ns Predicts Dome tic Eaistenco
VIII BE Fas More Civilized and 1bgree-
able II Her Efforts Meet
with Success.

Paris, special: when woman is
freed from the degrading burden Of do
! nestle servitude it will be possible to
judge of her intelligence and fitness
for civic duties" Thus declares Nine.
Schmahl. editor OF the Avant Courier.
Her journal is making a campaign for
the adjustment of the kitchen from ALL
households
When our houses" continued Nine,
Schmahl "are delivered from the bad
oders, of the fat and dirt of the kitchens
then much of the superstitious disorder
OF the modern homes, which is due to
the ignorance of women, will disappear.
Then will domestic existence be far
more civilized and far more agreetble."
Thinks France shoald Lead.
Nine. Schmahl insists that France is
the natural country to take the lead in
anoilshlng individual kitchens, because
French women already have put all
va hing and baking cut of the house
and have made a beginning in the same
course regarding cooking" -
do not many persons in Paris now
nave their roasts of beef and roast
fowls prepared at a regular establish
neat and brought to the, house ct the
time OF eat1ng?" asked Nine: Sehmahl
In reply to her assertion. This LIS only
the beginning. The kitchen must go
before women can meet the RESPONSE
bilities of the twentieth century. The
kitchen does not allow them to special
lze according to their tastes or sapti-
tu6es. The. kitchen must SOON Join the
superseded spinning, wheel.
Example Set In London.
There is society Just. formaa in
London Which distributes, complete
meals thrice a day to the house of each
member. Table linen is included and
the price is only shillings day for
ecci person. The same experiment has
beer tried in Berlin and several Amer
can Cities and in most cases has, met
With unYarNing success. Therefore the
time has come to make a general APP
peal to all women to emancipate; them
selves from the old-fa hioned. drudRery
and thus preserved the sanptitY OF the
home and the f1reside.
This Is to eadone by the wonaam Of
different neighborhoodS taking O firm
Stand thatsdomestic happiness does not
depend upon the washing of dishes at
home and by agreeing to patronize q
common restaurant. They will find that
the restaurant will ifnproYe.in chanac-
ter and In the quality Of food served as
this enlightened custom. gets deeper
rooted.
Need of Specialization.
That the majority of. modern. house
holds would desire such an arrange
ment ! do not believe there is any
doubt. They, certainly do because the
woman of the present day is not good
cook nor a good housekeeper. Nowaefa vs.
success in these lines requires special
ization. Most women of today who
must be mothers must be the trainers
OF their choldren as well. With their
maids SO taken up with MATERIAL end
household duties they are unable to
participate intelligently, in public az
fairs. They must specialize or they
will make sorry, failures in civic affairs.
Therefore We must abolish the kitchen
or fail in. the far. more, important
things"
Mmc. Schmahl.ss contentious is sup
ported by seyeralwnnen who are pnom-
inent az reformers. She is busy pre-
pairing an imita ton Of. the London 500
ciety for Paris and. she claima, that
several. thousand French Kitchen
martyrs have already signifiedi their in
tention Of Joining.
The French husband has not yet pro.
nounced his opinion Of the scheme.