The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-09
System In HouseKe eping.

No one Would expect to establish a
successful business without conducting
it upon systematic basis. Especially
would this be important in business
requiring employees; then should meth
cd be employed In even the least i'm
portant parts.
Many fail to recognize housekeeping
as a business that must be conducted
with the same precision as business
of q different nature, in order for 1t to
run smoothly and successfully. To
employ method in housekeeping is an
exception and not the rule; the different
kinds of work are oftentimes perform
ed whenever the inclinations seem to
dictate, the greatest part of the work
of the entire week being allowed to re-
main undone until, perhaps. only two
days remain In which to do the work of
six; and, in consequence, the strength
Is oyertaxed in doing that which might
have been done with no injury to the
worker pad it been done systemati-
'cally.
System cannot be eliminated from
the housekeeping of those who are de-
pendent upon but one servant to do the
general heusework: and the housewife
must herself do the systematizing, as
few servants are capable of doing it
wisely.
Sit down with pen and paper and,
under the head of usual everyday
work. write down in the order in which
it could be performed most convent
emily and with dispatch the work
which seems necessary to be done
daily. Determine what rooms must
receive daily attention and the work
to be done in them, If they must be
thoroughly swept and busted etc;
what cupboards shelves, dressers, ETC.,
must receive daily cleaning in kitchen
and pantry; the work that must be done
in sleeping rooms; the lamps that must
receive daily attention; the rooms that
require a second setting in order after
noon meal; in fact, every item should
be jotted down, even the washing of
dishes. This is for the purpose of APP
pointing a special time for the doing
of each piece of work; not a certain
time of day, but one kind of work
should be given place upon the pa
per before or after another, and the
work to be done in the order in which
it has been written; as certain xmas
Of work If done before another will
hasten the whole work of the day, and
fuel may also be saved in this way.
Next, determine what work must be
done to keep the house In a satisfac-
tory condition throughout the entire
week, the work which does not require
repetition each day, and divide 1t as
equally as possible in six parts and as
sign certain part to a certain day of
the week. To one day assign the wash
ing, to another the ironing, to another
a general cleaning of the whole house,
that is, the washing Of windows, wood
work that requires a weekly cleaning
cupboards, china closets, sink closets,
etc; to another day assign the sweep
Ing and busting of rooms that do not
receive this attention daily; to another
day the baking of cakes, cookies, pies.
etc. and the washing of floors Be-
SIDES, there are various small jobs of
work that must be included with these
already named, but they should be add
eo TO the work of the days which are
the highest to perform. There should
De no such additions to the work Of the
Gays to which washing and sweeping
are assigned
The first draft of a housekeeping
pan VIII prove to be most imperfect
one, but by using it for reference in
ZIG WI h VI a week, mistakes
will be noted and corrections made nm
til it seems satisfactory. 1t should then !
!" copied into a small blank book and
giEn the servant for reference. In six
mo- tbs time the housekeeper can re-
wise The first plan and greatly i'm
prove II.
1t may seem foolish to bring the
homework down to SO methodical
plan AS this, but it has actually been
put into practice and its value proved
beyond doubt. 1t has proved especially
helpful in cases where frequent
Grange Of young and inexperienced
help has been necessary. AT least a
must be given it for trial, and
in that time order will be restored in
tn household where confusion previ-
Gus " -eigned. Duties that, if forgot
ten ."l left unperformed, would put
the hole household machinery out of
gear are far more likely to receive at
tention if assigned to = certain day and
a certain time. A place for everything,
and everything in its place, is a valu-
able motto, but it's equal is to be found
in time for everything, and every
thing. done at the proper time.