The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-01
dyMNAsTIc POSITION FOR THE DOMESTIC WOMAN.

rangements by a messenger boy or by
telephone
Theorizing is very well, but suppose we
come down to the plain facts of the case
Let us come down to homely suggestions
which will do more than massage TO lift
the wrinkles from women's faces and the
strain of nervous exhaustion from the
spirits of the whole family
One lesson, perhaps, will give insight
into many points. Taking life easy is
the key to beauty, or the key to the pre-
servation of beauty. Women of certain
age seldom used to be lovely, because they
never did take life easy, but worked them
selves to death, or else made good many
OF their friends and relatives willing to
hear of their death, Taking things easy
would have been the preservation of their
beauty and their happiness.
WHY WASH DISHES
SO OFTEN.
In my younger days remember sub
tie form Of feminine reflection cast upon
another woman by the airy remark, ooh,
she takes life easy" All was said in that
happy phrase of disapproval, which the
listener could, and always did, fill up to
suit herself.
The visions conjured OF wreaths of lint
lying under unswept beds. of torn shirts
and heelless stockings, of careless food
and half-swept tables, accompanied the Of
tenders name at every mention forever
after, and all her sins, negligences and ig-
| norances which possibly might have passed
undetected as thank heaven, humbly-most
/ OF our failings pass-were picked out by
eyes sharpened for the purpose by that
| malignant little speech. Later life dis
| closes a different rendering of the spirit of
the idea. Why shouldn't we take life easy
| as possible, refusing to bear burdens with
the sharp edge chatting our shoulders, or
carrying each parcel by the string which
| cuts into the hand? Answer me that If
you please, after thinking about it.
We have just so much strength or so
| little-nerves over sharpened by the de-
mands of modern life, whether in town
house or fiat. cosy cottage or farmstead,
and why should we use up any part OF
| our allowance of time and spirits in useless
| effort and irritation!
To take the commonest duty of house
keepers routine, why should women tor
ment themselves three times day with
the petty interruption OF washing dishes:
JUST SO MANY
| HOURS.
In most families who do their own work.
or part of it. this disagrceable detail takes
thrice the time and attention necessary
as found, when having family to sup
port by my pen, and no help attaina6Ie
| worth houseroom, it was necessary TO make
nice adjustment of time Work meant the
articles which must be mailed on Just
| such days of the week, articles WHICH
meant nine to fourteen hours study and
writing at top speed for each.
| Housekeeping came by way OF diversion,
] any how it was a rest after the close men,
| tai tension OF three half days. Then l
would market for things which could pc
| cooked at a glance, so to speak, chops ana
eggs, sausages and steaks, and jars OF yege-
table hash from the best shop, ready 70
heat over in three minutes, or pots OF
ready-haked beans and accompanying
| brown bread to be served hot the hrst DAY,
toasted the next and fried for breakfast
| the morning after.
| Wednesday and Saturdays the rooms
we're swept and busted, chamber floors
wiped with a damp mop-I don't believe
in bed room carpets-and the stove
! BACKED.
Other DAYS went with wave OF the dts,
ter and the benedction, Go in peace uil
can attend to you"
But those troublesome dishes three times
day which involved not only the. mere
washing. but much handling and rins'ng OF
towels, aud securing OF hands to get inc
odor of the work out of them, took entire
" too much time, and little by little mere
| evolved plan OF treating them which
| proves highly satisfactory TO all who nave
| since used it,
| DISPENSING WITH
CARELESS HELP
only wash dishes once day.
Sometimes only once in two days
The crime is out. You don't know no"
4 good it is 10 wash things once IN twenty.
four hours, and do them in halt the TINS
at that :. .,
No, my critical neighbour there IS ne
untidy array of disagreeable siSss sn'