Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-05

II clustered MY HANDS BOTH TIMES"
it was the preparation of slightly, ny
gienic and appetizing food for the civil
lized human palate. When a lady-a
lady, mind you-trained for her occu-
patton, wearing an immaculate blue
cotton gown and white apron, prepares
In a clean, bright kitchen whose pots
and pans shine like silver tomato
salad garnished with boiled egg and
parsley or sends to the tea table angel
cake that even angels might be glad to
get, why, 81 should like to ask, Nine
President. II this ID mental labor? In
my Judgment, no-a hundred times no!
It Is an occupation that belongs to the
realm of art"
Then Mrs. Whackley rose. She said:
1.-THE first speaker classes house
cleaning and that kind of work with
mental labor Now, wash my own
dishes and can sweep, dust, clean wood
worl-yes. and wash windows better
than anybody l have ever hired to do
it. May ask if there is anything more
artistic when it comes to that than
brilliantly FURNISHED glass windows
that let all the light through and when
the sun shines just right on the cross
panes scatter the rays and break them
into prismatic colors glorious to behold?
When you can pass your fingers over
the window castings without getting
| them grimy with dust, when there is
not a scrap of lint upon your rugs or
| in the corners. when you have wiped
and polished your furniture till you can
see yourself in it, is that mental labor!
| find a little kerosene dropped upon
the dust cloth
Down went the presidents gavel.
"Out of order" called the president.
well" continued Mrs. Whackley.
who had the name of keeping the neat
est house of any of the club members.
81 only meant to say when | forgot
myself that in my opinion house clean
ing as well as cookery should be ele-
waited from mental labor to the realm
OF art-industrial art, anyhow"
The White Owls evidently agreed
with her. for all Of them except one ap-
plauded her with enthusiasm. The one
exception next obtained recognition and
said she disagreed with the other
speakers. Cooking and house cleaning
were mental labor, fit only for those
who have not brains to do anything
better She held up pair of puny
fieshless, useless looking hands.
1.-The Creator has appointed us all &c
our own spheres" she continued in a
sort of weak, piping, atomic voice
"Now, | never did any manual labor IN
my life. never expect to do any. Twice
in my life l have swept room or tried
II, and both times blistered my hands
and had to lie down an hour or two"
"Dear, dearw said some Of the Owls
In a whisper.
"I'd be ashamed to tell It," whispered
Mrs. Whackley almost out loud. ant
several ladies nodded agreement. The,
did not applaud the speaker.
II don't know why washing and iron
ing should be called mental labor" sait
the member who superintendent th'
! laundry class in housekeeping school
Where's our head washerwoman. Sh
never had the training We give our girl
now. but sire Is Just the cleanest. mos
fastidious creature. You should see tn
snowy linen. the shining garments, sh
turns out. She takes as much pride II
them as any painter ever did in fin
picture. She is keeping her two chill
dren in school by her labor and Is JUS
as neat in appearance and refined il
her manners and as gentle as any pa
&-oness Of our housekeeping schoo