The Washington times., 1905-12-15
HELPFUL CHILDREN
Little Ways in Which They Can Tighten
the Burden of the Homemaker.


However do you keep your house in
such good order with your large fam
ily2'' inquired a woman whose work was
never finished.
The mother of six children looked
around her not over-spacious apart
ments. Il don't try to keep ii i'm order. 3"
was her reply. THE children do il for
me"
We'll. it's beyond me to see how they
have any time. for when school is over
they are always of for some kind OF a
lark with their friends. My two CHI
dren can't find time even 10 nang up
their clothes
MY children learned their lesson
early" smiled the second mother, .and
row it's second nature 10 them TO keep
the house in order by catching ~ The
threads as the go along
There's Tom, for instance He hasn' I
a thing effeminate about him, yet ev-
cry morning when he gets out OF bed
he throws the clothes over the base
board. In fact, all the children do #.
and YOU can't imagine how many ster,s
il saves my one maid
on know what a harurn-scarIlun lad
Jack Is. too. Ever s.nce he has 5ee,,
an school he has put away his c1:n
clothes. / take whatever stitches are
necessary ana lay the clean garments
ON his bed lie has 10 put them a,.:iy
al ms own chlnonier, and there's never
any question OF Mother what did ,ou
do with that white vestg or. .Wbe-a ,s
that new pair of socks2' He has - be
responsible for his own clothing s..,o
prepare X Tor the laundry every \. -
day morning as well
another thing children have - h:.n
HhO i've III z small place. IS 10 keen All
thtif belongings in the room which rhcv
occupy. W hen my family com = IN
from outdoors. hats ana coat sI-r. =, l,e-i
oifectlN To the bedrooms and nor irft
rack
one Of the girls thought up = splen-
Gic cheme some time .go Tor kern,ne.
inc bathroom ln good order. and f. "a Ve-
10 enc OF scrubbing and cleaning.
Where the maid formerly was Obliged
70 wipe out the wash basin and bath
top every morning. now she cleans them
bdt once week. It's such a simple
matter Tor each person 20 keep the wa
ter circulating with the nall brush or
wash cloth while - Is draining on A
rinsing with fresh water which The
hands always have. can be extended 10
the sides OF the bowl with only the
least baat=0ss zStra trouble And the
mother who trains her children when
they are little is never bother bv their
leaving the tub with dark ring around
II after "A bath
-'Of more help than anything else IS
the rule We have that no one can have.
collection Of knicknacks. worthless
pamphlets or worn out clothing. The
girls go over their wardrObes and bu-
reau drawers once month and throw
away every unnecessary article It's
hard for them sometimes, but In the end
they gain by having more room for the
clothes they ave wearing and the rest
~ the family IL not crowded out or
house and h.nc by one members fads
or hobby FOR useless relics
THE hardest task IL 10 teach the
children to take care Of reading mat
ter Each one brings in a book or mag
aZine or paper in which he is inter
ested j IS left without further thought
on the living room table When some
picture or story IS wanted the follow
ing week IL - ;;ss.s@ss - be found And
then the newspapers on evenings and
Sundays are strewn from one end OF
the house 70 the other.
But II the family should tend 20
everything. ] would feel / didn't have
any real place in the household. Though
you've no idea what comfort II is To
know that each child has learned to
care for his or her belOaeings. and not
10 trust that some one else will be in
terested enough 10 keep them in order
II is the nrst> step toward individual
freedom ana happiness, ana & means
that ! have some time for outside
pleasures OF my own