The Prescott daily news., 1907-11-11

leak and are so much trouble, she politely answered the caller, as she seated her, dreading another combat with an agent.
 If neglected" admitted the other, but the real trouble is infinitesimal if made part of well-regulated sys- tenn"
 But servants are so apt to be neg lectful, and one cant think of every thing ones self
 You speak of the old servant She was a creature of muscle alone and untrained for thinking But now 1t is different"
 Yes" sighed Mrs. Schofleld, ignor- ing the latter part of the remark.
 Then" went on the caller, "the electric doors are the thing between dining room and kitchen. They open automatically when you step on the mat, and avoid all the rattle and bang of opening with the elbow when tray of dishes is in the hand, or kicking with the foot"
 How persistent she is?" thought
 
 fit out the house, I guess"
 And the dumb walters are run in the same way now" went on the talk CT, as if unconscious of causing any annoyance. Really the thing now is the disappearing refrigerator Mod eled after the vanishing gun carriage, Suppose. No reason that the appli- ances of war should surpass those of peace and domestic happiness. It saves both space and labor. You press the button and electricity does the rest. Intelligence supplants brute force"
 She paused an instant for breath, and Mrs. Schofield shook her head negatively, intimating that all this dilation upon the subject was of no use. She was about to urge an en- gagement and seek to free herself of her loquacious caller when again the stream of her volubility began:
 Then the electric irons Did you ever happen to see the computation of how many tons of unnecessary lifting one did in lifetime, transferring the old-fashioned laundry iron from the table to the range and back again? It Is astounding what handicaps female labor has submitted to. But now brains are enjoying your long-talked. of triumph over brawn. You have the electric lights and day current, so the electric irons are settled fact I suppose, and for that matter the eiec- tric coffee heater and chafing dish"
 Really must" feebly attempted Mrs. Schofield, wondering if the wo. man would be satisfied with less thaD sale of the entire electric establish ment. She began to think she would need summon Mir. Schofield, but dis liked to, since he prided himself on his brusque dismissal of agents, and laughed at her want of self-assertion. Yes" resumed the genteelly modu- lated tones. and the laundry is such an important part of the house. But with an inexpensive gas engine to run ! washer, wringer and mangle, or an electric motor if you prefer, super heated steam for drying and a dumb waiter service, the dreaded 'wash-day' of our foremothers becomes a play | ground for thR intellect Both mis- tress and servant are saved from bar barous sacrifices by inventive genius, and raised somewhere near the level Of those who work in offices, stores. etc"
 "Barbarous sacrifices. The level of those who work in offices," echoed Mrs. Schoteld almost unconsciously. She was almost startled by the sim 1 ilarity of these ideas with those Mir. Schofeld had been advancing.
 ITO be sure,' broke in the glib tongued agent. That's just what it was. Domestic ladies were sacrificed allowed themselves to be-by a score of forms of drudgery made nee essary only bS their conservation in regard to laborsaving inventions. It was cracking nuts with ones teeth to save the cost of nut-crackers. While the husbands and brothers and their fortunate assistants were relieved of all drudgery by labor-saving inven- tions, the wife and mother and sister struggled on in the old crude, barbar | ous ways, sacrificing complexion | back, nerves, health, everything No wonder it was so much harder to ! keep domestic help than office help ] when woman had to get down on her knees and rub the skin off her knuckles scrubbing porches, while | ,,nan p, cushioned snrino cpats