The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-02-01

tent which the worried man knoweth
not. Life, minus worry, is one happy,
rollicking dream. Life with worry is
not worth the living and the worry
ing. 1t Is worry, not work, that kills,
and the worried man has, Of all men,
the least to live for, to struggle for
and work for. Therefore, cut out all
your worry if you can-if you can
not cut it all out, cut out as much
OF 1T as you can.
SAVING LABOR N THE KITCHEN,
an old housekeeper, clear up as you
go along" Put things in their places
as soon as they are don't with. Hot
water is generally handy, and even
when dinner is being served kitchen
spoons, plates, etc., can be washed and
put away.
The kitchen cupboards and dresser
drawers should be kept tidy day by
day. Never let them get into such a
state that they need good turning
OUT Have all your canisters and
tins that contain tea, coffee, spices,
rice, sugar, etc., clearly labeled. so
that no time need be lost in taking
the covers off to see what is inside
them, and give each tin and jar it's
own shelf and proper place, where it
is always kept.
Never let the flour-dredger, salt
jar etc. rrm..n untitled. Refill them
soon as they are emptied
Have enough, but not more than is
necessary, cloths in use, and wash
these out when you have finished the
days work. They can then be used
for three or four days without need
ing boili. g.
Always keep a supply of dried herbs
spices and breadcrunbs on hand. An
hour in the evening spent in preparing
these often saves many minute
when getting dinner in a hurry.
In cleaning the kitchen linoleum,
kerosene is great help. 1t is almost
as hard to clean linoleum as a bare
floor, and the only advantage the for
n1er has over the latter is that it does
not show grease spots so plainly.
Water, OF course, can and must some
times be used on both linoleum and
oilcloth, and the effective scrubbing-
brush must be brought into play; but
by far the easiest way to clean it is
with kerosene oil, which, while it
cleanses, brightens as we'll. Scrubbed
well with soap and hot water once a
month and oiled the rest of the time.
this floor covering can be kept nicely.
and when so treated will last a long
time.
THE SECRET OF "A GOOD FIGURE,
If you wish to have a good figure
you must learn to stand well. And by
standing we'll and throwing forward
and upward of the chest, flattening
the back and holding the shoulder
blades In their proper place, and the
definite curving in Of the small Of the
back, thus throwing the whole weight
of the body upon the hips.
This, in a great measure, preserves
the figure, because 1t keeps the mus
cles firm and we'll strung and pre-
vents the sinking down of the flesh
around the waist, so common in wo-
men over thirty, and which is so easy
TO escape If only a little care is used
Another thing is that the woman
who wants to preserve her figure must
scrupulously avoid is the bad habit OF
going upstairs, as a good many people
do, bent forward with the chest con-
tracted. This is an indolent and
slouching method, and is Injurious to
the heart and lungs. One should
stand perfectly erect while going up
stairs, and make the legs, not the
back, do the work.
A very good exercise to strengthen
the back and remove excessive flesh
from the hips consists simply in pick
Ing up a small stool or chair and
raising it high over the head and
then bending over, placing it on the
floor. Repeat this movement, raising
the stool high above the head and
putting it back on the floor, until
tired. Take deep breath in raising
the arms above the head and exnel
when you put the stool to the floor
A SERIES OF WHY'S,
Why do many wives put on the
fnjured-martyr air instead of telline
their husbands just what they want
or think?
Why do many husbands work nard
tor their wives and families, but never
think how their wife would appre-
cdate an invitation to theater. q
little dinner at a restaurant. box OF
candy, or some flowers brought home
llnasked?
Why do many children resent any,