The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-08-03

pies. To-day, being scarcer than at
he time when he expressed his his
.oric opinion, she is even more pre-
,ious. There is a human touch about
The old joke wherein the newly-mar-
lied husband finds trouble in masti-
eating his wifes cake, and, being told
hat she made 1t out of the cookery
book. suggests that his piece con-
tains some of the cover of the vol
lme.
Especially among the working-class-
IS is a knowledge of cookery and the
nousewifely arts luxury rather than
matter of course at the present day,
and because of this the London coun-
~ council has inaugurated a special
school Of housewifery at Brixon, and
classes in kindred subjects at over
200 of it's ordinary schools
This being the case, when Mary
Smith arrives in one of the highest
standards of her particular school she
is now initiated into the dark myster-
les of cookery, bed-making, the care
1AAu ACCOlu6 Vi llCl UdOy OlOtuCl Vi
sister. the making and mending of
her own clothes, washing, mangling
ironing, and other things which her
mother ought to have taught her, but
was unable to enlighten her upon, for
the best of all reasons-that she was
ignorant of them herself
Mary II she is lucky enough to at
tend the special school at Brixton
learns how to be a scientific modern
housekeeper. She is sent into the
splendid laundry and shown how tc
wash special articles of apparel Fol
instance she Is taught not to put hel
brothers flannel shirt into boiling
water with soda in it, because its
unhappy owner would never be able
to get into it again after such treat
ment
To Mary's establishment there Is 6
wrong and right way even in sucf
an apparently simple business a.
washing clothes, while, when she
takes her turn in the mangling ant
ironing department, and learns how
linen should be ironed and finished
she begins to look on a competen
washerwOman as a being worthy O
the deepest respect.
OF course. dressing and undressin,
and washing baby" is the best fur
In Mary Smiths estimation. Wha
Mary does not know about the prope
treatment Of an infant would. as ,
rule, fill large volume, and what sh,
does know Is hardly worth mention
ing. For this reason she is not en-
couraged to bring small relation 70
practice work; baby" is an inanimat
infant and takes the form of a lare,
doll.
Thus, without any danger to any
one, Mary Smith learns from actual,
doing how to dress and undress
/ young child. wash 1t, put it to bed
| and generally provide for its we'll be
ing. Everything is done on strictl
economical lines; superannuate,
banana crate makes an excellent era
die when money is a consideration
and baby will sleep just as happil
In 1t as In the most elaborate restin
place modern skill can provide.
They also tell Mary that beer an
sardines, and similar delicacies. ar
bad for little thing, although grown
ups may enjoy them with more O
less impunity, and so she is instructe
In the art of preparing the prone
food for babies, and how to make
limited outlay Of money go as far a
possible in feeding them.
Although healthy people can slee
on almost anything. If you have be
In the house it is as we'll to unde,
stand 1t. There is more in making
bed than meets the eye. and at IN
London county council thew sho,
Mary how the best wives do il poa
ought to be aired properly, too: an
although Mary was taught how :
wash the blankets and sheets in N
laundry. she is told that proper Won,
lation Is almost as necessary as nro,
er washing. She also discovers Ms
a bolster need not really be hmm,
and many other little details that ~
good housewife ought to know.
In the course of time Mary becom.
an excellent cook. The instruction