The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-03-24
Our Household Letter.
Keeping House by Machinery. System ana
Labor Saving Machinery that Secure CON-
tort In an Ayeraqe Home.

Keeping House by Machinery. System ana
Labor Saving Machinery that Secure Com
tort In an Average Home.
To work for work s sake seems to me
stupid, said clever professional wom-
an, who is withal an excellent housekeep-
er and always ready in her leisure time
to extend gracious and easy hospitality
to her many friends. 81 avail myself OF
every good, labor saving machine that Is
offered and consider the money thus spent
my best investment. Our house is small,
and domestic service of satisfactory
sort is difficult to secure and more diff
cult to retain. Our vacuum cleaner re-
places housemaid and our freless cook
er, that works quietly all day and all
night with never a complaint, is so eff
Gent in it's department that we scarcely
regret the absence Of cook. Our dish
washer has reduced that dreaded task to
a minimum, and-"Tell it not in Gath!'
we use it only once day.
A WASHING MACHINE.
A washing machine makes the laundry
work go quickly, and our patent drler is
SO satisfactory that Mrs. Smith, our
weekly ''help," can accomplish as much
in one day at our house as she does in two
places where old-fashloned methods pre-
vail. We use an electric iron and the
even temperature maintained prevents
scorehing, or roughness of finish. An
electric attachment runs the sewing ma
chine, another makes toast on the table
mornings while we are eating our fruit
and cereal, or heats the chafing dish when
we cook some of our favorite dishes. A
revolving table that has several shelves
and can be wheeled into the pantry,
takes care of the dishes removed at the
end of each course, for our service is as
dainty when we are alone, as when
guest is present.
SYSTEMATIC PLANNING.
If the housekeeping seems to run au-'
tomatically, it is because mother is a
master at reducing things to system.
1t takes brains to so plan the running of
even the simplest home, thatno one hears
the cranking Of the cogs, and the plan
ming is always for the easiest possible
methods consistent with comfort.
THE RESERVE STOCK.
In little closet, in cool corner of the
large pantry, we keep what we call our
reserved stock" of prepared foods,
which can be served at a moments no.
tice, and thus meet unexpected calls
upon our hospitality. Canned soups OF
the finest grade, in different sizes and
styles, French peas, and string beans
and whole tomatoes. fine sardines and
salmon and home made salad dressing in
a jar enable US to concoct an appetizing
salad. Hawaiian pineapple, which is
picked at the moment of perfect ripe
ness and canned on the spot, we find de-
licious in sliced form, eaten with a spoon
like grape fruit, for this unlike the ordi-
nary pineapple has no woody fibre, and
in the crushed and grated forms makes
udlEly lCGS, CI6dIIlS anu QSSSSI 10. OSllleS,
pickles and jams, peanut butter and pot
ted meats and cheese are always on hand
in this closet
QUALITY ESSENTIAL.
We buy only the best brands of pre-
pared foods, for we find that though the
Omitted States Pure Food Stamps pro-
tect one from foods that are positively
detrimental to health, they do not by any
means insure the flavor and righteousness
of the contents. Only the brand of the
maker can be relied upon for this, so we
test the quality of such goods and stick
to the kinds we like, rejecting all Just
as good" sorts, which usually prove dis
appointing. ELEANOR FRANCES.
ADVANCE FARM SCHEDULE.