Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-03-23
KEEPING
HOUSE BY
MACHINERY
SYSTEM AND LABOR SAVING MA
OHINERY THAT SECURE COM
FORT IN AN AVERAGE HOME
SIMPLE HOSPITALITY THAT
ENTAILS NO BURDENSOAIE
TAXING OF RESOURCES.

ITO work for works sake seems
to me stupid" said a clever profess
sional woman, who is withal an ex-
cellent housekeeper and always
ready in her leisure time to extend a
gracious and easy hospitality to her
many frieuds. II avail myself of
every good, labor-saving machine
that is offered, and consider the
money thus spent my best paying
investment Our house is small and
domestic service of a satisfactory sort
is difficult to secure, and more diff
cult to retain. Our vacuum cleaner
replaces a housemaid and our fire.
less cooker, that works quietly, all
day and all night with never a COM
plaint, is so efficient in it's depart
ment that we scarcely regret the alb
sence of a cook. Our dish-washer
has reduced that dreaded task to a
minimum, and-"Tell it not in
Gath I've use it only twice a day
A Washing Machine.
A washing machine makes the
laundry work go quickly, and our
patent dryer is so satisfactory thai
Mrs. Smith, our weekly help" can
accomplish as much in one day at
our house as she does in two places
where old-fashioned methods pre-
vail. We use an electric iron and the
even temperature maintained pre-
vents scorching or roughness of fin-
ish. An electrical attachment runs
the sewing machine, and 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 a guest
is present.
Systematic Planning.
If the housekeeping seems to run
automatically it is because mother
is master at reducing things to
system. 1t takes brains to so plan
the running of even the simplest
home that no one hears the crank
ing of the cogs and the planning is
always for the easiest possible meth
DDS consistent with comfort.
The Reserve Stock.
In a little closet, in a cool corner
of the large pantry, we keep what
we call our Reserve Stock" of pre-
pared foods, which can be served at
a moments notice, and thus meet
unexpected calls upon our hospital
ity. Canned soups of the finest
grade, in different sizes and styles,
French peas, string beans and whole
tomatoes, fine sardines and salmon
and homemade salad dressing in a
jar, enable us to concoct an appetiz-
ing salad. Hawaiian pineapples
which are picked at the moment of
perfect ripeness and canned on the
spot, we find delicious in sliced
form, eaten with a spoon like grape
fruit, for this, unlike the ordinary
has no woody fibre, and
in the crushed and grated forms
makes dainty ices, creams and des-
serts. Jellies, pickles and jams,
peanut butter and potted meats and
cheeses are always on hand in this
closet
Quality Essential.
We buy only the best brands OF
foods for we find that
though the United States Pure !
Food Stamps" protect one from
foods that are positively detrimental |
to health, they do not by any means |
insure the flavor and deliciousness |
Of the contents. Only the brand OF |
the maker can be relied upon for |
this, so we test the quality of such