Milford chronicle., 1910-03-18

bill OF fare for human beings the aver
age man and woman give il very little
. thought AT least 70 is The common
rule tu eat what is SET before MS or
! what our fancy and appetite suggest.
| until we have So long disregarded the
Z laws of nature that our digestive or
/ gins rebel. aud we can't eat even the
p!ulnest food without discomfort
/ 10 is a fact that the average person
knows less about his own anatomy
and the functions of bis body than
Z about almost amy other subject Think
for a moment uf the mauy noted men
who are uid aside in early middle life
because their digestive organs are
worn out And uJ wnuder they refuse
To perform their duties We wouldn't
treat % thrashug machine as we treat
ourselves aud unt expect the machine
10 Doe good Tor nothing inside six
months The illustration is more near
ly parallel with fhe case than perhaps
you think The man feeds his engine
with coal ard wood iu order to get en-
erey from it Hc also expects to get
energy. growth and continued life from
his food: at least that is the true rea-
son why be eats Yet how many men
and women are there who from an or
binary bill NJ fare can select the foods
which build tissue make brain and
blood and which are most suitable for
the production Of heat and energy
The selection Of food for the table in
order that it may be truly nourishing
ana may yield the necessary material
for growth is one of woman's greatest |
tasks To be- the maker Of a home !
from which strong men and women
shall go forth To build and keep a ma
tion powerful and united is the high /
est task given TO human beings. This
is womans true work Is she honest
ly equipped and trained for it?
The Task Of Homemaking.
Womans share in the well being Of
the family demands not only an intel
ligent knowledge of the principles OF
her work hui also interest and enthu-
siasm in o. To be really successful
dousekeeppr a woman must be an en-
.husiastic huusekecper Very few, II
any. men r've achieved success in any
work to which they have given only
1art Of their thought and a niggardly
share of their enthusiasm believe
hat the largest per cent Of unsuccess-
u hou5ehrrpprs is always found
.mong lh" vomru who are either do
D
ng 20 somebody's tradition OF because
heir interest and enthusiasm are given
o some other PERSONS work Why is
be opinion So general among both men
ud women that housekeeping requires
little less Intelligence than almost I
ny other Kind of workl Why is it
hat the most incompetent person is
De one who generally offers her serv-
,es in domestic work: ''She would do
etter in some ones kitchen" is the re-
lark very often made of the unsuc- {
essful woman
What Housekeeper Should Know.
II requires just as much brains TO
eep a house as il should be kept as It
oes 10 perform any other kind Of
'Ork. II requires just as mrch knowl-
ise and energy 20 make a home
hich truly fuldlls an the term implies
3 II does &c engage in any other in '
lstry And no other work demands
lite as much Of the whole hearted in
rest. the real person. as does home
akine. One good reason why there
re SO many ludiHereutly managed d,
lmes is because housekeeping in gen :
al has not as vet been put on the
me plane as other industries One
ason why So many women are need
ssly wearing themselves out in their :
sk OF providing food and shelter for :
cir families is because OF lack OF =
.owledge Of the fundamental prln-
)les of their work Lack of train. -
& and practical education is re y
onsible for many housekeeping fail. :,
es A woman said to me: Il cook y
, nay family because l must. not be. ~