The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-08-31

Ito the country Farmers arc learn
ing that the old oakem bucket il
mot necessarily safe because the Wat
Ter il contains is cold. and that
iuphoid fever Is sometimes called a
leountfy disease because sanitary
measures have been less thought OF
PIN rural districts than in cities. and
ia preventable disease because pre-
lcauuons VIII prevent ii. They are
building better homes than ordinayi-
ilg wellta-do farmers formerly huilt.
! Bath rooms thai encourage bathing
mot merely for scrhbng purpOses but
fer the toHlC elect, are growing more
numerous. Improved constructions,
and often the use of furnaces. makes
FL easier to heat the uptodnte farm
house The fact that tuberculosis
and other diseases of the respiratory
system are caused rather than pre-
vented hg Keeping fresh air out of
bedrooms and that pneumoua's 81
readiest victims are those who cod
die themselves by too much heat ana
TOO many wraps, has introduced sane
methods of ventilation as supplautels
OF the old-fashioned theory that
enough fresh air gets in the cracks
and creyices, aud that windows need
NOT be opened from November to-
April except for the purpose Of heav
ing something through them
The "farmerette" may live a
healthy, independent and interesting
life, enjoying the real partnership
with nature that is the portion OF
those who learn the chemistry OIL
soils and get other knowledge that
IS needful to those who would make
The acre do its best The calling OF
q @farmerette is certainly as digni |
fed, as remunerative, all things con
3idered and as certain In its rewards ]
as chat of the business woman or
woman 1t may be added I
hat marriage lis no bar to success in (
he case of the 'farmerette" Sever +
/ of the railroads object 10 the wom
In employe on the ground that she
.annot be advanced to an executive
position, and that even II she could
"a so advanced her tendency Is To
marry when she has become really
seful and either quit work or be-
ONE involved in the duties OF the
and the discharge Of her
ppointed function as the continuerI
/ the race and disqualify herself for
ally work in an Office The farm +
rette" who marries may either form
partnership with farmer or con
nue. her occupation as the wife OF
man otherwise engaged. The du-
es of the owner of a farm are not
. taxing that it is impossible to be
successful "farmerette' and mar 4
ed woman simultaneously. e
The head OF the department of dc !
estic science in one Of the promi g
ent co-educational institutions made c
le statement recently that Ameri- s
In wives spend billions of dollars OF :
ird earned money unscient ifcally c
Id that If all OF them We're trained 4
household economy so that they Z
,uld bring the working dollar to it's
CHEST point Of efficiency the scale
living would be heightened and ]
e specter OF debt driven off in the b
.erage home Agitators OF the back !
the soil question are continually
,inting our the fact that the cost 81 q
ibles win increase as the population q
ows, and that the obvious oppor-
nifty for economy, where Il is prac- s
cable, IS to own a home and bit
arabic land, even If the home is
cottage and the land garden spot e
til room for chickens and pigs. The q
Irmerette" who will OF course learn 9
mestic science along with agricul- Y
re, should be especially equipped :
preside over such a home, and the G
mana for farmerettes' will PROB o
" be so great that those who elect
reers as bachelor women Will find