The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-10-06
MUsFBE COOKBOOK
Medical and Legal Experts Give
Advice to Girls.
To Win and Hold Hut. nd He Must
Be Fed Clean Wholesome Cooking
and Served In Tasty Manner
School Course Good.

Chicago.-"A successful wife treats
her husband with the same considera-
ton that she gives her pet dog"
This was the statement made the
other day by DR.. Z. NJ. Brown, who
says that the way to win and hold a
man Is to feed him we'll: with clean
wholesome food and an atmosphere Of
contentment and comfort Doctor
Brown also stated that poor cooking
affected love. and that to be a success
full wife. Ii to be an accomplished
cook
Many cases that come up for trial
Va the court OF domestic relations"
faid Judge Charles n. Goodnow, "can
be traced back to the fact that the
home cooking has been worse than
poor restaurant fare. and, although II
does not often come out in the direct
testimony that the wife can't cook. the
husband will admit that the wife is a
poor housekeeper. The mothers OF to.
day are to blame for this state OF af-
fairs. and marriages cannot be happy
until the wife perfectly understand
her side Of the compact"
Judge Adelor Petit OF the circuit
court. who has disposed Of hundreds
OF divorce cases. stated the relation
ship OF cooking to love and marriage.
1T is a common occurrence in a di.
vorce case for the husband to say he
had to 20 to the restaurant to obtain
his meals" said the Judge. His wife
was too busy to cook. or she didn't
know how. and. what was more, she
didn't care to learn. This state OF az.
fairs Is serious"
A college education for women is
q splendid thing" declared Dr. Chan.
ming W. Barrett. but a college educa.
ton will never do for the future wives
and mothers Of the American people
unless a course In house administra.
ton and plain everyday cooking is
made an important feature. That is
where the colleges fall short Such
courses made compulsory at colleges
like Smith, Wellesley and vassar
would turn out women ready for mar.
rage and equal for its emergencies. as
well as carefully and well trained for
their duties.
The lower animals eat. as do the
higher, and men or women are I'm
much better condition after a tasty
meal than when hungry. They work
better and more efficiently.
AS women are the home makers
and keepers. they are responsible for
the health Of the family.
"One-half Of the cases OF indiges.
ton and stomach trouble that come %
me are due to bad home cooking
mothers or wife's cooking-and all
through ignorance Of the proper prep.
aration OF food.
Not only Is a well-cooked meal nee
essary. but II must be served in a
tasty manner. with clean dishes. shin
Ing silver and glasses. and sweet,
clean napkins and cloths. The table
with a bunch Of fragrant flowers or a
pretty fern, and the room furnished
with quiet harmony give restful at.
mosphere. Here in such surroundings
the food Is well digested, and there Is
a sense Of comfort that In a noisy
place would not be possible. With
pleasant companions. either family or
friends. the invigorating tonic OF such
a meal is not realized by the average
man or woman.
Women must become cooks. or lose
the love Of their husbands. II a man
can find another girl whose cooking is
delicious he will find grounds for di.
vorce and leave his wife for her.
Home cooking is one OF the most i'm
portant essentials In holding n man to
his marriage vows"