The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-09-04

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Of us will stop to quihhlr over the
medium.
And perhaps i, is just n we'll man
did 80 to the task. for woman is 50
! hamprred by traditions and tonvcn-
tons and habits. that il would have
taken many years more for her 4"
rise IN and throw of certain house
keeping shacklcs. which this man.
telling them for the first time and
seeing their utter usclcssncss. immr-
G.atcly east aside without a mOmcn'
OF delay or single instant of indie
cisiOn.
For this man was a scientific indi-
yidual, a professor. and unexpectedly
+. the care of the house fell upon his
shoulders. He had no prcconceivcd
notions about housekeeping. no ira
ditions, no habits In addition h"
had quite Il lot of scientific work to
do. And in this open condition OF
mind he took up his new duties
He was soon appalled, al the waste
o. time and waste Of energy; for
II. eding these for other work. they
were more precious to him perhaps
tnau waste of other things. Tie saw
thai this waste must be stopped
He reconstructed the kitchen SO
that his utensils or tools We're within
Teaching distance. lie put an enc
-, once 10 the miles Of walking that
j. done by many Il housoN lie. unn"c-
c-sarily. and which brings her to he
,nd Of the day worn out
Then he grouped together things
tina, were used together. lie not
only saved unnecessary steps, but he
Itcn eliminated unnecessary reach
ing. And this is likewise q time say
Ct. For if the bread is here and the
butter there and the bread and hut
ter plates and knives somewhere else
il takes more lime and energy -
collect them, than il they are all to-
l,e'hcr in one place.
He carried this group idea as prac-
,ically as possible into everything
with which h. worked
Another step-savcr was stand o..
wheels similar to the muffin stand
fog afternoon tea This he had made
y a local carpenter at small cost. or
is went all he things for he table.
and one "trip set the table, and one
rip cleared il.
Noi hayin. facilities i"r electric
ily or gas, he procured other cook ing
arrangements that did away with a
ccal range and all its work.
Every parl Of the housekeeping
routine he strutiniZcd with the on"
desire to accomplish the ncrcssar,
result with as little expenditure OF
time and energy as possible
As a result his home became the
mecca of the housckcepcrs of his 10
cality, finally OF those of the stat.
ard now il is an experiment station
in domestic science
II housckeepcrs would 70 abou,
Studying their own housekccpin.
problems in the same cold. impartia
way, they could eliminate much %.
the work they are now doing Som.
say they can't afford the utensils and
lie change Necessary. but in the end
they are money savers a was,cful
way OF doing things is never III
cheapest way 4 wOman's time ana
energy are money in another form
Many a woman il she would do her
housework efficiently. and this word
IL meant here with its new, scientific
definition. could get along withon, a
maid or with only occasional help
And this saving is great. Many an
other would have time for o.hc.
work about the house, or in the car
0, her children. quite as importan'
end quite as financially profitable Il.
the household tasks she performs
And the saving of her own strength
il nothing else is gained, Is worth
while.
SO study your housekeeping prob
Inns as keenly and with as clear ana
unfettered vision as did th!g man
; and see if there are not many way j..
which you can introduce labes-s g.
il z machinery and cut on uaueecs
sary steps and work. II is high 'im'
Housekeeping was run in ,i.eefeien
= rp-to-late way of ans h4si'"s- an
, t'rprise
} BARBARA BOYD