New-York tribune., 1912-07-14
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things. One noticed, even with lay eyes.
cereal, eggs coffee. bread, a coffee pot
knives. forks, spoons and the other me-
chanics of breakfast. One noticed also some
resplendent mechanism, which Mr.. Child
declared to be an alcohol stove, though its
size suggested reminiscent memories OF a
musical box. over this went tiny COW
cred toaster and a tiny covered something
else in which eggs, he assured me- might
be boiled or steamed or coddled or almost
anything you like. Then Mr. Child wheeled
his travelling tray TO the veranda, set MS
table with the articles that II contained
Iii his alcohol stove and explained the
merits of teapot by which enough tea
could be made so that the third cup should
be inst as nice as the first cup and no.
IN the least stronger. II was an interesting
disouisition, but in the mean time break
fast was ready. Mr.. Child declared. He
opened a delectable, nickel-plated looking
lid-there were the eggs; he opened the
toaster-there was the toast, done to the
minute and hot as toast should De- he
opened the coffee pot--there was the coffee
waiting to be drunk! II was all very de-
lightful and as easy as-shelling peas.
seemed that the preparation OF whole IN
terminable breakfasts would be vividly rem
iniscent Of a long vacation Mr. Child
smiled at the reporters astonishment
THAT breakfast" said he. "is a good IL
lustration Of what that Rest Study as Mr..
Barnard evolved 1t, can bring about. You
don't see many waste motions about break
fast, do you? No useless errands, en-!
Well. II is the natural evolution OF what
modern housework is coming TO In every
home where bett.r results can be arrived
at with less effort than formerly. For
there are new problems TO meet in every
house to-day with which our mothers were
not faced. One spoke of the mid-Nictorlans
as splendid housekeepers. So they were,
but they were more favored by conditions
than are their daughters. Life was more
regular then and was not broken into by
constant outside demands. The servant
question was not a problem. Houses were
cheaper and there was more space. with
the telephone and with an increased cost
Of living in a somewhat fevered age these
things have changed The daughters live
in crowded fats with unsatisfactory DO
mestic service and with outside demands
upon their time quite unknown TO then
mothers Before Mr.. Barnard began MS
experiments there was no answer 70 these
problems: to-day there is Housework,
properly pursued, to-day is not a drudgery
but a delightful art Mr.. Barnard found
that the most obvious innovations were un-
known AS a result women to-day 90 down
upon their knees TO scrub a floor when this
can be done much more effectively with
| lyA rrffn
ber cross surface instead OF spikes. A
piece OF burlap fixed to this, and the floor
can be 'gripped as no strong arms can
grip H. It is simply the principle OF the
Archmedean lever applied TO scruoolns
floors.
This is called utensil efficiency in the new
science, and by it one may learn how IN
efficient domestic tools may be through
faulty design, poor material or improper
construction Thus a cast iron pot wastes
fuel by being too slowly absorbent. The
ordinary food chopper is so badly balanced
that II IS an invitation for wasted effort.
II has been the study OF the thousand ana
one labor savers in the domestic field 10
which the energy OF the experienced sta"
ton has been devoted, and ii was as con-
sultng domestic engineers that MIS-
Child and joined hands with Mr.. Barnard
and expect 20 carry on the work.
And consulting domestic engneers'-
the reporter began.
"Wiu be universal domestic necessities
replied Mr.. Child smiling. "If you Rave
domestic layout, so 10 speak, which pos
sesses shelves here. range here, close"
, there and a dining room somewhere eIse'
the domestic engineer, which Is myse'1
comes along and makes n series of susses'
tons in arrangement, tending TO creates
economy of effort. / study weekly eApehu''
lures and suggest how in their specins
conditions they could be less or more enec'
lively expended. | visit you and adVise
you how you can save time, fuel, materia'
and energy by following a few scieh'iH'
ideas applied 10 housework."
So. If you suffer from the comphca'e'
handicaps Of too great domestic ser''.''
YOU see there is new profession Just oe.
veloped for your use; and you may eau ~.
It by letter or by person. just as II yo'
wanted theatre tickets or the minls""
tions of a dental expert.