The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-05-20

sionally assisting at odd times in III .
household.
A few weeks trial seemed to prove
| that the work was beyond my
strength and ability. Defeat meant
the breaking up Of the home and the
scattering OF the family. knew that
lack OF intelligent management and
experience was the fault; yet / did
not wish to give up until I had made
final effort. I believed that If each
member of the family would coop
crate and a system be evolved there
might still be b chance.
The other members of the family
agreed with me. They also agreed
that economy in labor was more nee.
essary than in finances and advised
that procure any device that might
| tighten the work of housekeeping
Therefore at different times and by
various economies, procured an cleo
trio washer with power wrInger,
a vacuum cleaner, an electric iron, a
kitchen cabinet and fireless cooker,
as well as number Of smaller uten
sils for use in the kitchen. The fact
that our family circle Is still COM
plete shows the wisdom OF these pur-
chases; for by the aid OF these la
Dor savers and system devised az.
ter long experiment I have not only
succeeded in keeping the home up to
its former standard, but am able to
do so in less than half the time, with
less physical effort and with consid-
cradle saving Of money have even
done more of the work than had ev-
er been done at home before, for I
do all the washing, ironing and house
cleaning formerly done by hired help.
have found by experience that it
is the monotony of certain kinds of
work that flags rather than the actu-
al amount of work done. So instead
of laboring steadily for four or five
hours at my ironing, find 1t easier
to give 1t one hour each day for three |
or four days. | have b regular hour |
for this, and 1t comes as natural to |
iron at that hour as to wash the dish. |
es daily.
Breakfast is at $50, the men get.
ting to their work at 7.30. They |
look after the furnace and other |
chores. My sister (aged 14)does the
chamber work and washes the break.
fast and dinner dishes. This is her
share of the homework. On Mon.
day, | start the washing while she
does her work While the first boil.
erful is boiling, | prepare the meat
and vegetables for the evening meal.
Anything requiring long cooking is at
once put into the fireless. Otherwise
I Is prepared and set aside 10 put in
he cooker after lunch. BY ten
o'clock the washing is on the line,
with no real work except the hand
ing. The bedroom work Is out of the
way, the dinner is provided for in the
cooker and | still have two hours be-
ore lunch for the regular work.
Each member of the family being
for his own individual
effects, | have little picking up to do.
Dinner is at six o'clock, and as 1t g
mostly prepared in the rireless, |
lave only hot biscuit or dessert to
make for it. This is a pleasure.
During the rest of the week iron
rom seven to eight, and from eight
O half past | use the vacuum clean
n. This leaves the rest or the morn.
ng for the regular cleaning Of pant
les, closets, washing windows clean
ng the bathroom and the various
tasks. Each afternoon is
hus left free for sewing rest or
pleasure.
| have found that with this system
If having scheduled time for every.
hing and as many labor saving de
ices as possible 1t has been possible
or even a young girl to Hi all the
requirements of large home. 1t
las taken the drudgery out OF the
work and made It pleasure. Il