The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-10-18

the working outfit. System here is
everything-all letters to be answered
are found in one place, each marked
for the department for which it is in
tended. There is no loss of time from
having to hunt up~a stray document,
for within every easy reach is a card
index M a cabinet file. You would
have little respect for the merchant
who had no system Of bookkeeping
no regular plan of work for his m
ployes, no definite places for keeping
things.
Yet home-making is the most COM
pllcated business proposition l know
anything about and requires the ut
most system il carried on without
friction.
You must not only have a place for
everything in your. home, but q
definite plan of work for yourself and
every member Of your family. Meals
should be served at certain hours and
on time. Ample time should be allow
ed for their preparation in, order that
food may be properly cooked. n all
hurry and confusion avoided. Regular
routine work should be done first and
the extras afterward. Do not try to
accomplish more than your time and
strength will permit. Learn that
something may be sighted if neces-
sary. One should distinguish between
essentials n non-essentials. You
must AXE an account Of your supply
Of strength and time and then separ-
ate thes tasks according to their rela-
tive Importance, determining what
may. go undone for the day, or week,
Or month.
Ii you lose all sense of proportion
in lis survey and decide tina the
slate must be cleared regardless of
the strain upon your energies, you
will doubtless work , yourself into a
nervous frenzy by night and be in no
condition to meet your husband and
with a smile or to be patient with the
children when they come from school
bringing in a little mud on their feet.
A little dust IN the table or chairs
will not work any permanent injury
to anyone-but sinks, bathroom and
all household wastes cannot be
neglected for a day without endanger-
ing the health Of YOU family.
A tablet and pencil should hang in
every kitchen Upon which one can
make a note of needed supplies, tele-
phone messages, etc. Another book
should record all family so
you may know upon what basis you
are working. Addresses and recipes
should be neatly copied and placed in
envelopes properly labeled rather than
tucked INTO an old vase or tea pot,
Another book will contain your
menus for a week ahead, then early all
needed supplies may be purchased at
one time. This is such a saving Of
energy, time and money and insures
a greater variety in the diet.
If Eve had only planned her meals
she would have had something ready
for Adam and not had to fall back on
the forbidden apple. It makes such a
difference in the expense if we wait
until the last moment before deciding
what shall be prepared for the meal.
Perhaps the children must be sent to
the corner store for some needed ma
ter1als for which a higher price must
be paid than at a less convenient
store.
Higher priced food is often purchas-
ed h would have been chosen had
there been time to cook it-without
any corresponding gain in nutriment
or flavor.
When you go to market do not de-
pend upon your memory but take
your list with you. 1t is quite annoy
ing to lack the cheese for macaroni or
an onion for the soup. 1t will also
save much unnecessary worry to have
a few general things on, hand in S
of unexpected company-A few cans
of soup, a. box of waters, canned corn,
ISl1IdLOcSS Sd1ii1O1I VI Cll1ppSu DSGIs
We have all found comfort in the
old poem, Every day is a fresh begin
ming" but one should really begin the
days work the night before. We will
be able to rest longer If things are
so planned that breakfast may be
quickly prepared.
A convenient arrangement Of the
kitchen will conserve a vast amount
Of energy in the daily routine.
Someone has said that if the child's
education should begin with its grand
parents, the days work in the house
should be thought of when the house
is built-that no steps need be wasted
or energy expended in, digging out
corners apparently devised on purpose
to catch dirt.
One woman estimated the distance
that had to be travelled in a year in
Igetting meals in a rented house, to be
1875 miles. Later she had a kitchen
/ which was arranged after her own
6 plan and in getting the same number
; of meals the distance travelled was re-
duced to fifty-seven miles.
The stove, sink, cupboard n table
should be so placed that they car be
: reached with but few steps. The kitch'
en- should be not more than 14X14 feet
) and 12x12 feet is better.
The utensils should be conveniently
} placed and systematically arranged
! shelves covered with white oilcloth
. are helpful over stove and table. j
pantry shelves, too, are covered with
white oilcloth, less time would be re.
! quired to keep them clean and they
. would present a neat appearance.
! The height of the table. sink an6
> stove will make a material difference
: in the effort required to do the work
in the kitchen. All tables are made
the same height. whether for a wo'
: man six feet tall or only four. and
: half. No plumber will put the sinh
. dishes without bending your. back.
. find thirty-six inches from the t1ool
: a good height for the average woman
y Bricks may be placed under the stove
: and blocks under the table to adjust
, them 10 the person doing the work
+ The household routes should be made
. as short as possible between dining