The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-01-02
The Reason Why

When a woman makes I'D her mind
that she wants to know little more
about the why's and Wherefores OF
housekeeping, and says that she will
forsake home, husband and children
for a week Oh two in order to 20 70
college, her neighbOrs Immediately
begin to wonder whether she Ii al
together sane.
Last spring # learned that the agri-
cultural school In our State was pre-
pairing to give short course in Do
nestle science for the benefit OF the
women a. soon a. # heard or III
began to scheme and plan to take ed
vantage or it.
My friends held up their hands in
establishment. Why, # thought you
knew how to cook a. well - any one
round hereI" Well, what if II did
perhaps + could learn how To do fl
more easily When ny bread failed
to rise A did not always know why
When roy jelly would not jell A was
heartbroken, but did not know the
reason why. When my newly paper
Cd room did not satisfy me II was
worried, but did not know the reason
why. 20 # went to college for few
days and now II know the reason why
about lots OF things. or course, tn "a
short time like this the work must b.
hurried and woman must be quick
with her pencil and notebook 10 3D.
to ct down every important thing
When she gets home the notes can b.
filled out at leisure and will prove To
b. a very handy reference book
Subjects which W. used to think BE-
longed only to thu mems part OF tn
work were discussed Bacteria were
described, and i'm a few minutes We
realized that the good i'm them was 70
help VI in our work. The meh had
been learning about. them i'm reference
to the soil and the growing Of wheat,
but somehow W. women had not been
told anything about them in regard to
our bread we learned that Their
mometer, placed alongside or tin ri
in dough, would tell VI just when We
had the right temperature To make The
bacteria do their part or The work
and then no danger OF the breads not
rising On account of temperature. The
same thermometer put into the cream
bucket saved lots OF work and 60
planned why the butter wouldn't come.
we learned that bacteria would have
to be reckOned with when the time
came for preserving and canning
Some forms or bacteria are very
harmful, but often fresh air and sun
shine will keep them down
we had good suggestions given VI
to use in case We intend tO build "a
house, among them the following: to
make it face southwest instead or duo
south, then each room could get tn
sunshine at some time of The day. 20
many folks seem to b. afraid of TIE
sun; they put dark shutters, dark
shades and heavy curtains AT each
window, and then no wonder the
rooms smell musty
All of thu newest labor-saving
devices were shown and many women
got their first glimpse OF these won
derful things Several asked permits
sion to cook griddle cakes without
griddle greaseri The teacher used an
aluminium griddle, and although they
saw her pour the batter On the clean
griddle and ate The beautifully brown
ed cakes which she cooked, still they
were not convinced until they had
done it themselves" They had their
musty, dirty cloth skirts and coats
cleaned beautifully with the vacuum
cleaner, and although several varle-
tie OF fireless cookers were shown
the one which the teacher herself had
made and used for several years IT,
terested the practical farmers wives
more
The labels on manufactured AOods
were Just torn To pieces" for our
benefit we saw just how the willy
manufacturer tried To I'll tn Things
ID that even III W. could read Ait that
wa On them W. would not really un-
derstand what II meant Samples of
different things were taken into IT,
Iabarotory and then w. could Under
stand why tn preserves mother
made" were better than W. could buy,
for the former were made of fruit and
the latter Or most anything but fruit
From The Country Gentleman"