The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-11-03
in HOME
MANAGEMENT, NEED
Woman Beginning to Realize More
and More It's Needs, Says Mrs.
Lamoreaux--Sh Have System
UNDERESTIMATE VALUE OF TIME
Daily Routine Should be Divided in
. Such Manner as to Best Gain Ad-
vantage Of Each Week Day.

In another interesting article or
the GOOD Problem" which is beinf
so splendidly discussed by Mrs. L. P
Lamoreaux, a home economics stu
dent of this city, for the Pioneer read
ers, the value of Household Eff.
cheney" is discussed. ~
In this connection Mrs. Lamoreauz
says.
Household Efficiency.
women are beginning to realize
more and more their need of personal
efficiency in home management. Eff
ficiency does not, mean a great deal
Of system, nor does it mean keeping
busy all the time,' but simply doing
ones work in the easiest, quickest
and best way, while it provides a
fixed amount of time for rest and re-
creation, as well as work. Without
this spare time, the daily work be-
|omes drudgery.
NEARLY all women underestimate
the value of their time. If an I'M
educated domestic receives ten cents
an hour for her services, besides her
food and lodging, surely the house.
keepers time should far exceed that
amount.
Have You Determined?
"Have you ever determined whe-
ther or not it was cheaper for you to
make your bread or buy it? Have
you ever estimated just how many
useless steps you take during the day.
how many trips up and down the
stairs when little planning might
have eliminated the unnecessary ex-
ercise? How many women divide
their day into certain periods for
meals, rest, recreation and planning?
Watch yourself several days and es-
innate your wasted time.
''Then divide your daily routine in
such way that you have certain
amount of time for cooking, mend
ing, sweeping, marketing and so
forth. Some women have found it
more convenient to wash on Tues
day, reserving Monday for brushing
up after Sunday, mending the soiled
clothes, soaking them and preparing
Tuesdays meals in advance Then
Wednesday can be "ironing day."
and Thursday reserved for sewing,
Friday for baking, and cleaning the
bedrooms and marketing; and Satur-
day for the usual cleaning and cook
ing.
Buy In Large Quantities.
'Some find it a good plan to visit
their refrigerators and pantries each
morning and planning the meals with
consideration to the supplies, making
memoranda of needed articles.
BUY your groceries and staples in
large quantities as far as possible,
saving money, the chance Of being
without supplies when needed and
the time lost in procuring them.
Laundry soap and canned food can
be bought by the dozen, thus saving
several cents on each bar or can.
"Some authorities advocate keep
ing timetable of all cooked foods
so that by a glance one can estimate
the amount of time consumed in pre-
pairing a certain meal. And another
idea-go through your cook book,
and after each recipe jot down the
number it will serve, and the approx
mate cost. The number it will serve
will avoid waste in preparation, and
low.
Is Step Saver.
"a kitchen cabinet is one of the
very best forms of 'step-saver.' Put
casters on your kitchen table so that
you can roll it near the stove or sink
as needed. Seek compactness at all
times, but avoid crowding. Have a
place for everything and try to
keep all utensils above the table level
to avoid so much STOPPING. Simplify
your table service and dishwashing
by serving food as far as possible in
the dishes in which they are cooked,
through the use of casseroles and
earthenware ramequins.
Ask These Questions.
Much wasted time can be traced
to the following causes Ask your
self these questions and you can real
ize at once the advantage of little
applied efficiency: Do you have all
the necessary tools and utensils at
hand before you begin to work? Dc
you ever stop in the middle of one
task and start to do something en-.
tirely unrelated? Do you lose time
putting tools or work away? Is your
kitchen and everything in it arrang-
ed so as to save unnecessary steps:
Do you work at a table or sink