The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-01

Dht standing room left for the woman
who must do the work.
Factories. shops ANA mills have their
space standardized. as their machinery
IS. Engineering skill can go into work
done In a Kitchen, butt II that skill IS
10 be most effective. instead OF wasted,
II should go into tho building OF tho
kitchen.
1t is s,andardiz!ng Of rooms.
utensils and work OF the kitchen that
is proposed in book just out. called
The Efficient Kitchen" by George
Boynion Child CMcBr!dc. Mast &: Coz
OF the housekeeping experiment sta
tion, Stamford. Conn.
In the Child family there seems to
have been an IDEAL combination OF
ability. should II turn itself 10 such
= problem. The author says:
college and business training had
taught mo the advantage OF syste-
matte methods. OF effective ways of
arranging work. and OF Diplomatic
and considcra;" treatment OF help"
She and her husband had youth.
ideals aud It college education apiece
He was Il technical chemist, "A most
desirable sort OF adviser. Mrs. Child
had kept house two years for her
father and mother, and had been bust
ness manager Of Il daily newspaper for
seven years
Some people talk about kitchen work
as humble" They even talk about
admirins what one may write on the
subject. and still call It humble. and
worthy or attention" rs though II
were not given II. y college educa-
ZION and some moro nra not too much
TO help one 10 do what makes TO a far
greater extent than any other ona
thing for health and happiness of n
lifo time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Child and babies one.
Two and three enjoyed convenient
Western Kitchens, and at first spent
loss than 81 900 a year 10 live. Then
came "awk ward. badly arranged East
@rn Kitchen diaholically contrivcd to
waste every human effort" Next
there came about revolt, study OF cook
ing. household economics, and finally
housck coping experiment station I'M
upon whose retirement from the work
these two stepped In. The earlier
work Is given courteous credit in this
book.
"A preliminary to planning our Of
!c!ent Kitchen" Mrs. Child says. is
the acquiring of an efficient attitude Of
mind"
She discusses efficiency in Its mod
crn conception. the technique of house
Keeping, problems of all sorts involved,
whether il be shelf room. place for In
coming groceries. kinds OF cans to
use. or tho scissors that always should
be in the kitchen.
She calls conversation the science OF
making the most OF things. Il definition
that few housckcepers have for tho
word. She looks back and finds that
the vitality and energy of women.
even Of the most Intelligent, was not
formerly conserved, but regardlcssiy
wasted.
While there Is n great deal worth
quoting in this book. here ut tho be-
ginning, In the chapter on Tho Funda-
mental Principle" we have, perhaps,
the most to mako us thoughtful She
says:
Very often women who are abund-
antly endowed with the right thought
and intelligence TO make tho mott
perfect kind OF homes havo not had
tho training to master tho technique,
and arc discouraged by the complica-
lions. There arc so many homcly facts
to be rcckoncd with"
place what you want TO bake in
the bottom of tho mouth and cover
closely with sheet iron. The heat must
he kept in, SO open tho oven AS little
as possible. Tho tcap Of cmbcrs that
have nccn raiird into the marrow part
OF the trench will DC found to contain
great heat, big pots can be kept
boiling for considerable time.
This oven is on the principle OF the
old ia shioned brick oven. and the Same
rules for baking apply to both: first.
if tho heat is great do not bake direct
IS the embers have been rnked out:
second. do not forget that bread. meat.
and pastry should he the first to go In
they want brisk heat for the first
part of baking; cakes, custards, etc,
will do well when tho bread is baked;
third, do not open tho oven door moro
often than is necessary. Shcet-lron is.
not necessary. IL you cannot obtaTf
II biscuit tins (wc would say drippi1
rans) opened out and hammorody
straight will provo quito workable. MOI
one working in the opon SHOULD despisal
anything"