The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-07

trict and suggested that drudeery
probably played part. She said II
was Impossible to do effective work
by telling the women OF the town
or country that you were coins tn
teach them how TO be sanitary IN
their own homes, but shat BY going
into the homes and getting their
confidence II was possible TO show
them these things in a way that
would interest them.
Miss Carter said one OF the great
est labor saving devices on the farm
was the "freless cooker" She de-
clared 1t was easy to interest a wo-
man in fireless cooker and that
when she was interested in this II
was not troublesome to get her to
inquiring how to prepare the
things she cooked In her new
equipment. She also said that many
thousand steps could be saved
each week by a simple water sys-
TEN at the farm home, which would
cost anywhere between SIP ard
S25. She said it was common
thing for farmers to pipe the water
to his horse lots so that only the
turning of faucet was necessary TO
water the stock. while the house
wife was carrying from three to
eight buckets of water to the house
each day from the we'll some fifty
feet away. She cited one instance
where a farmer by the purchase of
one twelve inch board could connect
the porch with the well and save
several daily trips down flight of
three steps and around to the well
to get water.
She also called attention to the
preparation to be made to "swat
the fly" She said they were max
ing fly traps before the fly comes
and catching him when he comes.
She showed how home demonstra-
ton agitated the screening of farm
houses, the protection of milk and
various other food products. She
told how they taught bread-making
and butter making-how butter
was made that would stand up
without being put on ice.
In this connection she called at
tention to the "H. III. II. H."
brand on farm products, which
stands for equal training in head,
heart, hand and health. She said
the home demonstration agent
taught the girls that the goods that
carry this brand must be of a high
standard. In this connection she
gave an instance or two where
young girls had brought new in
spiration into country homes and
aided the father in making liv-
ing. She told how some girls had
found their canning club work
profitable.
Miss Carter then hurried away to
the station to catch a train and
the discussion was continued by G.
w. Orms. Mr.. Orms asked those
present if they would stand spon-
sor for the establishment of the
work in Ellis county. 1t was an
nounced through Mr.. Burge, secre-
tary of the Chamber of Commerce
at Ennis, that Ennis would likely
contribute as much as $4,000 to
the work. A like promise has been
secured from Midlothian. This with
the appropriation from the govern
ment leaves a balance of $4,000 to
be raised in other parts of the
county. Waxahachie Chamber of
Commerce expressed willingness
to come in a full share on the work,
but would not at that time guaran-
tee the full amount.
After much discussion it was de-
cided to adjourn over until this
morning when the matter would be
taken up by the directors to deter
mine what shall be done. There is
need for hurry because the school
of training which starts at Denton
next Monday is well worth attend
ing and the county agent should at
tend.