The Washington times., 1916-06-14
Brains Should
Aid Hands
BY ISoBEL BRANDS.

nv THEN a task II too much
M much for your hands set
w your head to work. waa
a favoritc maxim OF an
old-faHhioned housekecper who was Q
pattern for many young Deginners.
So when your work gets to the point
that II seems to govern you--when you
work and work every day and seom
never. to get finished with ;the days
tasks. its time toput your head TO work
on q solution. rather than attempt to
finish the impossible by speeding up on
sheer physical effort There are two
ways &c make work ensier and more
quickly done--one Is the better planning
OF work. the making of schedule"
nnd the other is the use of machinery.
Let us consider first the schedule az
a labor saver, for every home-makcr.
no matter how tiny her income. can
have a little schedule In her home
What is the difference between work.
ordinary conditioner Ordinary condi-
lions means the working according to
habit, without any definite plan. 1t may
mean doing the family Wishing on
1t is the most convenient day, but be-
cause It's habt-it's q tradition that
Monday is wash day" Just as the old
rhyme has II, and wash we will, regard
less of wind. weather or personal con-
Now, the object of a household
Schedule" is to get all the work of,the
home done In good time, and with the
convenience Of the home-maker in con-
siderauon. II It's n hardship to wash
on Monday, because OF the extra clean
Ing that must be done after Sunday,
owing to all the family being at home,
entertaining guests. etc), why, then the
schedule is planned t. fit the house,
kaannr inQtn0d hA al L..
convenicncing herself TO ft a custom!
Here is a typical 'schednls' for a week
which made houseworkN very much
easier ss for one young mother.
Marketing for two days. Meals prepar-
ed. including food for Tuesday. Clothes
sorted mended. and soaked.
Tuesday-Wash day. Kitchen scrub
wednesday-Ironins. Marketing for
Trhhursday-sewing, for !sslf and chill
T., saturdayNThorouss cissAaaetlSof i,v-
ing rooms. .-. ,c-.N ,n,T,.
in the actual work u tRss day the
slant guide in that great problem OF
the overly busy nousewifs. I've Sc
much to do. what shall do next?"
II you sit down and quietly Mink gu,
tne work Tor the dgy YOU MIL be as
tonished how much easter &fid quicker
the tasks are finishedS IL INknp some
tasks together as a ffmSesaver' i,
takes very little more time to wash
dishes from breakfast and lunch at one
time than only to wash the lunch dishes
And 1t saves great deal more time and
work than to spend fifteen minutes
washing dishes after breakfast and
another fifteen minutes after luncheon
Time yourself. and see II, this amt so
III you plan your meals SO that you
can do some OF the cooking for the
evening meal at the same Time that YOU
prepare your food for luncheon II saves
that much of the time and effort tina,
you would otherwise have to spend In
the afternoon-probably interrupting q
needed time OF rest. III
Housework necessitatingf some labor
until late In the shinp
after dinner. cleaning up dining room
and kltchen-makes 1t important that
the schedule" should include a rest
period In the afternoon. Even II YOU
can rest only half an hour in the after.
noon It's worth whiieI nndRtreSns3ndously
refreshing and there won't be a tired
home woman" 20 greet ttRsc estfred bust.
ness man" at night. Include a res,
period In your little schedule!
Copyright. 1916 Newspaper. Fsaturs sService).