Ellsworth American., 1916-03-08
WASTES in THE FARMHOUSE.
A Discvntented farm Woman's Eyes
Opened by City Visitors.


IA paper read BY Mrs. William wescoss At
recent meeting Of Hancock Pomona srangeo
When ] was informed that was on the
program for a paper, 1 said to myself,
what shall write aboutf As time went
on and no inspiration appeared for q sub
iect. and the hours were few before the
meeting, glanced over the program for
the day and chanced to notice the topic
assigned to Bro. Wescott. What better
subject could finds especially rs it IS one
in which we are vitsiiy interested, and
has fund OF interest which is almost IN
exhaustibie.
"1ome of tn. waste on the fern. and
how to avoid them" Now am going to
add the word house. som, OF the wastes
OF the farm house and perhaps ! shall b.
better able to handle the question.
Spreakins broadly, there are verv few
farm women who waste anything sxeept
themselves and the farm woman who
wastes her energy, wears her nerves to
frazzle and adds q new wriisls to her
face every few days is truly az was,sfni as
she who. through inability or neglect,
allows the food products OF the farm to
become an unw holesome food for her
family.
so many OF us sigh for the household
conveniences OF our city sister, and the
many superfiuous things which we think
would make us happy. l sincerely wish
that every farm woman could have set
tubs, running water and electricity, te-
cause she needs them more than anyone
else.
However, II IL . far cry from the days
when our grsndmothers made soft soap,
lugged water from . spring, and washed
and spun their own wool. But we, PR
haps, or our daughtess, may In future
years have the advantage Of convenisnces
10 the farm kitchen.
LIST uA stop and think OF the things we
b I'VE which the city woman hasn't. can
assure you from past experiences that
they are many. When the farm woman
does her washing in the city she nnds .
sooty, grimy, ill-smeiling bundle OF
clothes, Ia place OF the fragrant sno~y
basket sprinkied with the dew. which we
do not always appreciate, having always
bad them. once read . short article OF
Q farm woman who was discontented With
her life. She longcd for the art, the music,
Q ID the besutifui things which to her
made life worth living. The city, she
thought, was the only place where thr-e
things we're possible. she saw only this
sordid side OF her life, with lie long, lonely
days and drudgery.
Her nei Oh Dor had taken . few summer
boarders, and among them was . yoaag
couple on their honeymoon. They made
the scquaintsnoe OF this woman, and
were very extravaRsnt In their praises Of
the beautiful scenery, the cows. the
chickens and everything about. Their
one regret was that they had forgotten
their camera. Now this woman bad Q
camera she had never learned to use,
which she promptly offered them, and 1t
was ~ promptly accepted.
The summer over, the young people re-
turned to the city. One day came . pack
sgs OF finished pictures, and, - tho story
goes, this farm woman looked st them
and could hardly believe her eyes. Was
II possible thst the brook back OF the hem
house was such beautiful scsne3 She
had bsheld it every day for years, and yet
had never ssen Il. There were the pond,
and the bridge, the winding road with the
slms, the herd Of pretty Jerseys, and even
hs old farmhouse itself. Each had Q oew
aspect when viewed on . bit Of paper.
And she saw that she had wasted years OF
longing for something which she had ai.
ways had. She could mot sss it, bseAuss II
was common and cost not hing.
We vaats our snsRgiss trying 10 adj,s
our wardrobe to the many changes Dame
Fashion brings about. i sincerely wish,
and do honestly think that ths time will
come whom oar styles will b standsFdissd,
and every woman hsvs sort OF 81 iform
fitted 70 her work. And yet the cry l.,
why should iarm women dress difsrsutly
from other womsnf Should their dress b.
. label for what they srsf And yet ws
ses groep Of nursss In blue and white,
and pause In admiration and almost envy.
Il not tho fsrm womsn's occupation a.
worthy aud - honorable % theirs?
To avoi1 this waste, sisters, let us
hnd comfortable cut OF garment, which
10 neither too marrow st the bottom to
hinder us from climbing fence, NOR ct
too vide or long, to trail In the DIRT and
require much washing. Lot ua flnd and
keep 1t, nor let the varying changes Of
style take II from us.
In our fsrmhouses the greatest waste In
time and energy - the unequal struggle
with dies. In spite OF screens, tangis-
foot and various other contrivancss, they
arc ever present, and their numbers never
seem to grow lees. At the soI,d OF my
swatter they quicki, entrsnch tnsmssives
behind picture mooiding, curtains and
furniture. After an hour OF arduous
skirmishing. without any seeming loss 10
the enemy, and peace seems apparent,
they gaily emerge, TO walk upon my table.