The Glenwood post., 1917-04-21
HOW MANY STEPS D oYOU
TAKE IN DOING YOUR WORK?
(By Prof. Eva R. Robinson)

Ny dear housekeeper, how many
steps do you take in the day? Have
you ever figured it out? Your energy
is the most priceless thing you own,
and yet you, if you are the average
home keeper, will take into account the
saving of everything but that.
How about it? Are you using just
exactly as much of this precious energy
as is necessary to keep your home and
care for your family, or are you spend
ing large amount, that is absolutely
wasted, for which you get no return
at all?
First, let us look at your kitchen.
All, yes it is pretty large. 1t takes =
good many steps to go across it. 7
wonder if there is pantry. Of course,
and it is away over on the other side
of the room from the stove and table.
Have you ever counted the number Of
times you go to that pantry in prepar-
ing the three meals? Five of my girls
did and were amazed The highest
number of trips taken back and forth
was 192-the lowest 92-the average of
all was ll6. Now in all 1,16O feet, al
most fourth of mile. Now we must
carry everything into and out of the
dining room. The average number CT
these trips taken by the five girls that
kept this count was 11S. After the
meal the dishes must be washed and put
away in the pantry. Six girls trips to
do that average 81.
All These Steps Unnecessary
Now add to the number of these
"little walks the hundreds of times
you cross and recross the kitchen and
you will have some idea of the distance
you travel in just taking care of the
three meals. Just for curiosity get
pedometer and wear it, then let us
know how far you walk in one day.
You will be surprised. Now after try
ing that, suppose we see if all this
walking is necessary. What would yol
think of cupbboards in your kitchen
instead of pantry? One near the stove
for all the cooking utensils, another one
right next to it over work table, here
all cooking and mixing supplies anl
dishes to be kept: still another one
near the sink and also near the dining
room door for all the china dishes. A
small cold storage room in which all
surplus supplies can be put will take
care of everything that cannot be kept
in the supply cupboard.
These should be placed in the order
in which they are to be used. First,
cold room or refrigerator. next. supply
cupboard and work table: then the
cooking utensil cupboard and stove. and
between this and the dining room door
n serving table on which can be placed
the food when ready for serving. A
sink with two large drain boards and
the cupboard for the dishes should be
placed on the other side of the room
Then every utensil should be kept
right in or at the place in which it is
to be used. Did you ever see woman
cross the kitchen. open door into an
entrv-usuallv the cellar-way-take
take down a dishpan. close. the door
and recross the room to the sink, wash
the dishes, then repeat the process
when she puts it away? Why not hang
that dishDan near the sink and so save
all that energy?
But these manv unnecessary steps
taken in the kitchen are only a part
of the whole amount of energv-dear
homekeeper-thaty you waste daily.
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