South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-10
The Housekeeper
On Part Time


entire time can be devoted 10 her
home duties is fast disappearing. as
other interests are claiming a por-
tion OF her attention. Although the
time-wCrE expression about WON
ans work is still true, and il is
generally conceded that there is
enough 20 do to keep one constantly
within doors. there are nowadays
too many insistent calls from out
side the home circle 10 permit of
many women remaining therein.
Numerous housewives are devising
ways and means Of adjusting their
household tasks, SD as TO provide
time for other work. and are thus
learning lessons in efficiency which
their husbands have long been en-
ployihg in their Offices. They are
rapidly discovering that they need
not make themselves slaves to their
work, in order 10 do il well, but
that, with the exertion OF a certain
amount of planning, they may be
actual mistresses Of their homes in
every sense of the word
" men IL II HOS-lOlt 10 A6NOLt Out
a part of each day to the care OF
home. it has been found an excel
lent plan to clean thoroughly one
room each day and simply to
straighten the remaining rooms.
busting and hopping the floors
wherever it is necessary. in order to
keep the house looking fresh. In
this way in a house or apartment of
average size. each room will receive
special attention one day a week.
and will be kept meats throughout
the remainder of the time, without
necessitating the dreaded cleaning
day." when the bulk of the work
descends in full force.
One particularly modern house
wife says that she has discovered
that, if she works according TO a
schedule, she accomplishes far more
than when she works in a less diff
cult way. For instance, she times
herself to see how long il requires
TO clear her breakfast table and to
wash the dishes, one morning, and
the next day she watches carefully
10 avoid as much wasted motion as
possible in the proceeding. SO that
she may accomplish the result in
less time She finds that the knowl-
edge that she is practicing efficiency
has a great effect on the short time
required TO complete her work. Her
home is always Immediately clean
and inviting, and she has more time
than any other hOusekeeper of the
writer's acquaintance.
Much labor will be saved, if the
housekeeper provides herself with
the proper instruments for her work.
as every type of cleaning requires a
special medium in order TO obtain
the best results. Several mops are
needed. one for wet cleaning. such as
tiles and kitchen floors, one for
dry surfaces, used in wiping off the
dust from waxed floors and borders
OF rugs, still another for oiling pur-
poses, If the housekeeper likes her
floors treated in this way. The dry
mop is used TO wipe the surfaces
clean. before the oiled mop is per
mitted TO touch them, thus insuring
a clear, glossy surface rather than
one in which dust and oil have been
mingled. A brush or mop, with a
long handle, is a great assistance in
keeping holdings and plate racks
free from dust. with little effort. The
apartment house dweller is con-
stantly confronted with the prob
lem OF interfering with her neigh
bors below her, as always happens
when they are cleaned from a win
dow. If the mops are shaken gently
over newspapers that have been
spread out on the floor, and which
are then folded to inclose all the
dust, this problem may be easily
solved.
The question of dishwashing is
constant one, and is best disposed or
when reduced to method It IS
quite necessary TO have the sink OF
a height convenient for the worker,
as one which is too low necessitates
STOPPING. which makes the work I'M
pleasant It is a good plan to have
a drainboard placed at the left side
of the sink and planned, so as TO al
low the water 10 run In grooves
back into it, rather than to collect