Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-17
GOOD COUNSEL FOR COUNTRY se GIRL

Dear Social Corner Friends: en-, joyed reading the letters in the Social Corner of last weeks paper very much. was very glad to hear from Little Lou and read her good advice to Country Girl; and Crimson Ram bler's letter was most excellent. I hope we all may adopt those senti- ments as our own and live up to them in our everyday life. We will not only be much happier ourselves, but every one around US will feel the cheering influence of Q smiling face. It is true that it is very hard at times, when household cares are crowding themselves into the hours that we need for rest to keep our nerves in good condition.
 It requires will power to 50 ar range our hours, of work that we may not overtax our strength and weaken our nerves. and thus prevent us from feehng cheerful and happy when we feel that we are not getting along with our work as rapidly as we would like to.
 There are so many interruptions about the housework where there are children to be cared for and only one pair of feet to take all of the steps, and only one pair of hands to attend to the many things that need to be
 
 be comfortable and happy, that it re- quires the grace of patience well de- veloped and self-control rigidly en- l forced to make a success of her work
 Country Girl asks if some one can tell her what to do. would like to advise her to give up working in the mill and be her own housekeeper, even # she earns more money in the mill than she has to pay her housekeeper. 1 She loses the privilege of sitting down and resting her tired feet at times during the day, for there are many ] things about homemaking that can. be accomplished while sitting down. By working in the mill she robs her chil- dren of their mothers loving care | during the day, and her loving synpa- | thy with the little troubles and trials which all little people have and which need a, mothers watchfui eye to see l and understand which no hired house keeper can be expected to do so well l as the mother can.
 | Then the mother, after standing on her tired feet all day with her head tired with the work and noise of the 1 mill, is in no good condition to enjoy and be interested in the loving atten- l tion of the inmates of the home dur ing the evening hours. Neither can she do as much for the good of the family with the money she earns in the mill as she coGid with her loving l ministry in the daily duties of the home. There are so many little duties that add so much to- the comfort and pleasure of husband and children that
 the loving wife and mother will see
 and do while in the home that the hired attendant would not think oi
 perhaps or take pains to do, that il seems to- me that where there are children in the home the mother car best fulfil her obligation as wife and I mother, if the husband has health tc
 enable him to work and provide the
 means for the support of the family l Her duty is to carefully and ski
 fully prepare the most nourishing fooc
 she can for the family and make tht
 influence of the home circle as. cheer. full at all times as is possible by talk
 ins needed rest. at stated times, ana trusting in God tp help you bear ali 0i