Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-04
Health Talks by Dr. Brady
For Ladies' Only.
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Man works from sun to gun. but womnns
work-hey. what about that? Woniam's work /.
She hires it done.
Here is letter which ought to give n great
many women mean 1--WE minutes:
Dear DR. BRADY:
Il am dow trcinoo) young girl eighteen
years or age am 90 inches tall in stocking
feet and L weigh 1875 pounds l am rather
ashamed I" confess that j am perfectly we'll
MY mother les dead and ! am trying to M the
| pace she LETT vacant. We are regularly n
family OF six. but there are almost always n
ie" extra guests. Ours is an eight room
mousse large rooms. especially the kitchen.
which takes me hour to scrub do all
the work. Luckily have n washing machine
and a carpet sweeper ,no, vacuum so, there
are Two tasks made easier. also hav. a
'read mixer which is great convenience. |
am very Observation-Disclosures have to be Just
So anu naturally | work hard to keep thirgs
Just So though am speedy work and al
ways in something of "A hurry. never taking
time TO rest until the work in hand is ali
hhishtd The only square meal have through
the day is the evening meal, which we call
supper. do al my houeccleanilg.
from picking up pins 10 beating carpets and
moving furniture. even move the piano when
necessary. although the folks tell me | must
hot. take care of the lawn. which taxes
about two hours TO clip and massage. In win
ter shove! snow and skate good deal. When
my home work and baking are done take
care OF the church, fifteen minute ride from
the house--swccp. dust, scrub. and clean 1t
all myself
Yes. ladies' this reads like IL fairy tale we
must admit. but II is Il bona nde document,
The girl Will be chopping all the wood for
the church stove and milking the cows for
the church supper before we reach the end
CT this terrible confcsSion
just because can't bear the sight OF dirt
and then hurry home TO get supper. take
part in everything done at church head as
we'll as hands to help the plans along. There
fore am out i've night week and seldom
get into bed before II O'Clock must ge;
UP not later than G:l5 a. NJ. in winter and
o'clock IN summer. or course hate to
hear the AFFIRM clock--seems as though have
just gone to bed blu, | always do get. up /
sleep like log: indeed. am asleep often
when ! roll Into bed
Now neighbors toll me Will break down
and ruin my health and Ice wr!mkled and gray
end done before am thirty If Keep work
ing hard. They called in one long etream
10 tell me that while | doing up nearly
500 jars of preserves last fall. They thought
] ought 10 buy store preserves, but can't
GEAR They ! To
pay for my fun i'll later years DO you think
that in ten years iimc I'll he old and crampcd
up? 1t seems to me tina; am happrst when
usng every ounce OF strength and energy the
Lord gave me to some good purpose.
I'm relying your answer Tell the
honest-t goodness truth about IL all
'tMlss :. ...........)"
Everything fine except Insufficient sheep. The
girl who means TO retain her youthful com
2lcNion and her youthful good looks and viSor
viii not fail to get in ten hours OF sleep every
::iGni. even though she has to let the lawn
ran into Timothy permit sanctimonious dust
gather in the dark corners Of the church
l!ut far the work is concerned no
medicine he better for n woman's health
good looks and morals The curse OF this pres
cnt day is the voorhees, woman the woman
who does nothing hut waste her time and her
husband somebody elses money. Yes
and the woman who bear to depend
store preserves and every, other little thing
She !imd ready cat. These voorhees,
women are as often found In homes that cant
in holmes that afford the luxury.