The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-05-05
WOMAN WORKERS
ON THE FARM
(Continued)

Five things are requisite to the uni
form regulation and conduct OF the
interior workings of the farm house
mechanism. Viz: Comfort, Convenien-
ce, adjustment, System and Pleasure.
To achieve comfort in the home is
distinctly woman's mission. Dainty,
loving touches here and there, LEND
charm, and impart a certain honey"
atmosphere of refinement, while stud
led selections in furnishings create
pleasing effects and these add much
to the general comfort. The aim of
the homemaker should be to literally
supply whatever is required to fill each
personal need, but this she cannot do
without plenty of time and the where
withal." True comfort consists in hav
ing the things one wants the way n
wants them, and is a blending Of en-
joyment, satisfaction and ease. Crea-
ture comforts, i. e., real substantial
things that cheer, are necessary to
ones well being, so, whatever adds to
the brightness of the home increases
the happiness of its members in direct
ratio. The reverse of comfort would,
of course, be ~"dis''-comfort and applies
to those things which annoy or hinder
one through lack of completeness.
This phase indicates narrow or treach-
erous s~tairways, obscure halls and
other deficiencies. and in the same
breath may be mentioned hat well
known trial of ones patience, the OBJ
stinate back-door, with which many
burden bearers have to contend in all
weathers, and which is particularly ag-
gravating on a windy wash day, with
water to be hauled both ways, and
clothes, ditto. This door is frequent
ly built above a flight of steps in such
a way that n in the act of opening
it almost steps off into space" or it
gives a vicious bang quite out of reach
and still our architects appear unable
to o p with the situation. If only
some genius would improve on the
ubiety and fitness of that back door, he
would surely become the benefactor of
many a long suffering housewife.
Next in order are conyeniences, (the
crying need of the times), which are
closely interviewer with u comforts,
being the very things which render
ones tasks easy of accomplishment;
whilst their lack handicaps our women
everywhere and creates much hard
ship In plain English the word, con
veniences," includes everything useful
and handy and also necessitates hav-
ing a place for everything and every
thing in it's place. Most of the new
household inventions belong under this
heading and their liberal installation
would permanently settle a host of do
nestle labor problems. Then, why
pray, is there so much procrastination
and indifference to this most vital
theme?
Adjustment is a term signifying the "et
ernal fitness of things" To be concise
it means the regulating of sinks, tables
stoves, shelves, %cupboards and things
generally speaking, to a studied posi-
ton or height most comfortable for the
worker. Kitchen furniture and tools,
which are either too high low or heavy
cause the operator to become easily
fatigued, less agile, and clumsy in
movement, which is a distinct loss of
efficiency. Few people consider this,
or that every bit of apparatus should
be selected with due regard to the size
and strength of the user thereof. 1t
takes a keen eye to note and adapt
the numberless things in this class
upon a busy farm. Yet how much of
the worlds work is done in a hard way
or "unhandily," for the lack of a trifi-
ing sum or a bit of skilled labor in
making ne, lful adjustments.
or our lext point, system, without
which, labor drives it's slaves most
numerically, we may state that it is
just an orderly method of arranging
ones daily program of duties. Doing
things on schedule time, though, IS
rarely feasible. Much, however, de-
ponds Upon the habitude of a family.
Where each member is careful not to
track" in mud; is trained to keep in
order all individual belongings; to
pick up personal litterings; always to
leave the bath room, etc. in as good
order as ii is found and so on ad infin-
itum, then the lucky woman who pre-
sides is going to have an easy time 10
get along. There are also other small
yet important items, which save much
time for this busy individual | Sup
pose, for instance, that each person
upon getting up in the morning should
neatly turn back the covers of his bed,
thoroughly shake up pillows, open
windows, ETC., how much il would help
along. as by the time the breakfast
dishes are finished the rooms would be
aired aplenty, and with a helper (even
a child can go behind the bed and adj
just covers,) the chamber work is eas-
lily disposed of. In just such ways
can many a days labor be lightened by
thoughtful and willing members who
need no prompting. 1t is entirely the
spirit" in which one works even on a
farm. To abide in peace; to people
ones temple of thought with glowing
images of light, warmth and love; to
diffuse an atmosphere of harmony
about; the mind fixed steadfastly on
all good. is to glorify the most mental
task and render it delightsome and
friendly.
And now we come to the fifth and
last proposition advanced, which is
recreation, alias Pleasure, and spelled
with a big "P." Yes, laugh, MI. Farm
er, II you want to. But all the same,
the farm which cannot or will not
"Rcara nm n LITTLE daily onfovmau for