The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-02-18
Chats With the
Woman in the Home

Many women who would not what
they call 'wast time" putting a few
stitches of embroidery on a child's
school dress, will spend just as much
time in putting bias bands of the
material on such a ress. And the
point is that while the latter is used
is it not used to such an extent as the
mbroidery, SO that you might just as
well do the embroidery and have a
more stylish frock.
So often you hear mother say that
it is so much easier to- do thing her.
self than to teach the children to do
it. Yet after the children are once
taught they certainly save the parent
time and trouble. Aside from that
certainly any mother should see that
children are taught how to perform
most of the duties around the house
in fairness to the children and those
with whom they will live later in life.
There is nothing moer wearisome than
person cannot do anything because
mother always waited on U.S." 1t is
easier great many times to do the
thing yourself and then you are sure
that it is done correctly, but then the
entire idea is not to get the thing &C
complished-the children must learn
at the same time
Sometimes children have the idea
that their parents got themselves into
this mess, and it is up to them to get
out of tor to do the work which
it necessitates. Unfortunately, that
is not the way the scheme is run and
the children cannot learn too soon that
it is their job to assist. H.
In these days of servantless houses
the children should be given certain
duties each week and then have their
jobs changed so as to add spice by
variety and also so as to give them an
opportunity of the particular jobs and
the scheme of things as whole. In
stitute bit of rivalry by offering
prizes. Children cannot work alone,
but they make excellent helpers, par
ticularly if the work is made into
game More trouble than they are
help? Perhaps for the big things, but
surely not in washing dishes, busting
and making beds. One child might
make the desserts one week, another
put away the clean clothes and so on.
They should, of course, have the ma
jority of their free time from school
for play, but they should also have
their time for work.
The family should tighten the work
by each member doing his share to
keep track of his own belongings. An
appeal might be made so that father
would remember to hang up his
clothes and pick up his paper, the chill
dren put away their books and rub
bers and each to do his share so that
the living room is left in order at
night so that that job will not be added
to the many others that mother has
on for the morning Half the time Of
many housekeepers is spent in doing
just such little things as this that
might be done by each member of the
brood looking after his part of the
whole.
In these days of high prices it is
cheering to know that there are ways
by which we can make a hot water
to Gpect wbottleocmfwyphr
bottle last twice as long as we are apt
to expect. A little care will do the
trick.
IN the first place, hang the bottle
where you will frequently see it. Rub
Der left to itself will deteriorate, so if
you are not using it frequently fill the
bottle with warm water about once in
two weeks, let it stay on a fat sur
face until cool and then rub it gently
between the hands before hanging it
up to dry.
Always hang it head downward, so
that the last drop of water will run
out. When the bag is filled never
hank it for any length of time on
nail, the weight of the water tears
the rubber.
There is no reason for pouring boil
ing water into the bag, as you cannot
bear the heat on your skin anyhow,
and the very hot water ruins the rub
Der.