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HOUSEKEEPER'? SPECIAL. SlL Vol XXVIII. No. 35. A Farm and Home Weekly For the Carolinas, Virginia RegMu.s. vjcvigm aiiu rionaa. PafOffice. -; FOUNDED, 1886, AT RALEIGH, N. C. QATTTDnA V A TTTTnrr. rtn. ' ' v,um aw, 15, Weeklv: $1 a YMr. i f- : : Take the Drudgery Ot:vof Housekeeping" , with busy care. I - TX1 Itho ao tx Kaa knnw 5he s here, she's there, she's everywhere: xvnif tic uic ciuck nas sirucK tor noon Home chords of toil are all in tune; And from each richly bounteous hour She drains its use, as bees a flower." QO sings Paul Hamilton Hayne of 1 he b armer's Wife, ' and his oor- trait is a much truer one than that of the "uplifters" and philanthropists who A . A picture the tarm woman as a poor, lonely, oroten creature, crushed by neglect, isolation and ceaseless drudgery But while the poet's Dicture is nearer i truth, it is not the exact statement of t! n, 1. 1 1 J 1 r I jacia ii suuum dc we must all admit, j if we are honest, that there are entirely loo many farm women who are lonely anu overworked, and that even the typi- W1 Ilrm woman lacks many of the j comforts, conveniences and labor-saving I uevices sne should have ; Occasionally some country woman I 1akes her pen and draws a telli nor rrn. j- trast between the farmer's abundant ana otten neglected supply of labor ; saving tools, and the inefficient. nnt.rf. ; date equipment with which his wife is ji exPected to work ; and there is often good I good reason for such contrasts, ;! All this should be changed. One of ; ue oest things that could happen in mubi iarm nomes would be for the I farmer and the housekeeper to get to jj gether and see just what could be done to improve the conditi I Trj "er work count for more. We ; lirtt iiTZ i, Tu , ?l len the fami'y is financially able to ' SK of housekeeping ,0 a degree the man of the house ; Possibly f the woman herself-has never dreamed of. Right here is a : wonderful opportunity for a little team work to do great thing! ! vJDOt a"empt' what equipment the housekeeper needs ; w.th one exception. We are sure that she needs a system of home j, water and of the inconvenience of bathing in the wash-tub. We know i unnW.mhrS Ur reerS 8re puMing in such srs,ems of hme water i, supply; but we are confident that for every farmer who has put in home waterworks there are a dozen amply able to provide such j: equ,pment this very fall, to their immediate satisfaction and to the -,,Uiaic ""auciai uenent 01 me whole family. We commend to the attention of all readers the following state ment of President Joe Cook, of the Mississippi Normal College: rlfottuppiyiothe Point o' PPHca on requires more manual labor than. any other Item of housekeeping The water for the kitchen has to be lifted from the well, carried to tSe kitchen Poured Into, kettle, poured out of the kettle into the dishpan, andfrom the d shpan out of door.. This make, .ix time, the water is handled; and a b f 1 !?r alni?' tW? "", with the containing vessel, will weigh twentv j vynenini.i.nandled6.x time., the total lifting is 120 pounds. The n if, ZZZZZZZT" II if Cl JTrs-. : I II I mm WMi HUH MM IMllMlllJItiU4lrtiiiil I Ti. . ,. t A COMBINED DINING-ROOM AND LIVING-ROOM. TnK pnmhinot nn hoc. a ... ... ..... - " 41 '.."r" lases. panicuiariy lor small families. It also has serious disarivant onH 5 w , i man in town. The built-in window seat in this room T is a "fine thing. ' . cooking of three meals a day on a meager allowance of water will necessitate f cooking of three meals a day on a meager allowance of water will necessitate ten mirlfAtc whi'li uzill mirA i . . . . .an.c iW1 tuoMng aione pounds of lifting per day. When to this is added the water necessary for bathing, scrubbing and the weekly wash, it will easily bring the lift per day up to a ton. " An isolated farm can be supplied with a system of waterworks for an outlay of about $250; pump, $25; gasoline engine, $40; tank, $20; bathtub, $20; commode. $20; kitchen sink. $4; basin, $4; 500 feet of pipe, $40; valves and installation, $75. These figures are for first-class porcelain-lined fixtures; cheaper can be had." If these figures are correct and everyone must admit that they are reasonable they make it clear that for the ordinary farm family a system of home waterworks would be one of the most profitable in vestments that could be made. FEATURES OF THIS ISSUE. A Country Cooking School How It Was Conducted .... 6 About the Children Suggestions From Mothers ... 7 Cover Crops-Why They Fail and What to Sow 3 16 Easier Work In the Home Some Ways to Lighten Daily Tasks 5 Hints for HousekeepersLittle Things That Help ... 8 Home Cheer and Beauty Letters and an Editorial . . 4, 8, 10 How to Cook Vegetables A Batch of Recipes by Mrs. Hutt . 9 How Women Make Money Poultry, Vegetables, Rowers, Etc. . 6 Racial Segregation Again It is Entirely Practical 11 Save Seed Corn in the Field Why It Will Pay 3 1! i! 11
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