The modern household by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Home economics
Publisher: Boston, Whitcomb & Barrows
Published: 1912-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

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night-time hours a period of racked nerves and wearied flesh. The process is often quite insidious. More frequent change of table linen, dishes of olives or bonbons, finger bowls, the entire substitution of service by the maid for the family "helping" at the table, more ceremony in waiting on the door bell—one after another come the changes of style, often without increase of income or of service, prompted by the desire to make a "good appearance," regardless of those principles of comfort and honesty which should be fundamental. Here comes an opportunity for really scientific management. The question as to what is essential for the welfare of the household must be frankly put and intelligently answered. Ignoring the question or timidly yielding to the pressure of fashion or social competition will never give the feeling of freedom or the conviction of sincerity which are the basis of true home life and of domestic happiness.

"Scientific management" in the shop means the introduction and skilled use of the best mechanical appliances for doing the work and measures for keeping them in a state of perfect repair. Here the present-day housekeeper has much to learn, for, as a rule, she is woefully unscientific. The problem is not solved by buying every mechanical device which a honey-tongued agent extols. The housekeeper must determine whether the paring machine will be a real economy in the hands of her unskilled maid, who is already efficient with a paring knife. And if the paring knife is to be the tool used, it must always be good of its kind and in repair. No manager

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