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tubs. The smaller pieces such as lunulercliiefs (which have been 

 previously treated), collars, small aprons with long strings are all 

 put in a cheese-cloth bag, made for the purpose, and thus put 

 through the machine. This avoids their getting lost in the tubs 

 or tangled around the wringer. If like pieces are kept together 

 while in the process of washing they will come together to be hung 

 on the line. When clothes are hung neatly and in order they are 

 much easier ironed. 



After the washing is done the lamps are cleaned and filled and 

 the kitchen is put in order. When aibout to clean the lamps many 

 steps can be saved if, instead of cleaning one lamp at a time, all 

 lamps are brought together and done. Place a newspaper on the 

 table on which to set the lamps, remove the chimneys, placing 

 them where they can be easily washed ; trim the wncks, clean the 

 burners, till the lamps one after another, then wipe oif, and re- 

 place each chimney w^hen washed. The lamps are then ready for 

 future use. 



Third : *' Never put off for tomorrow that which should be done 

 today." Sometimes when a housewife wishes a little extra time 

 to go somewhere or do an extra piece of work, she says : " I will 

 give this a lick and a promise." She means by this that she is 

 neglecting her work today and leaving part of it for another day. 

 Often times work left over in this way takes twice as much time 

 to do it when it is done, and besides, the housewife who neglects 

 her work one day is apt to put it oif another day and thereby 

 form careless habits of doing work ; while the one that carefully 

 and systematically does her work is forming habits which will 

 enable her to do better work with less expenditure of energy. 



Fourth : " Do things on time." Promptness or being on time, 

 doing things with clock-like precision, is an essential factor in 

 system in the home. If one were going to !N^ew York or (^hicago 

 he would decide on the railroad he wished to travel, and the train 

 he wished to take. He would then manage to be at the station 

 on time. If the train should happen to be late he would wait for 

 it, but if he should be late he would have to wait until the next 

 train came. ^lany a housewife has had a meal spoiled because 

 when she had it ready the members of the family were not ready 

 to eat it and she was obliged to place it in the warming closet or 

 oven. Sometimes there are legitinuite reasons for tardiness, but 



