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RURAL NEW-YORKER 
585 
A Farm Woman’s Noies 
(Continued from page 583) 
to get a pail of water, the first 27 being 
administered in an exceedingly rapid and 
energetic manner. Bloomingdale, as you 
may know, is in the heart of the Adiron- 
dacks, and this reader certainly has one 
on ns in the matter of temperature, for, 
while we endured several days when the 
thermometer registered 35 degrees below 
zero this last Winter, we cannot boast of 
a lower temperature than 40 degrees be¬ 
low as a record. Howevci’, we do not 
.suppose that even iu Bloomingdale peo¬ 
ple shut themselves iu like Eskimos; 
surely the far-famed Adirondack air is as 
healthful at night as in the day time. 
Ykxtit.atioin' Needed. ■— Ventilation 
during the long, bitter Northern Winters 
is much more of an object for the house¬ 
wife’s care than where the climate is less 
sevei-e. But if one is to rise in the morn¬ 
ing feeling fresh and rested there must 
be some way of getting pure air at night. 
Wlien the mercury goes down to 20 de¬ 
grees or more below zero and' the wind 
blows a gale, there is some excuse for 
airing the house at bedtime and then 
shutting doors and windows. On most 
Winter nights, however, it pays to open 
the windows or an outside door even a 
little. The habit of having Winter colds 
can he overcome to a great extent by 
sleeping in well-aired rooms, but we 
have come to the conclusion that it can¬ 
not he done in one year.' Bowered vital¬ 
ity in Winter has several causes, and lack 
of fresh air at night is one of them. And 
the mental attitude depends so much on 
the physical condition. If you wish to 
convince a person that the world i.s grow¬ 
ing worse instead of better, and that he 
is a much-abused person in particulai*, 
put him into an unaired room to sleep. 
Therefore, when father growls and grum¬ 
bles, and the children quarrel and fret, 
and you feel that you are justified in giv¬ 
ing them all your candid opinion of their 
conduct, it may not be original sin or 
an inheritance of had temper from "his” 
family at all, but simply a deficiency of 
oxj’gen to burn up the worn-out cells of 
yesterday. If one cannot sleep outdoors 
in tents or on porches in Rummer, the 
next best thing is to fasten the screen 
doors and then open, wide the windows 
and doors. Stuffy houses are an abom¬ 
ination, and surely no country house 
should be guilty of closeness. While we 
cannot all breathe the balsam-scented air, 
such as our Bloomingdale friend enjoys, 
even if it is extremely cold sometimes, we 
can get the full benefit of what wo have, 
and be glad it is not city air, smelling of 
smoke, saloons, and all sorts of odors. 
MILS. A. G. IXlREN. 
The Society Woman in the Farm Home 
I have read a number of times lately 
articles stating that society women ai*e 
coming to the farms this Summer to do 
their bit in relieving the shortage of labor. 
I believe it has also been suggested that 
they might take the Avoman’s place in the 
household, that the farmer’s wife may 
work in the fields. I have written the 
following ad. which I believe includes the 
duties that would be required of a woman 
stepping into my place today, that I 
might do outside work. I think the aver¬ 
age housewife in the country has as much 
work, and many, with large families and 
help, much more to do: 
"Wanted. —A patriotic society lady 
from the city, for general housework on 
a farm ; family of three ; part of the time, 
five; 10-room house; work begins 5 a. in. 
Applicant must get breakfast, 'W'ash sepa¬ 
rator, do morning’s kitchen work, includ¬ 
ing care of lamps, pantry, etc.; make 
beds; keep house clean and tidy; get din¬ 
ner at noon, lunch at night; washing and 
ironing once a week; churn butter; must 
care for child of three; also care for 
chickens and keep berry patches in the 
garden picked. General housecleaning, 
canning and pickling done iu season. 
Wlien work is completed, all leisure time 
at the lady’s disposal.” 
How many competent applicants do you 
think this would bring, in case I should 
care to insert it in a city paper? Not 
many, I am afraid. It is my opinion that 
experience, system and efficiency are nec¬ 
essary in order to complete the day’s 
work of the housewife in Summer, from 
sunrise to sunset, and still have a rea¬ 
sonable period in the day for recreation. 
Not but that there are women in the 
cities who could do it all right, if they 
chose, but I lived in a city myself until 
four years ago, and have a rather accu¬ 
rate idea of how much there is to learn 
and do well on a farm. I just wonder if 
the society woman experiment would be a 
success. AN ORLEANS CO., N. Y., EEADEB. 
Cleaning Dried Fruit 
As I am in the dried fruit business, 
I have to test many kinds at home, to 
be able to report to my customers, and in 
doing so have finally found out how to 
wash the fruit so as to get thoroughly 
clean, which may be worth knowing by 
niauy of your readers. I fill a glass fruit 
jar about two-thirds full of the fruit 
and, covering with warm water, let it 
stand a few minutes to dissolve the dirt 
on the fruit. Then I shake violently, 
pour off the dirty water and repeat the 
process until the water is clear. I then 
cover the fruit with cold water and allow 
to soak at least 36 hours. The fruit 
should always be cooked in the water in 
which it is soaked. A. c. worth. 
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