CHAPTER XXVII

DOMESTIC QUALITIES

A good housekeeper and home-maker--What constitutes a good housekeeper--Preparation and selection of meals--Washing dishes--Pots and pans--Dusting and cleaning--Work cheerfully and be thorough--Don't be a dust chaser--Don't get the anti-sunshine habit--Air your rooms--The ideal home--The medical essentials of a good meal--What makes the home--Working for something--The average housewife's existence is slavery--What shall we work for--Making ends meet--Rest and recreation--Try a nap--Get enough sleep at night--Go out of doors--Take a vacation now and then--Life insurance--Owning a home--The cheerful wife and mother--The indifferent wife and mother--Husband and wife ... PAGE 389