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Show WAS SIMPLE LITTLE JOB Man Dieldea to Taka Partner and Bricly Outline What He Ex-pecta Ex-pecta of Helper. l!re'a the whole thing In a nut iljell." aald lirown to me. "1 am now twenty eight yeara old, have my own buHlncFK, have brought It to aurh a atate that I have decided to take a partner." "Take one," answered I. "Thcre'a the rub," he gave back. "My partner muat be euch an all-around all-around knowing one that I'm afraid 1 11 have hard work to fill the poal tion. "My partiier mutt be able to moke j lawn and to enforce tbetn; muft be able to tarry out complicated chemical chem-ical work, must be a akllled mechanic, must know Bonn-thing of economics, must be able to buy wares of all klnda with due consideration of my finances, must be able to do tailoring, of a kind, If necessary." "Hold on. Drown." aald I. "Are you dlpry. the vulgarians aayT" "No," replied be. "I want a wife. Look around among your frlenda and see If any one man among them could do all that a good houaewlfe ahould be able to do. She must make juat lawa for the family and enforce them. "She must understand the complicated compli-cated procewsea of cooking. Making, mending, washing. Ironing and other wise caring for the clothing of fam lly requlrea mechanical aklll. Hrlng Ing up a child properly requlrea far more knowledge and wisdom than selling sell-ing dry goods of standard makes and prices year after year. "Where Is more science and skill required than In the sick room? And If the wife doee not know bow to do all these things bow can ahe direct the work of her paid help, especially If the help knowa lesa than ahe doea." American Magazine. |