Show VARIOUS A ACTIVITIES OF WOM WOMANS WOMAN'S N ROUTINE Facts on How Housewife Spends Spends' Her Time Prepped Prepared by bY bYthe the the United States Department of ot Agriculture To obtain hand first facts on b how w S the housewife spends her time from the hour she arises until the last light is out the bureau bireau of home econ economics con of the United States Department of Agriculture devised some Jime ago n a chart In the We form of a c diagram din dia gram on Which the various activities of a woman's womans day could be readily readily- re corded These lIese charts were issued to toa toa toa a great many women who agreed eil to fill them out properly a week or more and thus turn furnish Ish records as as' asto to how bow many minutes ites were usually spent In such stich activities as dish dishwashing dressing children laundry work sewing sewing sew sew- ing or any other home tasks To supplement the information ob b. b tamed by these charts two additional blanks have b bC been n prepared for tor the housekeeper to fill 1111 out On One blank will show how much help elp the mother received In doing eJ c tchI n of work and aud whether the help heli va vas Wai paid or un un- un paid Space Is arranged for showing how bow much assistance the husband and children contribute even Indicating whether the help was given by boys or girls This record will provide conclusive conclusive conclusive sive evidence as to who pumps pumps' the water tends the fires disposes of the ashes fills the lamps or cares for the children as well as who attends to preparation of food and clearing It away to making bed-making cleaning laundry work and mending Undo Undoubtedly some interesting sidelights will be thrown on the part purt played by the masculine members of the household In all these tasks The board lodging and laundry pf pr the hired farmhands often constitute an on inescapable part of the tile farm larm women's women's wom wom- ens en's work The blanks used in the time studies will show when tills this is a apart apart apart part of her ordinary duty as as welI well as wh whether ther or not she has othi other other- r hired d help who take part of the burden burde of ot housework house from her should shoulders rs When the time chart has been kept kepi for tor the agreed period and the tIle blank showing showIng help received has been fl filled filled led out the tile i operating co-operating housewife is asked to answer a brief questionnaire which gives the a clear idea as to the special conditions ID in that particular family These Thes charts and blanks are to be distributed to housewives In the districts die dis selected for study stu-dy but they will also be supplied on request Jo to any housekeeper rural or urban who would like to make a p personal analysis of the work she does docs and who will at atthe atthe atthe the same time cooperate operate with the bureau of home economics by sending the tile blanks In to Washington when they are filled Oiled out The bureau will return return re re- re turn them after tIle the information i Iq summarized and will give the housewife housewife housewife house house- wife a copy copy of the summary |