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Show COMFORT IN HOME VALUE OF SYSTEM IS BEGINNING-TO BEGINNING-TO BE APPRECIATED. Well to Get Rid of Useless Trifles That Take Up Space and Make Work Put Alarm Clock to Use. (By NELLIE MAXWELL, Department of Farmers' Institutes of the University of Wisconsin.) Have you gone through your home, putting away many pieces of bric-a-brac, too choice with associations to give away, perfectly useless, incongruous incongru-ous things, taking up space and causing caus-ing needless handling to keep In order? or-der? If not, do, for the love and comfort of your family. If these things have real value shut them away for a time, at least, and they will be enjoyed again, "absence making the heart grow fonder." It is becoming more and more the custom for housewives to go through boxes, drawers and closets and give to rummage sales, grab-bags and fairs things that have passed their day. Books, magazines, pictures, china and ornaments may be passed on to greater usefulness. Many little people are made glad by a bit of finery for the doll or things to be used in the playhouse, which take but little thought to place In their hands. What a gain for repose and beauty, to say, nothing of space, and time for important duties, if these objects ob-jects could be eliminated. Simplicity Is the keynote of the age, and the comfortable com-fortable home Is a restful place. Emerson says a lady Is serene. Doctors Doc-tors tell us that hurry, like worry, is death to good looks and an enemy to health as well. The people who accomplish accom-plish the most in the world's work are those who plan well and serenely accomplish ac-complish their task. Did you ever time yourself on a certain cer-tain piece of work, whether making a buttonhole or frying doughnuts? If you have you know the time needed and will be able to plan your day. Of course, there are always the unexpected unexpect-ed interruptions which we cannot plan i on, but It is wise to know the length of time It takes to accomplish certain definite pieces of work. If mistresses had a better understanding under-standing of these things there would be more peace and harmony in the household, and a maid who had a two-weeks' two-weeks' washing under way would not be asked to prepare dinner for invited guests. It is the inconsiderate women who are helping to keep the servant problem unsolved, and are always looking look-ing for a servant. If one is not possessed with the precious pre-cious power of concentration, use an alarm clock and set it at the time that dinner is to be started or the bread put into or taken out of the oven. It takes but an Instant to provide this security and It so relieves the mind that the whole attention may be put upon whatever what-ever work Is at hand. When we learn to keep our sense of proportion and know that, however desirable de-sirable it may be to have the washing out early, a sweet temper, a calm and quiet mind, are much more to be desired de-sired and vastly more appreciated by the home folk. |