difficult to do good without necessarily being the
cause of evil : “ Blessed is he that feedeth the poor,”
but still more blessed is he who teaches the poor to
feed themselves. If those who are brought into fre-
quent contact with the poor were able to give them
some practical instruction in cooking, such instruction
would not be without its influence for higher and
better purposes. I know how feeble words of mine
are to alter the habits and prejudices of society, or
promote any united action for good among those who
are separated by theological and political differences.
To work, to hope, to love, and to pray, these are the
things that make men happy. They have always had
the power of doing this, and will have the power to
the end of time, and whatsoever thy hand findeth to
do, do it with all thy might.
The proper management of a household has always
had a close fellowship with the best of virtues. The
boiling of a potato may be dignified by the intelli-
gence and the motive which inspire the doing of it,
and there is no duty imposed on us so menial but
may be done to a high purpose, and therefore en-
nobled by doing it.
The rich should not suffer the waste of their property while
there are poor in want of food, and while they know not but
that they or their families may one day want it themselves.
Order and regularity, punctuality and cleanliness, are abso-
lutely necessary in the management of a family. In no portion
of domestic occupations are they more necessary than in the
preparation of the daily meal of a household. The combination
of these qualities in practice constitutes good management.
MISTRESSES AND SERVANTS.
“ Be ye kind one to another.”
‘ ‘ He that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a
great waster. ”
The false notions which have grown up about
domestic work are at the bottom of much of our
social discomfort. I have often insisted on the dig-
nity of all labour, and nothing but ignorance would
ever make a woman ashamed of being known to work.
There is a perennial blessedness in the faithful per-
formance of household duties. Do you suppose that
any man thinks less of his wife because she is always
watching the ways of her own household? There is
no necessity to put yourselves on terms of sisterly
equality with cooks, but a more frequent friendly
intercourse between mistresses and servants would
help to a better mutual understanding.
A good servant is a household blessing ; on her
temper depends your temper ; if a cook, she is the
guardian of your health, as well as your temper, but a
cook who cannot cook, who does not know or care to
know, who has no love either for the family or cook-
ing, who will not learn to make the best of everything,
is a destroyer of your peace, a waster of your sub-
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
difficult to do good without necessarily being the cause of evil : “ Blessed is he that feedeth the poor,” but still more blessed is he who teaches the poor to feed themselves. If those who are brought into frequent contact with the poor were able to give them some practical instruction in cooking, such instruction would not be without its influence for higher and better purposes. I know how feeble words of mine are to alter the habits and prejudices of society, or promote any united action for good among those who are separated by theological and political differences. To work, to hope, to love, and to pray, these are the things that make men happy. They have always had the power of doing this, and will have the power to the end of time, and whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might.
The proper management of a household has always had a close fellowship with the best of virtues. The boiling of a potato may be dignified by the intelligence and the motive which inspire the doing of it, and there is no duty imposed on us so menial but may be done to a high purpose, and therefore ennobled by doing it.
The rich should not suffer the waste of their property while there are poor in want of food, and while they know not but that they or their families may one day want it themselves.
Order and regularity, punctuality and cleanliness, are absolutely necessary in the management of a family. In no portion of domestic occupations are they more necessary than in the preparation of the daily meal of a household. The combination of these qualities in practice constitutes good management.
MISTRESSES AND SERVANTS.
“ Be ye kind one to another.”
‘ ‘ He that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. ”
The false notions which have grown up about domestic work are at the bottom of much of our social discomfort. I have often insisted on the dignity of all labour, and nothing but ignorance would ever make a woman ashamed of being known to work. There is a perennial blessedness in the faithful performance of household duties. Do you suppose that any man thinks less of his wife because she is always watching the ways of her own household? There is no necessity to put yourselves on terms of sisterly equality with cooks, but a more frequent friendly intercourse between mistresses and servants would help to a better mutual understanding.
A good servant is a household blessing ; on her temper depends your temper ; if a cook, she is the guardian of your health, as well as your temper, but a cook who cannot cook, who does not know or care to know, who has no love either for the family or cooking, who will not learn to make the best of everything, is a destroyer of your peace, a waster of your sub-
4° Buckmasters Cookery.