Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 151, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 June 1913 — Many Too Many Things. [ARTICLE]

Many Too Many Things.

"Mahy nefyoilS, irritable, dissatisfied, unhappy women would become calm and contented if they would store, give or throw away half of their belongings. Some have abandoned elegant, residences and takefl their families into hotels or boardinghouses, who could have continued to keep up their homes if, instead of giving up the houses themselves, they had done away, with the superfluous furnishings. “Some one, often the mistress herself, must clean and care for every article of furnishing, no matter how humble Its use or how ornamental its function, and this round of duties proves many times to be a grievous burden on delicate shoulders. “There Is such a thing possible as, having too many utensils and tools to work with, so that taking out, re-' placing, and keeping them clean and in order, adds to the dally labor; too much furniture in a room, so that, walking through it Beems a perilous attempt lo steer a course without disaster, too many garments to, wear, for time is consumed in caring for them,| and even in choosing what to put on.” —Suburban Life Magazine.