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Show OOURBE OF BTUDY. 441 Study the bent of each girl, giving each the helpin special directions that she needs mast. Have the girls take turns in the management and care of the how. the sweep-ing, scrubbing, and dosting; the care of beds, filling up all crsch and holes with putty, that vermin may have no placein which to breed: the care of bedding,see ing that it is kept clean and properly aired, and that beda are neatly made. Show the importance of keeping sleeping rooms well aired daring the day, and that no food should ever be kept in a room where people sleep. The dignity of labor should be impressed upon the mind of the Indian student, and the virtue of economy should be emphasized. Children should he taught to pnt to the very best nse what is so generously supplied by the Government. If there is time for nothing else, housekeeping mnst be taught. The materials supplied by the school for the pupils mnst be nsed, and in a vari-ety of ways, and the pupils must he taught cooking as done for a small family. This work may be placed under the immediate direction of the cook, and every day one girl shonld prepare an entire meal lor one table in the dining room. Teach pupils the bad results of running bills at shops. Cash payments should alwayshe made, and the incomeof the family so divided that the hooeekeeparwill set aside a certain portion for honsehold expenses and live within that amount. Reversesand iUnessoomeJo the *regulated fami!im, and it is wisdom to have simple, well-cooked food, sunpl~city1n dress and livmg, and a bank aoconnt to resort to in time of need. LAUNDRY. The trainfng in doing laundry work begins the first year the child enters school. This highly necessary lesson can not be commenced .too early in life, and the first year in school it will be presented in such an attractwe manner that the chlld will enjoy assisting in the work, and be Gven one of the.most important lwsons that mnst be learned. It ia not expected that children mll appreciate the im ortance of well bleached linen and fanltlessly smooth ironing, but it is intended tgat from the start they shall be trained in doing laundry work systematically and see the necessity for hygienic living. With the yonrjgest children the teacher mnst havea p-r placeand reaept+e for all soiled linen need in the doll'a how, never putting any away damp, lest it mildew. .On wash day the clothes must be properly sorted, washed, and dned out of doors if possible; ~f not they may be hung on lmea strung acroas the mndow. On ironing day they are ironed, then mended, and when thoronghly dry put away, neatly folded. Each pupil shonld have a laundry bag and he responsible for personal apparel. This foster8 res onsibility and will tand to make children take better care of their clothing. $he matrou mnst see that every garment is plainly marked with the name of the owner, thus avoiding confnsion and enabling garments to be located. Clothing that is common property is rarely appreciated as personal belongings are. This is a lesson the Indian child needs to learn. Small children can assist in the lanndry, staying an hour at first and gradually increasing the time as the child develops physically. Have small lrcnn for the smaller children to use and pnt them on the simplest garments, towels, etc. It is always wise to have at least one girl on the laundry detail at all times who is tho~oughlyf amiliar with the work and in whose care the smaller pnpils may be placed, that the experienced pupil may assist the little ones .lust learning. m helping them with the difficult parts,and showing them how whenever they need advice and assistance. In this way the laundress will have a tratned class of helpers each year. In laundries where the work is heavy andmust be done by machinery, thelanu-dress must have a few tubs and teaoh pnpils how to wash on boards. Th18 must he taught every pupil. When pnpils return to their homes, they will have few famlities for doing lanndry work, and at sohool they mnst be taught to do the work with the mast limited outtit. So much of the health and comfort of life depends upon the cleansing of cloth-ing and linen used in the family that the subject can not he studied too carefnlly. The lanndry mnst be snpplied with oilcloth aprons that pupils may not petthO'l clothing wet when washing at tubs. Overshoes should be morn by pnpi s when flmrsare wet or when they have to walk on damp ground. pupil^ mnst not be allowed to go out to hang np or bring in clothes when overheated, and they should have a jacket or cape to protect the lnngs, and some covering for the head in bad . . weather. Good health is one of man's greatest hlesslngs and must be guarded intelligently. The lanndress and her assistants will be expected to do all the laundry work of , .- |