. Transactions . WOMAN AND HOME SCIENCE. -€©»^ ABSTRACT OF ADDRESS BY Prof. H. W. PARKER, of the Mass. Agricultural College. If science be good outside of the farm-house, why not inside?If it be a blessing in agriculture, why not in that which may betermed domiculture—the great art, the hundred arts, of housekeep-ing ? This has been acknowledged indirectly in our agriculturalFairs, much of the interest of which depends on the lady-exhibitors. Such an appHcation of science is especially important to thefarmers wife, not only because she has peculiar work to do, butbecause she only—with few exce
. Transactions . WOMAN AND HOME SCIENCE. -€©»^ ABSTRACT OF ADDRESS BY Prof. H. W. PARKER, of the Mass. Agricultural College. If science be good outside of the farm-house, why not inside?If it be a blessing in agriculture, why not in that which may betermed domiculture—the great art, the hundred arts, of housekeep-ing ? This has been acknowledged indirectly in our agriculturalFairs, much of the interest of which depends on the lady-exhibitors. Such an appHcation of science is especially important to thefarmers wife, not only because she has peculiar work to do, butbecause she only—with few exceptions—is supposed to have strengthand wisdom to do her own housekeeping,—is not helplessly depend-ent on Celt or Chinaman. Home Science is an appropriate study for woman, and certainlywould be a great aid and joy to her in her toil. The daily round ofin-door work is often felt to be discouraging and degrading. Lifeseems to be wasted in endless cooking, scouring, mending. Highaspiration is quenched intransactions187074hamp
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