She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
The virtuous wife is pictured with hands extended outward to the poor and reaching toward the needy, making active compassion and generous relief part of wisdom itself, and such practical deeds are worthy of praise. Her true sphere and right is found in practical, hands-on service that meets the wants of her own household.
She is thoroughly trained in every department of domestic labor, able to cut, make and mend clothing, to prepare food in a wholesome and palatable manner, to wash, sweep and dust, and to do kitchen and garden work. When need arises she ministers with her own hands rather than depending on others. If called to be wife and mother she presides as a queen in her own domain, fully competent to guide and instruct her children and to direct her servants.
She understands the mechanism of the human body and the principles of hygiene, diet and dress, labor and recreation, together with the best methods of treating disease. That knowledge enables her to care for her own children in sickness herself instead of leaving them to stranger nurses and physicians. Daughters are to be apprenticed to this work from nine or ten years old, taking a regular share in household duties and being held responsible for how they perform it. Inefficiency in these duties wrecks the happiness of families, while such useful labor also provides valuable physical exercise.
The virtuous wife is pictured with hands extended outward to the poor and reaching toward the needy, making active compassion and generous relief part of wisdom itself, and such practical deeds are worthy of praise. Her true sphere and right is found in practical, hands-on service that meets the wants of her own household.
She is thoroughly trained in every department of domestic labor, able to cut, make and mend clothing, to prepare food in a wholesome and palatable manner, to wash, sweep and dust, and to do kitchen and garden work. When need arises she ministers with her own hands rather than depending on others. If called to be wife and mother she presides as a queen in her own domain, fully competent to guide and instruct her children and to direct her servants.
She understands the mechanism of the human body and the principles of hygiene, diet and dress, labor and recreation, together with the best methods of treating disease. That knowledge enables her to care for her own children in sickness herself instead of leaving them to stranger nurses and physicians. Daughters are to be apprenticed to this work from nine or ten years old, taking a regular share in household duties and being held responsible for how they perform it. Inefficiency in these duties wrecks the happiness of families, while such useful labor also provides valuable physical exercise.