"THE GOOD OLD DAZE" Grandma, on a wintry day, milked the cows and gave them hay saddled the mule and got the kids off to school. Did the washing, scrubbed the floors, washed some windows and did some chores. Cooked a dish of home dried fruit, and pressed her husband's Sunday suit. She swept the parlor and made the beds and baked a dozen loaves of bread. Split some firewood and then tugged in enough to fill the kitchen bin. Cleaned the lamp, filled it with oil and stewed some apples she feared would spoil. She made some supper that was delicious, and after that washed all the dishes. She fed the cat and sprinkled the clothes and mended a basket full of hose. Then opened the organ and began to play: "When you come to the end of a Perfect Day". Here in Grandma's own words is how she got her clothes whiter than white. "Receet" Bild fire in back yard to heet kettle of rain water. Set tub so smoke won't blow in eyes if wind is pert. Shave hole cake lie soap in bilin water. Sort things. Make three piles, 1 pile white, 1 pile cullord, 1 pile work britches and rags. Stur flour to smoth, then thin down with bilin water. Rub dirty spots on board, scrub hard, then bile. Rub cullord but don't bile, just rench and starch. Take white things out of kettle with broomstick handle, then rench, blew and starch. Spread tea towels on grass. Hang old rags on fence. Pore rench water on flower bed. Scrub porch with soapy water. Turn tubs upside down. Go put on clean dress, smooth hair with side combs, brew cup of tea set and rest and rock a spell and count blessins. PACK PEDDLERS TRAVELLING SALESMEN It was a customary sight in foregone days to see pack peddlers wending their way from door to door through the country selling their wares which they carried on their backs. These articles were varied and ranged from kitchen utensils to men's, women's and children's clothing. They would be given meals and overnight accommodation at the homes and in return would give as payment an article or two from their wares. 83