But there are certain household traditions which hold many intelligent women in a firm grasp, and these traditions may be traced to the generations behind us, when no money value was placed upon woman's labor. It does not yet seem easy for women to count fairly the cost of foods cooked under their own roof. Until this can be done there is small chance for co-operative industries, which might relieve the pressure of home cares where house-workers are not readily secured.

Few families to-day find it wise to make butter for themselves, and many would do well to buy bread, also. When there is a demand for high-grade bread made outside the home, it will be supplied, as has been the case here with other commodities, and with bread in other countries. There are many small towns to-day to which bread is sent from first-class bakeries 100 to 200 miles away.

With stronger laws, better enforced for the cleanliness and purity of food products; with greater intelligence on the part of the consumer, and greater skill on the part of the producer, there is no reason why we should not in the future be able to secure wholesome prepared foods of all grades at fair prices outside the home, rather than attempt to prepare everything under the home roof.

The isolated home must still be its own factory, and its director must be a Jack of all Trades. Such households should be supplied with all helps to make labor easy, but even then, much hard labor is necessary. Only where large quantities of any product are to be prepared does it pay to have all manner of machines and cunning devices to produce the most perfect results.