Singing and Work. -
I Singing while doing your housework' will ! help you- T lihjrdugh many an unpleasant- task. • It is the btest of tonics for- the spirit, and the bo3y toj. The lungs are filleH and , the blood revived and freshened 1 ! -by th<> vocal exercises. "Working around the house in very soiled, untidy garments will tire one twice as quickly as taking your taslcs in a. methodical manner. Housework cart ! bo utter drudgery, or it can be a pleasurable • occupation ; the difference- is found in ttei worker's viewpoint. When washing do nofc stoop over the sink ; this tjres the .shoulders.) When sweeping have every window open. You will not take cold ; y6»r exercise will keep you warm and safe from chills. If you can spare the time, have a little nag every afternoon. Some women do their housework as if they were carrying the ; weight of a nation upon their shoulders. Such will grow, old- while they are stili young.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2840, 19 August 1908, Page 80
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