Brides, Cook and Be Happy at Home

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 330, 11 January 1937, Page 3

Brides, Cook and Be Happy at Home

MOST MARRIAGE FAILURES DUE TO INDIGESTION SAYS DOCTOR

Brides, about-to-be-brides, and young wives, listen to the advice of Sir Bruce Bruce-Porter, the famous (England) physician—and nave a happy home. ‘‘ln the days of their courtship young people usually go to restaurants to enjoy their food,” Sir Bruce told the Wine and Food Society. “But once they have a home of their own;” he continued, “the first signs of misery begin—when the husband gets the-first symptoms of indigestion. “No dyspeptic has a sense of humour and in the early days of marriage a sense of humour is a priceless asset. “If young wives make themselves efficient in housewifery and cooking especially, ” he continued, “there would not be the enormous amount of misery now found in married life. “Many wives have no idea of culinary efficiency.

“The education given in our schools,'’ continued Sir Bruce, ‘‘is largely tesponsible for this state oi things. “I think we ought to teach oui women who are now growing up how tc run a home, and be able to cook or tc be able to subervise cooking and gen erally understand home development. “But such is the apathy of the age that women to-day look upon cooking as a degrading occupation, something which they should eschew in all its form and varieties.

“In adopting this attitude tc cook ing, however, women ignore the fact that home-mindedness, which means house-wifery, is still the largest profession for women.”