Book of Household Management, by Isabella Beeton, Part 6 (Housemaids)

<p>Let's return to a sleepy favorite, and a day in the life of an upper and under housemaid. From blacking fire grates to making beds and buffing gilt frames with onions, it…sounds exhausting, if I’m honest.</p> <p>Want to support us and help us stay ad-free? Neat!</p> <p><span style= "color: #030303; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f9f9f9; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;"> Patreon: <a href= "http://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod">www.patreon.com/boringbookspod</a></span></p> <p><span style= "color: #030303; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #f9f9f9; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;"> Buy Me A Coffee: <a href= "http://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW">www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Read "The Book of Household Management” at Project Gutenberg: <a href= "http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10136" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10136</a></span></p> <p>Music: "Boring Books for Bedtime" by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY (leerosevere.bandcamp.com)</p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, connect on our website, boringbookspod.com