
Transcriber’s Notes.
HASHIMURA TOGO
Illustrations
Introducement to Mrs. Public
I Togo’s Thursdays Out
II Togo’s Moving Day
III Togo Runs a Furnace
IV Togo and the “Weak-Enders”
V Togo Swats the Fly
VI Togo Sails for Bargains
Meet a self‑styled “domestic scientist” who treats everyday chores as experiments in a laboratory of the home. Through a series of rambling letters, he shares off‑beat tips on everything from salad preparation to the art of breaking dishes on purpose. His voice is both earnest and wildly humorous, turning the mundane into a spectacle of accidental explosions and culinary misadventures.
The book reads like a scrapbook of early‑20th‑century household wisdom, peppered with misspellings, odd punctuation, and illustrated sketches that capture the chaos of a kitchen war zone. Along the way, the narrator reflects on the lives of servants, the economics of domestic labor, and the absurdities of social etiquette, all delivered with a dead‑pan scientific tone. Listeners will find a blend of practical advice—such as how to pass a salad to a demanding hostess—and absurd recommendations that deliberately push the limits of good taste. It’s a quirky guide that invites laughter at the gap between lofty scientific ambition and the reality of home cooking.
Language
en
Duration
~3 hours (175K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Peter Becker, Les Galloway and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
Apr 29, 2021
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1876–1959
Best known for witty humor and light verse, this prolific American writer moved easily from magazine sketches to novels, screenplays, and Broadway lyrics. His work has an easy sparkle, with a satirical edge that still feels lively today.
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