Hashimura Togo, Domestic Scientist

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Hashimura Togo, Domestic Scientist

by Wallace Irvin

EN·~3 hours·25 chapters

Chapters

25 total
1

Transcriber’s Notes.

0:24
2

HASHIMURA TOGO

0:18
3

Illustrations

0:27
4

Introducement to Mrs. Public

4:02
5

I Togo’s Thursdays Out

9:35
6

II Togo’s Moving Day

8:42
7

III Togo Runs a Furnace

8:50
8

IV Togo and the “Weak-Enders”

8:52
9

V Togo Swats the Fly

9:21
10

VI Togo Sails for Bargains

9:29

Description

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.

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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

2021-04-29

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Wallace Irvin

Wallace Irvin

1876–1959

A witty American writer whose career ranged from light verse and satire to screenplays, novels, and Broadway lyrics. Best known for his humor and versatility, he moved easily between newspapers, books, and the stage.

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