(this is the second part of the story, go to her husband's bio for the first part.)
After the clearing was larger, flaxseed was planted and clothes and ropes were made of linen. When the flax ripened it was pulled up by hand, tied and set into shocks. After it was thoroughly dried, it was threshed with a flail, and again spread out dry. The straw was laid on ridged wood and thoroughly pounded to break the hulls, after which it was put in small bundles and drawn over many nails to separate the fibers preparatory to spinning.
One of the treasured heirlooms in the Horn home today is a spinning wheel which was given to Mrs. Horn when she was 15 years of age. The family still preserves many of the tools used during those pioneer days, amongst those being a second-hand clock bought in 1856 and still in use. Brooms were made from birch twigs. Egg beaters were made from forked branches where three or four branches met. This primitive beater was twirled between palms of the hand and is said to have served beautifully in whipping cream and eggs. The family used wooden spoons and wooden bowls. The dishes were largely pewter. The kettles were all of iron. The first chairs were stools made of a block of wood sawed from the end of a log, holes bored into one end of it for the legs. The first light was an old whale oil lamp. Later candles were made by drawing a wick through melted tallow, cooled, then dipped again and again until of the desired thickness. Lamps first came into use when Mrs. Horn was about 12 years.
From this it can be seen that the women as well as the men played an important part in pioneering. Often during the long winters they were left alone at the home with the children while the men sought to earn money in the lumbering camps which often took them as far as northern Wisconsin and Michigan. Then these women endured their loneliness in the wilderness, cared for and nursed the little children when doctors were scarce and could be reached only by long trips afoot or horseback to distant settlements, how sometimes even they had to bury their dead alone and unaided, all these form a tale of romance and adventure which can hardly be put into adequate language.
Brillion News – April 23, 1926
After the clearing was larger, flaxseed was planted and clothes and ropes were made of linen. When the flax ripened it was pulled up by hand, tied and set into shocks. After it was thoroughly dried, it was threshed with a flail, and again spread out dry. The straw was laid on ridged wood and thoroughly pounded to break the hulls, after which it was put in small bundles and drawn over many nails to separate the fibers preparatory to spinning.
One of the treasured heirlooms in the Horn home today is a spinning wheel which was given to Mrs. Horn when she was 15 years of age. The family still preserves many of the tools used during those pioneer days, amongst those being a second-hand clock bought in 1856 and still in use. Brooms were made from birch twigs. Egg beaters were made from forked branches where three or four branches met. This primitive beater was twirled between palms of the hand and is said to have served beautifully in whipping cream and eggs. The family used wooden spoons and wooden bowls. The dishes were largely pewter. The kettles were all of iron. The first chairs were stools made of a block of wood sawed from the end of a log, holes bored into one end of it for the legs. The first light was an old whale oil lamp. Later candles were made by drawing a wick through melted tallow, cooled, then dipped again and again until of the desired thickness. Lamps first came into use when Mrs. Horn was about 12 years.
From this it can be seen that the women as well as the men played an important part in pioneering. Often during the long winters they were left alone at the home with the children while the men sought to earn money in the lumbering camps which often took them as far as northern Wisconsin and Michigan. Then these women endured their loneliness in the wilderness, cared for and nursed the little children when doctors were scarce and could be reached only by long trips afoot or horseback to distant settlements, how sometimes even they had to bury their dead alone and unaided, all these form a tale of romance and adventure which can hardly be put into adequate language.
Brillion News – April 23, 1926
(this is the second part of the story, go to her husband's bio for the first part.)
After the clearing was larger, flaxseed was planted and clothes and ropes were made of linen. When the flax ripened it was pulled up by hand, tied and set into shocks. After it was thoroughly dried, it was threshed with a flail, and again spread out dry. The straw was laid on ridged wood and thoroughly pounded to break the hulls, after which it was put in small bundles and drawn over many nails to separate the fibers preparatory to spinning.
One of the treasured heirlooms in the Horn home today is a spinning wheel which was given to Mrs. Horn when she was 15 years of age. The family still preserves many of the tools used during those pioneer days, amongst those being a second-hand clock bought in 1856 and still in use. Brooms were made from birch twigs. Egg beaters were made from forked branches where three or four branches met. This primitive beater was twirled between palms of the hand and is said to have served beautifully in whipping cream and eggs. The family used wooden spoons and wooden bowls. The dishes were largely pewter. The kettles were all of iron. The first chairs were stools made of a block of wood sawed from the end of a log, holes bored into one end of it for the legs. The first light was an old whale oil lamp. Later candles were made by drawing a wick through melted tallow, cooled, then dipped again and again until of the desired thickness. Lamps first came into use when Mrs. Horn was about 12 years.
From this it can be seen that the women as well as the men played an important part in pioneering. Often during the long winters they were left alone at the home with the children while the men sought to earn money in the lumbering camps which often took them as far as northern Wisconsin and Michigan. Then these women endured their loneliness in the wilderness, cared for and nursed the little children when doctors were scarce and could be reached only by long trips afoot or horseback to distant settlements, how sometimes even they had to bury their dead alone and unaided, all these form a tale of romance and adventure which can hardly be put into adequate language.
Brillion News – April 23, 1926
After the clearing was larger, flaxseed was planted and clothes and ropes were made of linen. When the flax ripened it was pulled up by hand, tied and set into shocks. After it was thoroughly dried, it was threshed with a flail, and again spread out dry. The straw was laid on ridged wood and thoroughly pounded to break the hulls, after which it was put in small bundles and drawn over many nails to separate the fibers preparatory to spinning.
One of the treasured heirlooms in the Horn home today is a spinning wheel which was given to Mrs. Horn when she was 15 years of age. The family still preserves many of the tools used during those pioneer days, amongst those being a second-hand clock bought in 1856 and still in use. Brooms were made from birch twigs. Egg beaters were made from forked branches where three or four branches met. This primitive beater was twirled between palms of the hand and is said to have served beautifully in whipping cream and eggs. The family used wooden spoons and wooden bowls. The dishes were largely pewter. The kettles were all of iron. The first chairs were stools made of a block of wood sawed from the end of a log, holes bored into one end of it for the legs. The first light was an old whale oil lamp. Later candles were made by drawing a wick through melted tallow, cooled, then dipped again and again until of the desired thickness. Lamps first came into use when Mrs. Horn was about 12 years.
From this it can be seen that the women as well as the men played an important part in pioneering. Often during the long winters they were left alone at the home with the children while the men sought to earn money in the lumbering camps which often took them as far as northern Wisconsin and Michigan. Then these women endured their loneliness in the wilderness, cared for and nursed the little children when doctors were scarce and could be reached only by long trips afoot or horseback to distant settlements, how sometimes even they had to bury their dead alone and unaided, all these form a tale of romance and adventure which can hardly be put into adequate language.
Brillion News – April 23, 1926
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