Then, there are various little things in which we can help ourselves and ought to do it.

It is unpardonable, I think, for a lady to ring for a servant to come up one or two pairs of stairs merely to hand her a drink, when all she has to do is to cross the room, and get it for herself.

Or for a young lady to require a servant to attend to all her little wants, when she can and ought to help herself, even if it takes her from the third story to the kitchen, half a dozen times a day.

Above all, domestics should never be scolded.

If reproof is necessary, let it be administered in a calm mild voice, and the reasons shown why the act complained of is wrong.