Book about a "silly / stupid family" for older children -- this is a tough one!

My sister and I have been puzzling over this one for years. It's a book that dates to the 1960s or before, about a "silly" family (with the word silly or stupid in the title). The wife makes the husband do rather silly things to stave off danger, like during a rainstorm, standing in a tub of water, or standing on a chair in the closet in the dark while holding a wire hanger. She has a reason why he should do this, and he goes along. The book consists of separate chapters, each with a different such incident. It is illustrated with line drawings.

It was really funny to us when We read it as kids, and my sister read it to her kids in the 1980s as well. I have a sense that it could have been written before the 1960s, since ours was an older library copy. We think the words "silly" or "stupid" and "family" possibly were in the title, but aren't certain. I've done a number of google and LT searches to no avail. Help!

It wasn't The Stupids was it? I don't think they had chapters, though....

Not this? I haven't been able to read it yet.
Stories From the Peterkin Papers
by Lucretia P. Hale. Plot: Why is Solomon John riding backward on his horse? Whatever is happening to Elizabeth Eliza's floor? Here comes the fire brigade! Oh dear, which button did Mrs. Peterkin press? When you know the Peterkins, you won't be surprised by anything they do!

Homer Price is more on the kid end, but it might suit.

Maybe The Twits by Roald Dahl?

yes, it's the Peterkin Papers! This is a book far older than I expected (pre- 1900), and scanned copies are available online.

Thanks everyone, and especially bookel!

Well, the copy I have is Scholastic, so it has been reprinted several times probably. Wow, I am amazed that is it! Because I did not do any searching for it beyond looking it up in my LT library... your clues just made me think of it, and it was only a hunch. I forget whether I've read it before, but it is a book my family used to own. It's humorous and the family did silly things from my recollection of its plot, so that's what made me think of it. :) I find it is always worth trusting hunches, even if it doesn't turn out to be the book, it is worth a try!