, 1874-09-06

way, and destroyed the citizens instead OF their
Gcaly foeE.''
sacl, with our clair-econtant ears, We learn to
10
. TuR VERDICT or TIE Future
On our badly-heatcd houses. How much more
would it coet to put, in tho ordinary Chicago
house, crates in the two large rooms On the
upper floor; gra:cs in each pacior :; q tiny one
IN what ought to DO the library. but in this
farmhouse styio OF being d parlor-bedroom !;
gratu in the dnlng-room; stationary range
with proper Watcr-hack; q properly y-bricked-np
furnace in loom by itself; and double vim
dows? Thon we might hope for comfort. It
could not adj moro than $500 to the cost OF the
house,-$50 / yea- nj 10 per cent.-$4.25 month
more. Who would not give it? II
they did not saTo tho amount in coal-bil}s alone
lcss unpleasant ways Where is the ambitious
landlord who will pat in this $500 worth Of gen.
uiao improvements Not very u1odcrn,-so he
need not bo alarmed at being too progressive.
They have been known as necessities in other
American cities for at least o quertor Of CEN
tury. AS the ordinary house standJ now, it is
only
SUPERIOR SORT OF BARN,
in which one would hesitate about keeping ynl-
liable horse. On theae melancholy days tho
plants die and tho babies cry, tho servants leave
cnd tho mothers grove, and tho husbands
swear to beat the air, and nil just
because tho landlord was d horrid old-togy,
centuries behind tho tlme nnd thought .
grats an eueryatipg luxury. It's that dreadful
old Puritan spirit cropping out, which consid-
cred the highest form OF worship as consisting
in being tho most thoroughly uncomfortable.
They did hayo ea ideal, however, wbom they
wo,ahiper kneels 70 hi. pocket, and fnncics lie
is serving himself eud his God nt the e:no trzo.
Ahstaken wretch to Eeuse draw near, thy ton
ants eager promise h.ar: II thou wilt build
with improvements, he Il pay thee moro Than III
per cent
Ugh! it's such creepy, nasty, shtye1y feel
mc, You know it ncosls winters
catarrh, or bronchitis, or possibly incip--
lent consumption If you are Young, al. and
to the pcerago Of gout, If you arc old. You
mediate upon suicide as the damp, chilly
dlaught steals in but Of one thing you are pos
tive you won't drown yourself. lou think
with genuine delight Of cremation, and hope
! bly, warmer sphere thoy will inclnorate YOU
Already you Eccn to feel tho grateful warmth as
it steals around your unloItunately-ins
form. You wish that you might just enjoy the
first pleasing sensation, and scarcely imagine
that it could become too hot for comfort. Those
daye OF tho past, when the thermometer stood at
105 degrees in the out-of-door shade and $50 in
| tho indoors shade, arc recalled with regret
Their perfumed stiffness, their tropical heat, go
| hard for scme to endure, aro remembered With
THRILL. OF REGRET. ..s.
| You write dcaponding letters to your best
| friends, aud yindlctivo ones to your enem1es
lou arc determined that the children shall keep
warm, at any ratio, and wear out nel1 Of slip
re:s thst might otherwise have lasted month
longer. You feed your husband on curry and
CAiles until lis digestion is ruined, and d.
| yorcc is imminent. Who ought to bear tho costs
Of the suit and pay the almony? Tho man who
built house with 1egistcr-holo md stove
| hole, to les tho air in ou rnw. damp days, and
| carefully neglected to furnish Grato. He Is
| tho fiend who Is accountable for oil this
mischief douo. he it is who causes tho
! suicide. tho divorce, tho ruined dispositions
of the children the loss of servants, and al tho
| calcmitics which may eusue from each OF these
causes. Il he q penurlous man. or e tl1nld man !?
Is lie afraid lie won't got his money baek, OF that
ho will get too far ahead of hs neiGhbors IN tho
| furnishing of nccessltie5F
There arc, in all portions Of tho city, plenty OF
houses renting from $40 TO SO month, Tor
which any tenant would gladly pay an extra IS
PROPERLY FITTED ur.
That is fair interest on all the additional ex-
pcpditure it would require. Give palmer
houses, if you will; take OF every particle OF
ornament; 1eayo cat, il necessary, the black
walnut trimmings; but at least make Them com.
Portable. Chicago is damp enough and windy
enough, assuredly, without offering every
chanco for that dampnoss and wind TO
enter md mike people uncomfortable, and
with no means OF repel1ing OK overcoming it..
Il tAero one of tho peculiar street-winds blowing
which eecm especially to belong to this region,
then there is scarcely q house III tho city
through which il may not sweep at will ; md,
when the thermometer tends downward below
zero, it speaks for itself, and then freezes you
| so YOU can't answer back. On chilly days and
n;elts,-and even in doS-days We have somo
nights which are not too waEm,- you shiver md
lay the foundation OF disease, because, from .
quaor idea of architectural economy, CRATES arc
| deemed eli extra1arant luxury. In winter,
if you aro forced to uso the ordinary
| basement dlning-roo,n, you freeze your feet,
| because, ii there is d furnace, it is not
properly built You get tho smell OF your din
ncr all over the house, and e2t in advance, be-
cause the common convenience Of stationary
range. with proper draught and ventilation, Ii
quite
TOO MODERN FOE THIS VILLAGE
That in itself is bad enough; but, when you
share your ucighbors dinners as WE'LL and those
| uci.nbors liyo on boiled cabbage as steady
| diet, you wish your village would try not to bo
| 50 very young. These arc simply inconYeniencea
arising from 1ack Of proper heating apparatus.
Should We enter upon the subject OF water priyz-
legcs and illuminating properties, this plain LAY
| two vail would rcach decided groan- The
| water thnt freezes up in winter, owing
to bad plumbing and don't get above tho parlor-
floor in summer, owing to 1ack OF force, Te sup
pose. Tho gas that burns so dimly that, Il you
wish to read or write. you need to light kero
sene-lamp to do it ty, and thus enganger you1
own and the feniy's lives: ltmay be DIM, re
1igious light; but some of us are beginning t.
think it not 60 bad to bo heathen, and woul1
like little more light; but, at any rate, give III
the means of comfortably heating our houses
and cooking our dinners.
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