The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1874-07-08

One of the most desirable c~onvenien,
ces for n farmers kitchen is a vel
painted floor, yet there are many that
are never painted, and the Woodworking
mother must snend much time and
strength scrubbing and cleaning and
take much careful thought about her
work that no grease or stain will touch
the floor. Or sometimes, MS we have
known mothers to do, she must carry
her creeping baby m hour or two at q
time because it could not be put down
while the floor was damp or if the
washing is larger and later than usual,
the floor can not be cleaned, because it
would not dry before the men folks and
children must come in to supper, so the
, cleaning must be left till another day,
a thing which all good housekeepers
dislike to do.
ANY skillfuI woman can easily paint
her own kitchen two quarts of oil,
, three pounds ochreand II pint of japan,
will paint n floor twelve by eighteen
feet, and the time and labor thus saved
will be worth many times the cost. We
have Just given ours its annual coatlng
of paint, and now, no matter What our
work may be, whether hutcherlnE,
cheese making, churning or canning
fruit. in One-Ouarter the time taken to
clean an Imprinted floor, we can make
ours as neat rs ever, with not Il trace of
grease or stain, and sooner than it was
cleaned, it will lie dry, ready for use.
Another convenience winch Is not
easy to do without is a good-siz9d sink,
five or six feet long, two and ono-haIt
wide, finished with a board, II foot
wide. at the back, against the wall above
the sink. after the Of the line
board of floors. At the top of this
board, and resting on it, should be a
shelf for lamps, vases, etc.
Under thu sinks should be a place for
iron ware: at the end should be pump,
and if soft water is to be furnished by
cisterns. there shonld be n pump at each
end. one for soft and the other for hard
water. If possible, the cock stove
should be at the right of the sink, and
the pantry fat the left. A portable II
conductor, that can be attached to the
pump, and placed over the kettle, will
save much lifting water. In this way
little boys can easily fill the boiler on
working days.
Next, there should be in every kitch-
en- a high-seated chair, five or six inches
higher than r common chair. This can
be used in doing many kinds Of house
,rarlr, ond tho work can DO dome inst as
quickly and much easier than when
standing.
These are only q few of The most sim
II, ,,,-D,,;or,nC r-IIol, D,,n r,orv In,-o T.,
tighten the kitchen work, but they are
the very things that will enable the
mother to do much of the homework
that she could not otherwise accomplish.
There are many kinds of labOr-saviDg
machines that can be purchased by those
who have means to do SO, and the amount
paid occasionally by some families for i'll
efficient help would purchase machinery
that would be q lasting benefit, and i'll
some cases might prevent the necessity
of hiring.
We all enjoy work better when we
have pleasant cOnveniences to do our
work. with. The farmer will be a little
more ambitious about getting in his
crops and making his garden when he
has good implements, and, perhaps, new
machinery, that will enable him to per
form work quickly and successfully.
Tie housekeeper will not find work
drudging when she has a convent
ent, we'll arranged kitchen, with pleas
ant furnishings for the room. Children
will like to help about the homework if
there are articles to do it with That make
it pleasant for them to learn. We do
not know of any better use of the we'll
earned money of the farmer than to
purchase with it that which shall light
en- labor, and make home pleasant, and
save the time and strength and health
of the workers, whether they be men,
idea that anything will do for The kitch-
en- rather let rs make this most neces
cary room in our houses neat, cheerful
and attractive. There are many of MS
who are toiling in the by-ways of life
who will new know but little of earth
Iy pleasure, unless we find it in our
daily cares. Our homes may be very
humble, our rooms few and small, but
if we make the most and best OF what
we have to do with, in these homes we
may receive our guests, no matter what
they are, without one word of apology.
Journal Of the Farm.