The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-07-08


rarm'nouses arc rarely constructed
49,. 2 View q convenience n doing
Work Or % comfort during warm
weather They are cold N the winter
anu warm N summer. They arc not
supplied With water - they might be n
small expense. have no means u
drainage. no provision for storing ice.
ana ~ method Of ventilation except
through open doors and windows The
kucnen y generally 80 located that the
iIre kept In Il will warm the entire house.
~ three not meals are expected every
day BY the persons engaged III fed
work. and - the amount Of washing
ana ironing % be done u very large.
we nrc y rarely allowed 70 die out IN
the kitchen stove or range. A. . con-
sequence: All the rooms in the house
i arc Kept hot by night as wei. . day.
me ouors q the various dishes being
cooked Also MI the entire dwelling.
reopic often 60 from the city 20 the
country during hot weather 20 lind =
cool place and get the advantage oi
pure air They never lind either Ia an
ordinary farmhouse. The air y
impure not. u q true, from the odors
rising rom sewers and iilthy alleys.
pnt vapor coming fgom the cow-yards
ana the Kitchen that forms portion Of
the dwelling. Ia most cases the in
door iaoorers on farm suffer more from
me heat during the summer than the
out-of-door laborers do Various WAYS
have been contrived 20 protect held
laborers from the heat Of the summer
sum- out no Invention las been perfected
70 ward OF the heat Of cooking stoves
The kitchens Of most farm-hoises are
places Of torment during the season 81
not weather. They breed disease and
death.
~ Mexico and Central America
houses have no chimneys. No fires ere
necessary 70 warm the dwellings. and
the cooking and laundry work are done
ont OF doors In the Southern States
me practice generally prevails II doing
the cooking and ironing required for the
family IN building At some distance
from the dwelling house. the two build
ings beng connected BY walk covered
~ root. by this arrangement the
dwelling y not heated ~ the iiies re-
CURED 20 carry on operations in the
kitcnen ana Mushroom. Il Is also kept |
Tree from the odors rising from dishes
being cooked and the vapors Of the !
wash-tu There Is some trouble in /
bringing food from the cooking-houSe |
70 the dnlng-room. but il Is compcn-
stated for BY the comfort gained II |
would require but little expense 70 erect \
. busid NJ nclr the dwelling where all 4
the cooking. washing and ironing could 1
be done during the summer months /
The walls could be made Of rough !
boards. X ornamentation i desired i
y could Be done By means Of vines
Inc only expens We portion 81 the build
ing would be the roof. which. Of course.
should be tight and pr vided with /
spouts Tor carrying on the water. A
building OF this kind would add very
much 70 the comfort Of everv family
living IN the country. It would relieve
the dwelling Of large amount Of heat.
noxious vapors and noise. Il would
render the labor o. housekeeping easy.
Inc building would Be useful q other
times o. the year. when heavy work.
Ike soap-making and canning fruit. i
% DC performed during the cooler
months Of the year Il would Be conven.
lent Tor men 70 use when conducting
operations.
large amount OF discomfort may
Dc saved during the summer months BY
the employment q oil.stoves for the
preparation of light dishes for the table
The amount of heat produced by these
stoves i small, and - the Tame comes
n immediate contact with the vessels il
which water p boiled Or dishes cooked
but little heat y didused in the room.
The iirc N an oil stove - kindlei and
distinguished instantly. 90 that room
y not warmed ~ the heat produced be-
lore or after e y employed for cooking
q laundry purposes The use q ICE