The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-07-25
drainage, that the water supply shall
not be contaminated.

drainage, that the water supply shall
not be contaminated.
Fourtl-Th ktitchen should be the
pivotal poiB Of the establishment,
around which the rest Of the house may
be grouped with regard to convenience
and comfort. It should be large, well
lighted, face the east, have a high cell
ing, and be provided with a range,
water-back with boiler, a sink provided
with a drain, and o pumpfrom the well,
or by means Of a two-way pipe d
pump should be connected with n
we'll and cistern both. 1t should have
closet and a store-room large enough to
hold full supply of groceries for at
least half. year.
Fifth.-Outside there should be q
laundry, with stationery tubs connected
with the boiler in the kitchen, and with
q rainwater cistern made over this apart
ment, into which the roof water should
be led. The overflow from this cistern
should go to another cistern dug near
the house outside. From the laundry
a stairway should go to the cellar.
Sixth The cellar should not be
more than 5 feet below the ground and
fully 3 feet above it, having plenty OF
windows to let in light and air when
necessary. There should be no wood
about the cellar; the floor should be
| cemented and the walls and piers made
of brick.
Seventh The main iving-room
should be on the south side of the
house and have large bay-windows,
through whichthe blessed sun may come
and bring life and health and happiness
all the day. Never mind if the carpets
fade or the furniture covers are bleached
white; the mothers cheeks will have
the roses, and the children will be
brown and hearty.
Eighth.-There should be q hall
through the house, running from west
to East, so that with both doors open q
stream of fresh, pure air, laden with the
sweet scent of the roses outside, may
pour through the house.
The parlor may be on the west and
north, and here the good careful house
wife may cherish her bright carpet and
her unstained furniture fearless of the
SUMS rays, excepting those golden ones
which come low, slanting in from the
west, but which are harmless from want
Of chemical action, and yet beautiful
and cheering. A broad yeranda may
run from the west front around the
north corner, providing a cool retreat
for summer evenings, gossips, and .
shelter from the wintry buster of rude
Boreas. The hall should be wide,
giving room for broad stairs, and
these should have an easy
slope, with low, broad treads and land
ines between the floors, so that the old
folks may go up and down with ease
and comfort to their now stiffened limbs
and their wearied muscles. The living
room should have an open fireplace,
and no account should be made Of the
dust of it as compared with its cheer
and comfort. Space forbids more than
u word or two as to the upper rooms,
but if we can fully appreciate and
understand these hints, so far as given,
it will not be difficult to TRANCE these
successfully; but one must never forget
that abundant fresh mir is indispensable
to healthful rest, and sleeping-rooms
should have high ceilings, and, if posi-
BILE, every one of them an open fire.
place and large windows.