Dodge City times., 1884-07-10
The Farm.House.

The hope of the farmer and the
dream of the farmers wife is the new
house which, when fortune comes and
the savings suffice for it. crowns the
life work of the Industrious pair and
! fulfiHs all the desires of the children.
Having followed strictly the good ad-
vice OF the wise man, First make it tit
fer thyself in the field and then build
thine house." the farm has been put in
order. the fences have been permanent
ly made, the fields have been drained.
the stables and barns have been built
and furnished with all the modern i'm
| provements, the stock has been selected
and improved, and if q man might be
content and feel inclined to take his
ease and eat and drink and be merry.
our farmer might certainly thus enjoy
himself. But for years he has promised
his faithful companion and helpnate
that when this aud that have been ac-
complished, and nothing else remains
to be done, the new house shall be
built. And the time has come, and all
the suggestions of years of work and
experiences of discomfort have called
forth have cen noted down as basis
for plan that shall be perfect. But
how many such cases have happened
when this, the climateric point of one S
life. has been reached, that it has been
found only source OF disappointment
at time when it is really too late to
mend: and all for wan. of experience IN
such matters. One must build ut least
three houses be 'Ore he can avoid even
l. ho wi
have learned at least the principal re-
quirements for comfortable and
healthful house. And these we will,
from our own experience in this busi-
ness, endeavor to recapitulate:
/. The site must be chosen where the
cellar will be perfectly dry CT can be
made so by easy AMI thorough drain.
, age; where the house can be sheltered
from the northwest winds and be open
to the east and south, and where the
surface water will flow away in all di-
rections, leaving the foundations quite
free.
2. The water supply must be ample
and perfectly pure, and brought so close
to the house as to be easily reached in
fine weather, and for winter it should
be brought into the house.
3. The necessary outbuildings should
be located conveniently for access. but
with perfect safety as regards drainage,
that the water supply shall not be con-
taminated
4. The kitchen should be the pivotal
point of the establishment, around
which the rest of the house may he
To
and comfort. 1t should be large, we'll
lighted, face the east. have hi gh cell
ing, and be provided with a range, wa
ter-back with boiler, a sink provided
with drain, and n pump from the
we'll, or by means of a two-way pipe
this pump should be connected with the
we'll and the cistern both. 1t should
have large closet and store-rOom
large enough to hold full supply of
groceries for at least half a year.
5. Outside there should be laundry,
with stationary tubs connected with tie
boiler in the kitchen, and with a rain
water cistern made over this apart
ment, into which the roof water should
be led The overflow from this cistern
should 90 to another cistern dug near
the house outside. From this laundry
a stairway should 60 10 the cellar.
6. The cellar should not be more
than five feet below the ground and
fully three 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 he
cemented and the walls and piers made
of brick.
7. The main living room should be
on the south side of the house and have
large bay-windows, through which the
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.
8. There should be hall through the
house, running from west to to east, so
fresh, pure air, laden with the sweet
scent of the roses outside, may pour
through the house.
The parlor may lie on the west and
north, and here the good careful house
wife may cherish her bright carpet and
her unstalned furniture, fearless of the
suns 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 veranda 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, Civ
ing room for broad stairs, and these
should have an easy slope, with low,
broad treads and landings 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 COM
pared with its cheer and comfort. Space
the upper rooms, but if we can fully
appreciate and understand these hints,
so far as given, it will not be difficult
to arrange these successfully; but one
must never forget that abundant fresh
air is indispensable to healthful rest.
and sleeping-rooms should have high
ceilings and, if possible, every one Of
them an open fireplace and large win
dOws.-N y Times.
The practice of double cropping IL
one of the paying secrets of the market
gardeners business that farmers should
avail themselves of often. To raise two
crops in one season the soil must be
rich and otherwise in good order.