Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-26
WOMAN AND HOME.
THE BUILDING OF THE CELLAR
AND THE CARE THEREOF.

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Rest-Notes and Items.
First and foremost, health and its great
sustainer, cleanliness, demand dry cellar.
The floor, In order to prevent the entrance
of moisture from below, must be laid with
cement or asphalt, and the cesspools and
plumbing must be in good condition. To
prevent the entrance Of moisture from above,
the pavement IN the front area and in the
rear court yard must be firmly cemented
between the flag stones; otherwise water will
drip through their crevices after heavy
rain or during the thawing period.
Separate bins for wood, and for range and
furnace coal, are extremely desirable; they
add to the neat appearance Of the entire
cellar, and keep their contents within their
proper bounds.
There are many modes of building them,
but a simple and practical way Is to firmly
plant four uprights, one at each corner OF the
square or oblong of the desired dimensions.
The wall Of the cellar may be utilized for one
side, and crossboards nailed to the uprights
form two more. The front must be arranged
SO as to allow It's entire removal when the
bins require filling. This can be done by
growing the two uprights, so that the boards
can be showed upward and lifted out. The
coal HEAVIER beginning, of course, at the low
est, returns each board to its place as it be
comes necessary to curb the limit of the in
creasing pile. An opening large enough to
easily admit the shovel is left in the lowest
board, SO that the fuel can be readily OBJ
tanned.
In q cool corner of the cellar, remote from
the furnace, build shelved and roomy
closet, whose door is provided with a lock,
for the storing Of jellies, preserves, pickles,
ETC., the floor of which can be utilized for
the winters stock of potatoes. To keep the
closet light and well ventilated, have it
built of Stats like picket fence.
Shelves may be attached to the wall here
and there, and will prove convenient to hold
empty bottles, which should be ranged in an
orderly manner, pints and quarts in separate
rows. Flower pots, if inverted and set ono
over the other, may also be placed upon these
shelves and are out of danger of breakage.
If rags are allowed to accumulate, await
ing the ragman, keep them in large case or
trunk TO prevent their being scattered over
the floor Soap boxes, empty cases and use
less articles of furniture should at once be
reduced to kindlings and thrown into the
wood bin.
Bulbs, when removed from the garden, can
be thrown into a basket and hung from
convenient hook in the ceiling or under side
Of shelf Children's sleds, garden imple-
ments and sundry other articles can DO hung
from the walls, and the hose, unless coileo
about hose carriage, may be rolled up and
tied and suspended in tho same manner.
A coat of whitewash applied yearly to
shelves and walls and closets and bins
greatly adds to the cleanliness of the cellar
and lghtenS its usual gloom
To keep the cellar as pure and clean as it
ought to be kept, the houseleeper need give
but three orders, each of which, however,
must be implicitly obeyed: First, the cellar
to be thoroughly swept not less than once in
a fortnight, and during tho heated term
occasionally washed with o broom and
plenty Of water Second, all ashes from the
furnace must be daily removed as long as
tho furnace is kept going. Third, any moist
spot upon the floor must be reported as soon
as detected. Once reported, it is her dnty to
Immediately ascertain its cause and take the
necessary steps to prevent its recurrence
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