Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-12

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account of the confining walls Of the
narrow hall. Nor has he kicked over
q cuspidore, nor stepped into the hat
rack Here is the first triumph oi
Iatter-day home-bnilding. Don't build
houses-build homes. And first. build
broad, square reception hall. for it Ii
an economizer of space. You can use
it for everything; yon can do the things
there which are out Of place in any
other ROOM Once yon progress from
the one describe, your muddy over
shoes are otf, and you are ready to feel
the deep nap ofa moquette carpet yield
| to your feet without The fear that you
are cleaning your shoes on it, And,
| too, your uneasiness is of, and you feel
just as you shouid-at home.
Now in the cellar of this house is
furnace. which with q bnsnel OF coal
per day will heat all those rooms, and
to your taste, by q register you can
| regulate: you can shut the heat Off
from the room You are in, from all or
| any of the rooms above, or from the
whole house, by a mere touch. And
you can turn on an uproarious draft OF
cold air, just as easily.
Down in that cellar, too, there is
simple machine for generating bright
er burning gas than public gas works
supply, snd no meter man or persistent
collector to invade your castle with let
ters of marque and reprisal every
month. In big tank, two families
put three barrels-150 gallons-cosf $50
of gasoline, TO furnish light equal to
half dozen coal oil lamps, constantly
for year. A big iron cylinder hung
from the joists by pulleys to wind up
once week, draws fresh air into q
tank, mixes it with gasoline, forces
the mixture through water, which gen.
crates n fixed gas that will never lose its
identity. and forces it through pipes to
ATTY turner's in part of the house.
In one corner of that cellar are the
two bins with the winter supply Of
hard and soft coal.
Attached 10 that furnace is hot
water tank, from which, q simple
pump throws it up into the pipes from
which it can be drawn for use In the
kitchen and the bath--a spacious tub
lin small room of the second story,
accessible from any OF the chambers.
In this bath room are the sanitary ar
rangements, the wash bowl with hot
and cold water at the fingers command.
And even the little medicine cupboard,
SO handy la bathing and doctoring the
children.
From all of these baths etc, the
water once used, must be disposed of;
and it is, for there are sewer connec-
tions everywhere.
But where does all this water come
from?n you ask. Through pipes, from
big tank in the top Of the house;
pipes so arranged that besides the inn
mediate stop cocks, the water can be
shut off from the the whole house by
putting q cord which controls valve
where the pipes leave that tank. And
by a simple contrivance, should IRE
attack the interior, water could be
poured all over the establishment by
even an excited woman, in q moment
from any point. And ii on the exfer-
lor, hose could be pointed. in brief
time, that would direct q stream of
water, over, under. around or through
the place.
You may want TO know how the
water gets into that tank? The archi-
teet, Mr.. Albert Swasey, wanted to
know how to get it there. and this is
how he did. The owners confederate
ed again, and had well drilled 365
feet deep. A cool, clear, pure subter-
ranean stream of water. grateful for
the outlet. responded, and q huge
windmill pumps it into those tanks.
They have their private waterworks,
but miss one thing-the monthly vis-
its and bill of the collector Of water
rates.
In any part Of the house, there is
the little button, which, pushed, q bell
in the servants room or kitchen tink-
les intelligence that he or she is want
ed. Even at the right hand Of the
hostess, right in the edge of the table,
IS one Of these secret communicators
Of ideas. as well as alongside each bed.
This is what sometimes gets the unin-
sited burglar, too. Alongside of shese
are speaking tubes, also.
Every wife knows what it takes 10
make perfect home, and every maid
IN can come pretty near guessing At il
"a good husband aud . GOOD house,
And what is q house without closets2
Not perfect, never could be-not even
good. Now the peculiar architecturs
,f this house I'm telling about. leaves
little odd corners that would be nui-
sance. had not Providence in its mar
vaelous economy, filled woman's soul
with an immense want for aiches, and
cubby holes, and dark corners. Hle!e
she can stow away the clexn linen.
the utensils of ber art, and the bits and
odds and ends that would scarce grace
The woodpiie. Aud NOW I have rot
vou into one of the dozen or 50 Of clos-
Its that prevail in the wonderful little
house 1 have deIineafed. will speak
If the observatory in the half unused
tblrd story, and leave you. I have
shown you how. with moderate outlay
snd.. . few triangular confabs between
yourself, your wife and your architecf.
rou can buiid a home even Ia fhN