The Portland daily press., 1892-04-20
THE HOME.
HEALTHFUL HOMES.

tention should be paid to the cellar Than
any other section. It is we'll to cover the
floor with stone or cement, so that moist
ure of water shall not enter. No home
can be healthful unless the cellar is health
full, as damp cellar means a damp
house and rheumatism. There should be
large windows for the admission of sun
light and air, and they should be construct
ed so as to be movable. No partitions
should be allowed ina cellar, because
they cause dead air spaces.
AS to the matter of rooms. MANY
houses are divided up into small rooms,
great fault. Large rooms are the better
and more healthful. Rooms exposed to
the sunlight are always more healthful
than others. Carpets are to be avoided
as they are liable to be filled with dust
and other impurities, no matter how
much. sweeping they get. A hard,
smooth floor, covered partly with
rugs, is great Improvement.
A plastered wall. well painted, is prefer
able to papered wall, because many lay
ers of paper are liable to distribute con-
tagious diseases. Windows should be low,
high and plenty, and often used. Closets
are unventilated and therefore become
dead air spaces. They should have an
opening at the top. The drainage of a
house in the country is an important fact,
and unless particular attention is paid to
this, danger will ensue. The cesspool in
the city yard should be abolished Never
box in the fixtures beneath the. kitchen,
lest there be temptation for the servant
to hide refuse of every sort, not carin
perhaps, to. go out into the yard, and itg,
also causes dead air space
In the country well water should be ex-
amlned so as to keep out the contamina-
ton OF disease. In the city, filters should
be used, but they need a good deal of at
tention. Do not think they can filter out
the germs of disease, because they never
do. A good way in which to test a glass
OF water is to place it against piece of
white paper; 1T should be colorless, odor-
less and tasteless.
Shades trees should not be too near the
house, because they obstruct the rays of
the sun, and this is a common and sad
mistake. No shade should be allowed
except that desired for actual comfort.
Ventilation is usually neglected, and
from want of pure, fresh air the most of
our ills come. We should provide for
the entering of about 5000 cubic feet of
air per hour in a room, for that is what
one person consumes. The principle of
ventilation is simple one, and should
be studied. The fireplace is good
means, and the furnace is also. The air
of the furnace should not be procured
from the cellar, for it is always poor.
The steam heater is not very good, and
the common stove is an abomination.
hCa l1,4-a .1n
tant point toward preserving health, and,
to do this, it demands your own personal
attention. The sink should be treated
with boiling water very often, all garbage
should be carried to the farther side of
the yard and removed frequently. The
temperature of the house should never
be above 70o, even for the healthy, and a
more proper one is about go. Above TO-
causes relaxation.-Dr. S. Fl. Durgin.
WOMEN AT THE FAIR.
The Louisiana lady managers are Civ
ing special attention to complete show
ing of the philanthropic work of that
state.
Artistic designs for wood-carving for
the interior of the woman's building
have been received. Kansas sends an ar
rangement of the state emblem, sun
flower.
A cooperative exhibit by all the
woman's exchange associations will form
a feature of the exposition. And ex-
changes of San Francisco and Philadel-
phia began the work. The San Fran
cisco Exchange will make an exhibit of
glaces fruits, Salted almonds and delica-
cies for the sick.
Miss Jean Loughboro, the assistant of
Mrs. Palmer, and a member of the Ar
kansas board, is the architect of the Ar
kansas state building. Her design has
been accepted. and she will probably
superintend the construction of the
building.
Mrs. Potter Palmer has authorized
Mrs. E. P. Sampson as president, and
Mrs. J. M. Martin as secretary, to organ
ize the Chicago Worlds Fair Spanish
Club. Women to be eligible to member
ship must be able to speak, write and
read Spanish. No English will be spok-
en- at the weekly meetings, and only
Spanish authors will be read.
The Board of Lady Managers is max
ing arrangements for an extensive ex-
hibit showing woman's share in the il
luSIfdtlOn OF DOCKS, IN engraving and
and other forms of picture production.
During her recent visit to New York Mrs.
Palmer consulted with a number of pub
fishers and received considerable assist
ance from them. A list of distinguished
woman illustrators was secured and plans
set on foot to obtain old volumes and
manuscripts illustrated by women, to-
gether with historical data concerning
woman's share in this line of work from
ancient times down to the present.
WHAT SALT WILL DO.
A little rubbed on the cups will take
off tea stains. Put into whitewash it will
make it stick better. AS tooth powder
used occasionally it will keep the teeth
white and the gums hard and rosy. 1t
is one of the best gargles for sore throat,
and preventive of diphtheria, if taken
in time. Use salt and water to clean
willow furniture; apply with brush
and rub dry. Salt and water held in the
mouth after having a tooth pulled will
stop the bleeding. Prints rinsed with it
in the water hold their color and look
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