Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-28

windows should be hung with pulleys that
they may be easily raised from the bottom
or lowered from the top. For summers
use there should be close fitting wire
screens extending from top to bottom. The
adjustable shade holder is a great con-
venience In lighting and ventilating the
Kitchen for with its help the curtain roller
may be lowered from the top as easily as
the curtain may be raised from the bottom,
thus enabling one to lower the window
from the top and have it at the same time
shaded without the curtain Tapping
Not only are good light and air essential
TO the well-being of the occupant Of the
kitchen, but they are also necessary in
order that the room itself and all that 1t
contains may be kept in a sanitary con-
ditlon. Pure air and sunlight are not con-
ducive to the growth of bacteria Where
there is an abundance OF fresh air and
sunshine the probability Of the presence
of musty cupboards, moldy bread, dirty
corners and cockroaches is greatly re-
duced. Sunlight is an excellent germicide
and also an important factor In the pro-
duction of an atmosphere Of good cheer,
which atmosphere is essential II the best
Of work is to be done in the kitchen.
Inside Finish.
Kitchens should be 50 finished on the in
side that they may be kept in a sanitary
condition with the least possible expendi-
ture Of labor. Careful attention should be
] given to the finishing OF window and door
castings, floor and baseboards and the walls
and built-in furniture such as cupboards,
sinks, etc. The doors should be as plain
as possible. Their castings and the window
castings should be plain. free from grooves
and beading, as plain, smooth surfaces are
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and beaded wainscoting and ceiling are ex-
cellent dust collectors, much work being
necessary to keep them clean All interior
fnishlngs made OF soft wood may be filed
and Vanished or painted. If painted 1t
should also be vanished, thus producing
| a glazed surface, which is easily cleaned
with a damp cloth. The so-called enamel
paints are made by coloring varnish with
paint. Care must, however, be taken to
use a varnish which viii stand water, as
some kinds turn white when exposed to
| water. Floor varnish costs about 50 a
gallon, is made to stand water and is
equally good for castings. There is also an
expensive varnish at about 81 per gallon
which will stand water. This is designed
for an especially fine finish.
Dark colors should be avoided in the
kitchen. as it is desirable to have the
. room wen llbnl6u linus ol bluet gray
green and yellow are well suited for the
purpose.
II the floor be of soft wood it should be
painted, of hard wood oiled. In oiling the
floor 1t is well to put on at least two coats
Of boiling hot linseed OIL This may be
put on very easily with a mop. The hot
oil permeates the fiber of the wood very
much more thoroughly than II cold oil
were applied. If desired a stain may be
added to the OIL
The hard maple floors of the old-fash-
Toned kitchen, which our grandmothers
used to take so much pride in keeping
spotlessly white, are decidedly objection
able, because many hours and much elbow
grease must be expended by woman on
her knees in order to keep the floor In this
immaculate condition which was consid-
cred desirable by the housewives of fifty
years ago.
Perhaps the most satisfactory manner in
which 70 finish the kitchen floor is to cover
It with heavy imported linoleum The dust
may be as easily removed from this with a
damp mop as from the oiled or painted
floor. None OF these hnishings require the
old-fashioned scrubbing done on ones
knees, neither 10 there any excuse for
splashing water on the baseboards. The
dirt does not sink in and may in ten min
utes be easily wiped on the floor OF q
kitchen twelve feet square. The linoleum
has the added advantage OF being much
easier to walk on than painted. oiled Of
polished floors, because its chief ingredient
is ground cork.
The walls should have a hard. smooth
finish 50 that the dust may be easily wipet
on with a damp cloth. Glazed thing q
the ideal finish, but it is 30 expensive tina.
its use is not ordinarily recommended
There are, however, some hne cements, o
which Keene's is a good example. which
make an excellent substitute for the tile
These cements form a hard, glazed sur
face. which may be left plain or marke,
on to represent tiles. They may be tinte,
any color desired. The white. smooth I'm
ish OF ordinary plaster may be painted an
color which harmOnizes with the wood
work. II II does not match It. light dral
or gray seems TO be one OF the most salts
factory colors for the kitchen There ar
some glazed wall papers which can b
washed, but ordinarily they do not Civ
as good satisfaction as the painted walls
II a kitchen be finished according TO tn
above suggestions the work necessary t
keep It neat and clean viii be reduced {
the minimum
Kitchen Equipment.
There are wood, coal and gas stoves an
Z ranges. with baking and warming ovenI
broilers at convenient heights. and hood
connected with ventilating hues to carr
J away the fumes produced in cooking.
warm weather, IN localities where Ras
not available, there are gasoline and kerO
= sene stoves. The gasoline may be turne
? on like gas aud lighted In a few seconds
a without waiting TO heat the burner in IN
y old way. There are the Wickless kerOsen
e stoves and also those provided with ashes
tos wlcks. both Of which are guarantee
r not 10 give on bad odors II kept clean. No'
> that denaturized alcohol has by act Of con
gress become free, improved alcohol stove
3 suited for home use will doubtless soon b
d provided by dealers In household furnish
l. ings.
=. The success Of a cook depends In a larg
, measure upon her knowledge Of the STOW
z and the fuel with which she wOrks Som