Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-03-16

AND LAWN.
the cellar. The first course should be
Of hollow brick, laid end to END, and
connecting with tile drain on the
lowest side. In this way seepage
water will be kept out of the cellar.
A cement floor is a great advantage
and is inexpensive, since the cement
need not be more than two or three
inches thick.
The cellar should be divided into
about four rooms. Hollow brick make
good partition walls and at the same
time help support the floor. One. of
the rooms may be used for vegetables,
one for fruit, milk and butter, one
for a laundry and the fourth ce-
mented on the inside and used as
cistern. II the furnace is used an
other room will be necessary. or the
cistern can be located outside.
For an ordinary sized family hun
dred barrel clstern is about the right
size. A partition Of double layer Of
filter brick. with gravel and charcoal
packed between, should, extend across
It, The water Is drawn out from the
opposite side of the filter from that to
which the pipe from the roof empties
In this way the water obtained Ia pure
enough for cooking or drinking. A
plentiful supply Of soft water is a
luxury that can be obtained so:cheaply
that no one can afford to do without 1t.
Wood is still the cheapest and most
satisfactory building material. In
building the house the two extremes
Of size should be avoided. II the
house is too small it will be crowded,
while ii too large 1t costs more and is
harder to keep clean.
In arranging the rooms, convenience
and ease of keeping In order are the
chief considerations. The large and
solemn 'spare ROOM" which was
opened only on state occasions. has
largely given way TO- the bright. cheer
full living room with its bookcases and
work and reading tables, which Is
used every day and evening In, the
year. This room. together with the
dining room. kitchen and bedroom.
with wash and bath room If posi-.
BILE. will comprise the first story.
A wash ROOM. with sink and q
place for overshoes. coats and hats,
Is great help In keeping dirt out Of
the kitchen. A bathroom Is also q
great convenience.
A cupboard In the wall between the
Kitchen and dining room Is handy, as
the dishes can be reached from either
side. A spring door between the two
rooms keeps out the dies and at the
same time opens easily. bedroom
on the ground door. is almost q ne
cesslty, especially In 1.-THE case Of sick,
ness.
The upstairs will. Of course be
largely devoted to bedrooms, although
1t Is often convenient to have one
small room fixed up for library. The
attic makes good storeroom for seed
corn.
Probably the most satisfactory way
to heat the house Is by furnace. This
is cheaper and cleaner than stoves. II
the furnace room is made large enough
to hold load Of cobs and several tons
Of coal the work Of nre building will
be greatly reduced. A register In the
hall upstairs will be enough to take
the chill OF the sleeping rooms. 1t II
good plan to have furnace pipe rur
to the Kitchen. too. and use q gasoline
or kerosene range for cooking, This
ia cheaper. handler and cleaner than 9
cook stove. and the kitchen can bs
kept much cooler In the summer time.
Most farm homes are very poorly
lighted A kerosene lamp Is dirty
smells bad and does not give very
much light. A gasoline lamp is much
better, Best Of all Is the acetylene gas
system. After this is once installed II
can be operated cheaply and will fur
nish an abundant supply Of light.
The water system Is another thing II
which farmhouses are behind those II
the city. There is scarcely q house II
a town Of any size but that Is prOvid
ed with water and sewage systems. II
the country these are the exception
rather than the rule, yet they can bt
put In at q small cost.
An air tight tank In the cellar 1,
samsfimea n5ed to supply the pressure