Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-06

FIG. x0m-FARM HOME BARE AND DESC
| LATE FROM LACK OF TREES, SHRUBS
| AND LAWN.
In this case the foundation walls should
extend to the bottom Of 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 shou'- re -. .ided into
about four rooms. Hollow brick make
goad partition. walls and at the same
tirHe help support the floor. One OF
the rooms may be used for vegetables,
one for fruit, milk and butter, one for
laundry and the fourth cemented on
the inside and used as a cistern. If the
furnace Is used another room will be
necessary, or the cistern can be located
outside.
| For an ordinary sized family hum
dred barrel cistern is about the right
size. A partition Of double layer of
filter brick, with gravel and charcoal
packed between, should extend across
1t. 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 Is 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. If the house Is
too small 1t 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 open
ed only on state occasions, has largely
given way to the bright, cheerful living
room with its bookcases and work
and reading tables, which is used ev-
cry day and evening in the year. This
room, together with the dining room,
kitchen and bedroom, with a wash and
bath room If possible, will comprise the
first story.
| A wash room, with a sink and place
for overshoes, coats and hats, is a great
help In keeping dirt out Of the kitchen.
A bathroom is also 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 flies and at the
same time opens easily. A bedroom
on the ground floor is almost a neces-
sity, especially in the case Of sickness.
The upstairs will Of course be large
ly devoted to bedrooms, although 1t is
often convenient to have one small
room fixed up for library. The attic
makes a 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 a load Of cobs and several tons
of coal the work Of fire building will
be greatly reduced. A register In the
hall upstairs will be enough to take the
chill off the sleeping rooms. 1t Is a
good plan to have a furnace pipe run
to the kitchen, too and use a gasoline
or kerosene range for cooking. This Is
| cheaper, handler and cleaner than a
cook stove, and the kitchen can be
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 1t
can be operated cheaply and will fur
uish an abundant supply Of light.
The water system Is another thing
in which farm houses are behind those
in the city. There is scarcely house
in a town Of any size but that Is pro-
vided with water and sewage systems.
In the country these are the exception
rather than the rule, yet they can be
| put in at a small cost.
An air tight tank in the cellar Is
sometimes used to supply the pressure
for farm water system, but is rather
expensive. The water can also be
drawn from the elevated tank at the
barn, If one Is used there. the only dis
advantage in this case being that els