The Jackson herald., 1910-12-01

advantages. chief among the latter he
ing not very durable qualities. The
Kitchen floor should not he covered
with carpet. because that is insani
tary. neither should II be devoid OF
any covering and so require scrubbing.
This Is one Of the items of work which
should be eliminated from the house
Keepers schedule. The white sanded
floors. tables. etc, are attractive to
the eye and a JOY to certain type OF
housekeepcr, but they represent too
much energy and labor to be Included
In modern methods Floors should be
covered with some material easily
cleaned. aud tables. sinks. shelves. etc.
should be- painted or covered with zinc,
TIE ar oilcloth The zinc table aud the
tile sink are lasting pleasure an6
lessen work TO such an extent that
they soon more than pay for the initial
cost
Kitchen Furniture.
This should be simple. durable and
adequate for the needs OF the house.
.,ccpcr. The kind and numbr, ~
'ircrS will largely depend on the r.
i,trr Of the home. But I'm every kite
90 there should he good range. al
.'st one work table and convenient
nix supplied with running water aud
.H'dcrn plumbing. These three articles
,.uuld be- near ncighbors because they
arc 80 frequently uscl at the same
time.
Whatever the fucl-coal. wood. gas
~ gisoinc--it should be burned In n
Htd range, one that Is perfect In all
Is parts and equipped with good
NJ.iuE oven No part of the housefur
giShing Is more important than the
iirlcn stove and no piece of farm ina.
'.a'ry. however necessary. should be
"-ht 10y sacrificing the new stove.
i.,r the preparation of food for the
able Is an absolute necessity In every
'om1. the stove. whatever Its style.
should he as good as any part of the
Guipment of the entire establishment.
Tho work table should be high
enough that the worker need not stand
In an uncon Portable position while
Inde thirty inches high, which Is not
"nough for woman five feet six inch.
rS w height. and TO bend over It. as
.hc always must. results In an unnec
"ssary wcarincss or backache. Either
the low table should be set upon sup,
ports or n higher one should be order
ed. The high stool Is a simple piece
u furniture which should be In every
kitchen. II can bc slipped under the
work table when not In use and Is u
convenient seat while preparing vcge.
tables, ironing and doing the number
less other tasks which can be per
formed sitting just as well as stand
ing.
\ clock Is necessary IN the kitchen
also a pair of strong scissors. n pin.
uShion with pins and some coarse nee
dies and thread, both white ard black
These are constantly needed. aud II
makes unnecessary steps TO be Obliged
lo go To the living room for them II
is hardly possible to have too many
drawers. shelves and cupboards. and
yet these ought not to be used to en-
courage disOrlerliness. There Ii some.
times a temptation to hide away things
IN cupbOardS or drawers that would
better be destroyed at once than have
ihrm add tn the task of straightenlLg
up later on.
The modern kitchen may have othrI
Useful pieces of furniture in addition
rr the above. il there is money enough
~ provide them. Among these may
lr mentioned u water or electric motor
: even n small one horsepower gaso
iuc engine. any one Of which will run
he washing machine mangle. churn
'rcan separator aud can be attached
10 the sewing machine This little
runlrivancp is not 50 expensive that II
need be excluded from even moderate
homes. considering the amount OF
work IL will accomplish and the
strength ii will save. When a woman
ought certainly to be counted as one Of
the necessities. The kitchen cabinet
with separate compartments for all
kinds Of groceries and supplies Is
sometimes preferred to the pantry. II
Is entirely matter OF personal pref
erence which should be chosen. for
both are most convenient. Reason.
able care must, however. be taken not
to leave groceries lying about loosely
In the cabinet, for these will attract
insects as well as mice. But the
housekccper endowed with even the
most ordinary degree OF order may
easily avoid such a misfortune.
The electric or gasoline iron Is u
handy little appliance for making
kitchen work lighter and is inexpen-
sive when usefulness and labor saw
ing qualities are balanced with dol.
lars aud cents. In the country, Of
course, the gasoline iron is generally
the only one possible, but these have
now been brought TO degree Of per-
fection that makes them satisfactory.
The Use Of the Kitchen.
One last important point to remem-