The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-05-13

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and care should be taken to avoid
wrinkles. If tablespoonful of mo-
lasses is added to each quart of paste |
it will stick more firmly.
The painted wall is suitable for
kitchen and pantry provided fat
finish is given and color used in pref
erence to white. A glossy surface par
ticularly white one. is hard on the
eyes and becomes very monotonous.
Wall paper is not desirable covering
for kitchen wall because it absorbs
moisture and odors and cannot be
cleaned satisfactorily.
For the floor the best covering is in
laid linoleum. This to my mind is
better than the polished floor, which is
always slippery and is hard on the
| feet. Then there is the painted floor.
which has both advantages and dis
advantages, chief among the latter be-
| ing not very durable qualities. The
| kitchen floor should not be covered
| with carpet, because that is insani-
| tary. neither should it 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
housekeeper, but they represent too
| much energy and labor to be included
| in modern methods. Floors should be
covered with some material easily
| cleaned. and tables. sinks, shelves. etc.
should be painted or covered with zinc.
tile or oilcoth. The zinc table and the
tile sink are a lasting pleasure and
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
keeper. The kind and number of
| pieces will largely depend on the char
acter of the home. But in every kitch-
en- there should be good range, at
least one work table and a convenient
; sink supplied with running water and
modern plumbing. These three articles
| should be near neighbors because they
are so frequently used at the same
time
: Whatever the fuel-coal. wood gas
or gasoline-it should be burned in a
good range, one that is perfect in all
it's parts and equipped with good
baking oven. No part of the housefur
nishing is more important than the
kitchen stove and no piece of farm ma
: L oI,i cI,o h.
; bought by sacrificing the new stove
: Since the preparation of. food for the
? | table is an absolute necessity in ever,
3 home. the stove, whatever its style
! should be as good as any part of th'
e equipment of the entire establishment.
The work table should be higl
enough that the worker need not stant
in an uncomfortable position whil
ironing or baking. Kitchen tables ar
made thirty inches high. which Is no
enough for a woman five feet six inch
es in height, and to bend over it, a
she always must, results in an unnec
essary weariness or backache. Eitne
the low table should be set upon SUP
lports or higher one should be order
ed. The high stool is a simple piec
of furniture which should be in ever,
kitchen. 1t can be slipped under th
work table when not in use and is
convenient seat While preparing vege
tables, ironing and doing the number
a less other tasks which can be pei
i formed sitting just as well as stand
4 ing.
G A clock is necessary in the kitcher
also pair Of strong scissors, a piI
a cushion with pins and some coarse nee
f. dies and thread, both white and bacl
q These are constantly needed, and
f. makes unnecessary steps to be oblige
a to go to the living room for them.
h is hardly possible to have too man
% drawers, shelves and cupboards, an
o. yet these ought not to be used to el
,s courage disorderliness. There is somt
y times temptation to hide away thing
9 in cupboards cr drawers that woul
better be destroyed at once than hay
~ them add to the task of straightenin
ID up later on.
70 The modern kitchen may have oths
10 useful pieces of furniture in additio
In to the above. if there is money enoug
n. to provide them. Among these ma
NJ be mentioned water or electric mote
20 or even a small one horsepower gas
" line engine, any one of which will ru
nt the washing machine mangle, chur
cream separator and can be attache
a. to the sewing machine. This lit
v contrivance is not SO expensive that
Il, need be excluded from even modera
" homes, considering the amount
h. work it will accomplish and tt
n strength it will save. When a woms
r is obliged to do all her housework
Il ought certainly to be counted as one
"A the necessities. The kitchen cabin
n with separate compartments for 6
a kinds of groceries and supplies
,o sometimes preferred to the pantry.
~ is entirely matter of personal pre-
of erence which should be chosen,
n both are most convenient. Reaso
liable care must, however, be taken n