Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-09-09


ROOM IN THE CELLAR.
it is done at less cost. The reason
that more homes are not provided with
such conveniences is that the farmers
have grown used to doing without
them. They look forward 10 retiring
and moving TO town, where they can
have all the modern convenienreS
When they get there they will pa!
dearly for them in the form of horse
rent To have them in the country
means direct cash outlay, and toe
often the farmer pleads THAT h? canno:
afford it. A little figuring would con
vince him that he need not do without
Il few of these cOnveniences that make
life so much more pleasant for the
whole family
The first consideration in most parts
of the country is the heating system
Farmers are getting out of the habit
of using stoves, as they are finding
that the added convenience of IL fur
mace or hot wafer heater, together with
the saving of coal or wood will pay
for the Installation. With heating
system of this kind all the coal and
dust incident TO building and keeping
up the fire are in the cellar. The whole
house can be heated for about what
it costs to heat two or three rooms
with stoves. There is no need of crawl
ing out of bed into Il cold room in the
morning y pull on the chain will
open the draft, and in half All hou"
or so the bOuSp is warm The Kitchen
also can be heated from the cellar. and
an oil stove can be used for cooking
An oil stove takes up less room, saves
fuel and is much more comfortable TO
work over in the summer time.
A furnace has the advantage of
cheapneSs 1t also furnishes fresh air
to the rooms. if properly put in. For
an eight room house Il furnace can be
put in for about 800 y hot water
system for the same house would cost
a trihp more than twice as much. The
hot water system has the advantages
of being cleaner and Keeping Il more
uniform heat. Cheap coal vii! work
ducing the expense for fuel.
The next consideration is the water
system. i good wafer supply under
pressure is not only convenience. but
also form of Insurance. since each
farm must furnish its own fire pro-
lection Some farm buildings are
builI now of concrete and hollow tile,
but even then there is always some
danger of fire An elevated tank is
one Of the best means of supplying
pressure. Some of the modern types
of Silos ar" being built With Il tank on
top method that is as convenient.
though little more expensive. is Ii
pneumatic tank in the cellar The w9
ter * pumped into this and the air in
side ,.nniIxeSSed The mir pressure will
lit The wafer 70 ail parts of the house.
For power 10 pump the water wind
mill may be used. or Il hydraulic ram II
running wafer is Obtainable. The most
reliable power is Il gasoline engine
Nearly every really up to date modern
farm has it's gasoline engine. which can
easily be made TO combine pumping
with it's other duties With little
added expense the water system can
he made double. so that both hard and
soft water can be obtained. For the
bathroom ard the kitchen sink hot wa
ter is needed also. which can be pro-
vided By a heater in the range or by a
separate oil heater.
With Il good wafer system installed
tie work of the housewife is reduced
50 per cent Cold ard IN U.li elmer
hard or sGft is always Ill naiId fUi
use in The Kitchen Ia dishes an be
piled into the sink aud wa~atd in al
most half the time il took pre-, lously
A wash room with permanent tubs
can be provided in the cellar The
washing machine can he run with the
gasoline engine or With IL waller mo
tor. While IA room of this ElM may
not make washing exactly Il pleasure
ii will reduce The labor more than
half With little planning small
tank can be arranged in the kitchen
so that all the water thai Is lEDImd
for the stock will pass through II Thls
is almost as good as an icelioX
A good bath and toilet room is a
great convenience TO all the tanIiy a
shower bath in one corner OF the barn
will be greatly appreciated bA the
boys AT the close of hot days w''rk
The wastes from the kltchri, sink
| and from the wash room can ~, run
! into tile and taken away For the
wastes from the toilet room Il sewage
disposal plant will have {" t~ pro
vided The most convenient mciI'''d is
the septic fank. This is all under
ground cement lined brick tank di-
vided into two compartments. rs ul'
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