The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-10-20
PLAN THE KITCHEN
ITS ADVANCEMENT a MATTER or
UTMOST IMPORTANCE.
Makes Al the Differences 70 the World
70 the Housewife Who Manages
70 Get Along Without
Servants.


The internal arrangements Of a
house have a great deal 70 do with
the comfort Of living without serP-
ants. So much did we feel this 70 be
the case that we determined 70 build
our own cottage when we settled 70
adopt this mode Of life. IN so many
houses the inconyenient position Of
staircases. the length Of passages. the
relative position Of one room 10 an
other. leads 70 far more work than
there really should be any need for.
The same may be said Of badly de-
signed nreplaces. awkward arrange
ments for washing and bathing. and
Of the many other details with which
work ls connected IN daily life
10 arranging the rooms downstairs
the relative position Of kitchen. store
eupboards. pantry and larder win Be
the most important consideration.
This is where the work Is done. and
the movements between cooking
stove. saucepan shelves. sink. store
cupboards and larder should be re-
duced 70 as few steps as possible. A
study OF this just makes all the differ
ence when you do your own work. The
larder should face the north. 50 that
Il Is always cool, and its shelves
should be Of slate. The cooks table
should have store cupboards behind il
against a wall up to the ceiling. with
shelves IL inches wide. and with slid
ing doors ia front Below the table
should be cupboards for utensils. pic
dishes. basins. mods. cake tins and
50 on. Close By should be other
shelves for saucerans, frying pans,
kettles and 80 forth.
The cooking stove should be placed
20 that you can walk around H. Il
should stand upon q tiled hearth. and
the walls at back and sides should be
tiled Rails should be fixed a back
and sides on which 20 air linen. which
Is then kept ali out OF the way and
free from dust The prettiest way 70
arrange the cooking stove Is 70 copy
the Dutch fashion and have q wooden
pancled canopy above II. with a short
valance hanging down 70 the plate
rack: on this canopy can be fixed
Delft plates. bowls or the pretty little
Dutch figures
Top ventilation should be arranged
for above all cooking stoves. heat and
fumes are thus carried out OF the room
a. once. Further. the skylight AFFORD
ing this ventilation should be open IN
more than one direction; then which.
ever way the wind Is blowing there
win always be a lee side and no down
draught
The sink should be ireclay and en-
ameled white inside. II should be rath-
er deep; then Il can be used for wash
ing smaller articles at home Drain
ing boards Of Whltewash should be
placed az either side OF the sink. and
these should have some semicircular /
grooves cut IN them. not v-shaped;
the latter hold water. The sink should /
be only q step or two from the cook /
Ing stove; then sancepans can be
rinsed out AZ once after the dish is
cooked. n nothing in a saucepan Is
allowed 10 catch IRE or burn. or 70 dry /
hard. they are no trouble at all TO
keep perfectly clean and in good or
Der. The long time that saucepans
last Il one Of the most noticeable ad-
rantnges Of living without servants. /
Saving Of expense is effected IN many
little ways like this. which are diEncult
10 detect IN detail. but the effect OF
which can be easily seen when the
quarters expenditure Il analysed.