The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-30
PERFECTION IN
HOME BUILDING

tury. still II is a fact that more i'm
provements are coming up right along,
says Architect Arthur c. Clausen OF
Spokane, some OF the features which
| will mention have been In use long
enough 10 be considered hardly new
features, but will be mentioned here
on account OF their being SO little used
So far that they are unknown to most
home builders
1t would he useless 10 try and pro-
phesy what Improvements are apt 10
be made during the next century. but
II as much progress Is made during
that time as has been during the past
century. modern home should be a
model OF convenience beyond our con.
ception.
The uses OF electricity in the home
arc being demonstrated by practical
APPLICATION In somo homes. but so far
have met with little favor on account
OF the eXcnse OF the current. When
the cost of reducing the current Is
reduced. electricity will be used In the
homo In a great many different ways
besides lighting II. In some homes
where the cost OF keeping It is
not an item OF consideration. electric
currents are provided for running the
sewing machine. washing machine and
Ice cream freezer. The cooking Is done
by electricity and some OF the rooms
are provided with electric radiators.
These. however, are only for inter
mediate use TO warm up a room for a
few minutes early In the morning or
the evening at times OF the year when
the beginning and end OF the day Is
cool, but not cool enough to warrant
keeping up the fire In the heating
plant.
The Vacuum Cleaner.
Vacuum cleaning systems are being
installed In a great many homes. the
best Of them being plants located in
the basement and run by an electric
motor. and from this. pipes leading to
various parts OF the house with outlets
In the Dashboard where extension hose
can be connected One outlet on very
floor Is considered sufficient since a
60-foot hose can be attached and car
rled TO every part OF the house. While
some people still have more faith In
tn cleaning propenslties of scrub
woman. there is little doubt but what
as the vacuum cleaning system be-
comes perfected and also reduced In
price. that II Will be considered as an
essential part Of home as the modern
heating and plumbing for there Is no
doubt OF It's entire success from a
practical standpoint when a right kind
OF system is installed
A cheap vacum system is a poor In
vestment. Dust Is nothing but fine
rFrfI md fr sl..
Of the machinery, which 1t comes In
contact with, il they are not made OF
the best material and kept fabricated
Where electricity is not obtainable the
vacuum cleaner can be run by a gaso-
line engine.
Water Systems for Suburban Homes.
In many small cities and In subur-
ban localities the water supply is a
problem. The oldfashicned way TO
supply a home under such oIrcum.
stances was to, have n tank In the at
tic and pump the water up to 1t with
hand pump. allowing the water to
supply the various fixtures in the
house by gravity. The modern way is
to have a large air.tIght tank in the
basement into which water Is pumped
against the pressure of tho air. which
creates force which sends 1t TO
great height
Hand pumps arc sometimes used to
pumps in the water. but this is very
tedious work Where electric current
Is not available a gasoline engine con-
nected by a belt to the pump Is the
next best substitute The most modern
way OF pumping the water into tho
tank Is by an electric motor with an
control When the water
gets down To low pressure the motor
starts up automatically. fills the tank
up and then stops. requiring no at
tentiou except to keep It thoroughly
fabricated
Heating Water In Summer.
All modern homes are provided with
summer heaters which are kept going
whenever the heating plant Is not be-
Ing used. In heating the water for
purposes. One OF the latest
wrinkles is to have the radiator In tho
bathroom so arranged that IL can be
disconnected from the heating plant
by Shut-off valve In the basement
and connected with summer heater,
by opening another valve on cross
connection pipe. In this way, by
opening UP another valve on the radia-
tor in the bathroom. the room can be
warmed at any time that little heat
Is required In this room when 1t would
not be required in the rest of the
house.
Don't GiIe the Radiator.
While speaking of radiators, 1t is no
longer considered the best taste to
gild them. but to paint them exactly
10 match the woodwork In the room
In which they are located The rlsers
or pipes extending from floor to floor
are painted 10 match the wall decora,
tlons This is done with the object OF
making them as inconspicuous as pos.
sible. Radiators never look we'll. no
matter where they are put. and to
bronze them bright gold only makes
them more conspicuous
In the bathroom where the wood
work is white the radiator should be
painted white. Sometimes In bath
rooms and other rooms enameled
white the radiators are given a silver
or aluminium bronze. which matches
we'll with the white woodwork. If the
radiator stands against an oak or
maple wainscotlng. It should be not
only painted. but grained to match the
wainscotinS as close as an artistic
painter can do so,
Keeping Mice Out.
Mice sometimes get into clothing
after II has teon nut down tue !
clothes chute in the basement 10 !