Connecticut western news., 1910-06-02
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 FARMERS' HOMES EContinued from page II

ing tendencies. With the water brought into the house the work of saving labor will be only half complete unless per manent sewer system is provided. Terra cotta or vitrified pipe of 5, 4, 5, and 6 inch sizes, with the joints firmly ce- mented together. will answer every pur pose for carrying waste to some point of safe discharge at 8 distance from the dwelling.
 One phase of sanitation very ire quently neglected by farmers is that of | protecting the home from insects. Not only should the dwelling be properly screened but precautions should be taken to avoid the formation of breeding places for flies and other insects. Flies breed principally in stable and chicken ma nure, and the only proper method is to keep the stable and poultry house clean. The floors of the latter may be sprinkled with land plaster, or fine dust from the roadway will answer. All pals and other utensils used for handling milk should be promptly cleaned and all re- fuse should be removed from about the dwelling to prevent flies finding suita- ble food. Anything that will attract flies to the house is a menace to health, for it has been found that wherever flies are abundant about the doors they grad ually find their way ill despite precau- tions. Mosquitoes breed in rain-water barrels, old tin cans, or any receptacle that holds stagnant water, and careful elimination of breeding places will go long way toward personal comfort in the home A slight film of kerosene or other light oil over the surface of stand ing water will prevent the breeding of mosquitoes.
 | Where the laundry work is done in the home few special facilities will greatly tighten it. Considerable of the work connected with the cleansing of clothes consists in the handling of the tubs. clothes wringer, and wash boiler, together with the cleaning and storing of these after use. In many farm homes the only place where washing can be performed in winter is is the kitchen, with all of it's attendant unpleasant features. If a special room can be pro- vlded, either in the basement of the house or in an outbuilding, all of the equipment can remain here from one week to another and very little time will be required to get the work started. If the laundry room can be provided with a small stove for boiling the clothes, considerable einconvenience will be saved. A well,equippzd laundry room should have stationary tubs, cement floor, hot and cold water, washing machine, a clothes wringer. stove, and an ironing table. As an adjunct to the laundry there should be provided in the yard permanent wire clothesline. If station ary tubs are not employed there should be provided a trap in the floor into which waste water can be poured with out lifting the tubs to sink.
 In addition to the larger and more i'm portant facilities for lessening house. work, there are several small devices, the greater number of which can be made at home at odd times and at a very small cost and which will go far toward the comfort of the persons doing the work. One of these is ventilated win dow or outside cupboard for the keeping of meats, vegetables, and other nec- essaries of the kitchen. This cupboard consists of sort of Nextension built on the side of the kitchen, gene ally occupy ing the lower half of a window, and is made of slated blinds such as are used for window shutters. In fact, one pair of shutters cut in two in the middle will form the entire outer portion of the box. After mailing the blinds together floor and roof are provided, and, if desirable, shelf may be added about half way from the bottom. A top covering of tin or roofing paper is essential and should be put on over the boards. Before put tIng in the shelf the inside of this ven tilated box should be lined with flY- screen wire to prevent flies and other in- sects gettiug in. After this device is in- stalled in the lower half of window it can be reached by simply raising the lower sash. By actual experience this has been found to be one of the greatest labor-saYing devices that can be installed in a modern kitchen.
 Another similar device, known as the hanging cellar cupboard can be made from an ordinary store box, a pair of hinges, and two small pieces of fly screen, the entire cost not exceeding 60 cents. Two sides of the box are covered with netting, one side being in the form of door. When completed the outfit is suspended to the joists at a convenient | place in the cellar. This is an improve ment oyer the old form of hanging shelf and may be used for the storage of cooked meats and foods. It has certain advantages even where an ice box is maintained. Where any meat or veget. able has been boiled and it is desirable