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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-10
How We Devised a
 Sky-Open Bedroom
All the Delights and Sautary Effects of Fresh Air Without Using the Customary Veranda s- or Tent Bedroom
By DAVID FAIRCHILD
or Tent Bedroom

cottage near Washington, ID. C., and is reached by little covered passage way from the dressing room. There is literally nothing to it but floor and a roof, and the roof is made of glass, so that lying comfortably in bed one can look straight up into the trees and through them to the stars. In constructing our little house we built first four corners of brick cement could be used-and laid floor joists across to form what carpenters call the plate. It is not necessary to make the corners more than two feet high above the ground, for if the land is we'll drained there is no danger of the bedrooms being damp.
 On the joists IS a floor ten feet square, and upon this is built the rough pine frame. The upright by finch corner posts and by finch studs are braced at the bottom by put ting in short by As criss-cross to form wainscoting three feet high.
 The most novel feature of this sky open bedroom is, of course, the roof. There is little cap of wood extend ing down about eighteen inches on either side of the ridge, and the roof itself, which is made of ordinary, cheap greenhouse sash starts under heath this and slides up and down on the rafters. An fair weather the roof
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-10

where no age limits or strength limits are enforced, the small boys, dressed like the older ones, only in track trunks and attempting to emulate hotels on the way, purple and shiver- ing from fatigue. In one instance 1t took several hours to restore the child to his normal condition.
 Little girls have been seen to tramp wearily into a resting place at the point of fainting from exhaustion. It is easily seen that such insufficient regard for individual needs is most detrimental-for camps are a failure when the attempt is to handle the girls in masses.
 Then there is horseback riding, a sport which calls for special precau- tions, particularly in girls camps. Sometimes the girls are allowed to ride alone, or an inferior riding master is engaged. Under these conditions the wonder is that there are not more serious accidents. The full benefit of the sport is not secured, since the girls do not learn to ride properly.
 There are some camps in which baseball forms prominent part of the athletics, and neighboring camps compete with one another in interest ing games. NIn one of the best camps for girls, the established game was abolished when a girl received the Ddli IF Iuc eye, d new SdLuC, for soft balls and rules for girls has now been adopted This is only an illustration of the wisdom of this leader, who realizes that girls and boys were not made for the same sports. She attempts to avoid the more strenuous games, and to engage in those that anuse while giving gentle exercise.
 Camps which are situated by the water are open to dangers of various kinds. With a sufficient number of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-10
SXgW Summer Homes and Camps

From the dining room leads the kitchen, convenient and attractive in it's arrangement, and entered from the eXterior by a separate entrance, and opening from here is the maids room and the rear veranda.
 On the second floor are three large chambers, all connecting with the front and side outdoor sleeping balconies. and a large bathroom, provided with the best open plumbing.
 The house was designed by J. Will- jam Beal, architect, of Boston, and its cost, complete, was $2,500 Following is an estimate of the cost:
 Excavating, stonework, ,brickwork, fireplace, $400; lumber, $7O0; carpentry, s45o; mill work, $400; plumbing, s25o; painting, $50; tinware, s75; hardware and nails, $75; total, S2.500.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-10

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 and adorning the chimney breast is a panel motto done in burnt wood with six deer and fawn running across the space beneath the motto portion. while along the sides Ere trees and outline views of the White Mountains and Intervale meadows as seen from the outlook window. This window, which is a feature of the room, over looks the front veranda, comma nding a near view of Mt Washington, and it measures 8 feet in length by feet in width. It consists of single plate of glass and occupies nearly the entire space at one end of the room. In ad dition to this window two French win dow doors. feet fn width, and two side windows, about 3 feet wide,s ere provided and SO arranged as to permit the play of cool cross drafts.
 Broad glass doors connect the living room with the dining room, finished in a similar manner, and characterized by great fireplace of field stone. In the corner beside the deep bow win dow, beneath which extends a softly cushioned seat, ascends the broad staircase of rustic design to the apart
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-10

5 of Charles A.. 'Burdett, at Intervale
 N. Fl. The site which this charming home occupies is one of the finest in
 that region of beautiful locations :. The house, of the cottage type, is constructed of lumber cut on the estate ! and sawed at a nearby mill, and it is consequently built of the very best material. It nestles on foundation of rough field stone. picked up on the premises. and this same material is employed in the construction of the lower portions of the two outside chimneys. as we'll as the low wall that Hanks the entrance steps on either side.
 The exterior finish is of shingles, left to weather. with soft brown trim and dark green blinds. and the deep pitched roof is likewise shfngled, the rows doubled at every fourth course to eff feet pretty finish. Across the front and a portion of the side of the cot tage extends a nine-foot veranda with roof supports of rustic posts, and above the front portion is deep covered balcony. equipped as an out door s1eeping room. Another sleeping
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-10
Breakfast Dishes

Breakfast Dishes
 Eggs in cup Sliced ham heated in hot cream Creamed poaehed eggs
 Fried hominy Omelet with tomatoes Creamed Sweetbreads Luncheon Dishes Chicken croquettes Curried vegetables Eggs a la Columbus with tomato Spanish eggs
 Stuffed peppers Creamed fish in shells, Macaroni croquettes Pimento sandwiches Asparagus baked with cheese Clam fritters Eggs with noodles and mushrooms Eggs baked with cheese Stuffed tomatoes
 Stuffed eggs BrOiled mushrooms
 Dinner Dishes Steamed salmon with hollandaise
 sauce Fried chicken with vegetables Baked bluefish Grenadines of veal with cucumbers Rice au gratin
 Baked chicken Boiled leg of mutton with caper sauce Lamb chops with mint aspire B1ancquette of lamb with asparagus Planked chops
 Chicken pie Veal pot pie Hamburg steak a la tartare Cannelon of beef
 Soups
 Cream of spinach Cream of mushroom Tomato bouillon
 Bisque of clam Lamb and tomato
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-10

can be opened, ands when it rains one can lie and look up at the raindrOpS as they strike upon the glass panes. and anything more magnificent than a thunderstorm at night I cannot imagine with the great oak branches bending and tossing above one's head. Sash cords and simple, inexpensive pulleyS are all that is necessary to raise and lower these greenhouse sash, provided the rafters on which they run are well soaped and plenty of play is left between the sash frames and the strips of board which hold them in place.
 The wainscoting is covered with unbleached cotton sheeting tackled on inside to a height of three feet from the floor, and this allows free circu- lation of air, but affords the semi privacy required, and will last for three or four years. The height of this wainscoting is a matter of choice, and if more privacy is desired it could be made higher.
 Above this cloth wainscoting we have put wire fly netting. It can be tackled directly on to the uprights, but will last very much longer if which can be nailed or screwed to the posts and removed each winter and stored away.
 Although it is remarka b1e how little rain beats in under the overhanging caves formed by the projecting sash, for extra protection we have strung very strong copper wires around the top plate, inside under. the rafters, and on this run two continuous cur tains of army duck which, when drawn completely shut out the rain, even in driving storm. Eyelets in the bottom serve to tie these curtains down if necessary, but in the three years we have used the room we have never fastened them down.
 A screen door for an entrance com pletes this simple sleeping room.
 One of the great advantages of this glassed-in sleeping room over any tent or roofed-in affair is that it al- lows the sun to pour into it and dry out every particle of moisture, and yet in a moment, by opening the sash, all the hot air escapes through the roof.
 "But how about the light in the Doesn't it wake you up awfully early?" is generally the first question we are asked. It is what we
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-10

VA1E RIDICULE the Pompeians i. " who slept in stuffy. windowless W rooms lighted only by narrow
 doors from the atrium or central hall, and glory in our own well-ventil- ated bedrooms on the second floor. veranda and tent bedrooms there are in plenty, too, but those of us who have slept out under the open sky and known the delight of having the stars blink us to sleep and the birds wake us before sunrise. feel how much greater is this outdoor bedroom of the sky than anything under a roof can possibly be.
 Filled with this idea, we tried to make a plan for an out-of-doors sleep ing room which did not either shut out the sky with tenting or roof or necessitate run for the house when ever a storm threatened. What we finally devised is so simple and so sat- , isfactory that we think others may like to try it.
 It is built under some big red oaks about ten feet back of a one-story
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-10

reveled in this open-air-bedroom, and have decided that there is nothing so wonderful as to wake up under our great oak trees and, while our eyes are still fresh from the rest of the night and before the responsibilities of the day have crowded in to distract our minds, watch the thrashers build ing their nests on a branch above us and the vireos chasing each other among the leafy twigs Last year a squirrel used to wake us by scratching
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-10

awaken the girls in the morning. They
 assemble at a stated hour for break, fast, after which they finger about flor an hour, singing their camp songs Then they engage in manual training &of some kind-making things out o5 'boxes, carving hard wood, etc. After
 that, at eleven o'clock, they go swim sming. This is followed by luncheon, rest hour, outdoor exercise-tenni5 walking, go]fing, basketball, dinner. kdancing on the veranda, songs and
 then to bed. Such a day is full of de-
 light and benefit, for 1t means some.
 thing accomplished. The nights re-
 pose that follows is well earned, sounS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-10

nor can he quite realize how fairylike and mysterious moonlight can make the woods. To get these wonderful effects of looking right up into the trees one generally has to lie on the ground with stones and acorns and gnarled roots sticking him in the back, and until one has seen them night after night, and sunrise after sunrise, from the comfortable vantage ground of bed, he has not known the full beauty of Gods great out-of-doors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-10

counse1ors, however, and rigid rules against girls going out in boats alone, or in bathing alone, the difficulties are reduced in great measure. But what would the reader think of camp in which girls are allowed to go boating or bathing whenever they please, : and without a chaperone? :? Such a camp has been seen. The dan gers of drowning or of overriding quite aside, think of the habits of self-in- dulgence and of a certain social laxity that such a practice develops! The effect upon, character is difficult to re- move Moreover, the physical result is to be considered; girls have little
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-10

cate girl attempts the feats of her more robust sister, the result will be anything but beneficial. The camp that fulfills its, mission properly takes into consideration each girls individ- scribes a course Of exercise accord ingly The younger ones are not al- lowed to do the work of the older ones; and, furthermore, there is a definite schedule to follow which pre- vents overexertion and insures the full benefits of the physical training.
 Tn most camps mountain climbing is a distinct feature ofsthe athletic and recreation work. In one camp,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-10
GARDEN HINTS

ITO AVOID moving the lawn sprin- kler from place to place, I made
 a small sled of by finch pine, 24 across the runners, which should be 20 inches long, with 1a-inch board nailed inches apart. Then fasten the sprin- kler on the sled. well toward the front, attach about feet of rope to the sled by which to draw it and arrange the hose so 1t will run out back. of the sled to prevent tipping over. The sprinkler can then be moved to any place on the lawn. w. z.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-10

the wire netting, and the pretty little drama of a brown thrush's family fife was played out for us on a branch directly overhead-the building of the nest,s the endless procession of wor ms and bugs down ravenous little throats, the first timid adventurings of the oa- bies and, finally, the tragic empty nest.
 One never knows what gorgeous things autumn leaves are until he has looked up through them in the early morning when, at sunrise, they are lighted by the red rays of sunlight,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-10

asked ourselves when we were build ing our room, and we decided. to nave roller blinds for each sash, but first we tried it for a few nights, and not mind the light in the least. There are no spots of light to catch the eye as there are in darkened room with few bright windows, and being on the west side of the house, the room itself is shielded from the rays of the early sun, while the trees above are exquisitely lighted by them.
 For the last three. years we have
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-10
Seasonable Dishes

Cream of carrots Cream of lettuce Tomato puree
 Vegetables
 Potato souf1e Potato croquettes Franconia potatoes ts Potato balls Creamed spinach Creamed cabbage Hot slaw Creamed lettuce and pea8 Cabbage and celery Corn pudding
 Beet greens Baked arttchokes Glazed onions Salsify fritters Scalloped salsify
 Salads
 Salmon salad Cherry and nut salad Tongue and nut Spinach and egg Cucumber and onions Beet and onion Cabbage salad Asparagus salad
 Italian salad
 Scallop salad
 Desserts Angel parfait with pineapple Caramel ice cream Junket ice cream with strawbexxfsz Almond blancmange Mocha cream Macedoine of fruit Strawberry mousse Meringues with whipped cream and strawberries. Orange jelly cups with strawberTfef Pineapple bavarian cream Lemon cheese cakes Rhubarb baked with prunso Rhubarb meringue Pineapple soufffe Strawberry Ice cream Rice and fruit Ja. creole
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-10

portion of the dining room, and it con- meets with one of the interior cham befA
 The entrance door, fitted with broad panes of glass, gives upon large liv- ing room,- 16 by 20 feet, finished like
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-10

ments on the second floor Spacious, meath line the room on one side and afford convenient storage hooks for china and table linen. The furniture, like that in the main room, is princi- pally constructed from unbarked birch, and is very pretty and artistic.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-10
An Ideal Summer
 Cottage for $2,5OO
Rustic Vacation Home in White Mountains Built eat rs,r Reasonable Cost, but of Best Materials,
 and With All Convenences

. \ MIDST the picturesque environ A ment of tree-topped hills and
 lofty mountain peaks, overlooking
 long stretches of fertile valleys, : stands "Broadview," the summer home
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-10

shellacked, with beams and rafters left exposed and a floor of hardwood
 stained and polished. In one corner Is arranged the great fireplace of brick with decorations of rough field stone.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-08-30
(Continuara.)'
Cronica Espanola
LA VIDA PoLIT1cA.

La conmemoraci6n de la semana ira
gica Sc ha verifcado en- la prensa ra-
dical de toda Espaila, acusandose unos
a otros los propios oficiantes del fraca-
SO sufrido en- la revoluci6n de julio de
1909.
'Por no habernos secundado los ele-
mentos de Zaragoza,-dicen unos,-se
perdio la batalla. - Por no haber res
pondido Madrid y Valencia,-afrman
otros,-triunf6 el gobierno de un le-
vantamiento popular invencible =
"Por falta de direction, n,-aseguran los
mas, Sc perdi6 una gran OCCASION de
prodamar la rep1bhca'' ''Por arti-
maiias del senior La Cierva, -convie-
men todos,-Espana entera no respon-
di6 8 un movimiento con tanta fuerza
iniciado.'
z vease por d6nde Sc confesa con
absolnta falta de l6gica que una obra
en- que estan comprometidos Ia mayo
ria de los espanoles, fracasa por ell ar
did de an ministro de la Gobernacion
que, por 10 visto, tiene habilidad in
genio para conseguir tan enorme
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-08-30
E sta dis;'tica.:...'
lei. tie mpo


.Darante la semana que ternain6 el sa-
bado Is de agosto Ia temperature pro-
media y precipitation fneron casi nor
males para una senaa1a de sagosto; regu-
larmente en- toaa Ia .isla: la ten1pera-
tura 1Na1ana prouedia semanal fue 80
~ la mini4la promedia fns IS. La tenn
peratnra mas alta que han y ii1n:ffornlado
fd6 "a en- varias seasstaaesiSohes, y'>lA mas
baja SO en- NIarica6o. Hubo bnenos
''agdaceros en- easi toaaE las estaeiones.
El promedio senanal ''sdH 'edH III division N.
fne 200 pulgadas, en- Ia divisi6nf E: rs
pnlgada, en- Ia division aSa'0 s0.pulgada,
yen Ia division O SO 'puagaas s,,..
,st t:sa.usA sfs:
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-08-30
SECOND NATTER
So

Por los motives expuestos, Colon Sc de-
cidio ocultar su cuna y su efigen; la
duda de que era italiano, La alimentaron
sals contemporaries, sus amigos mas in
timos, sus companeros Gle aventuras y
aun srls hjos; pues tai .parece, que tanto
sus hermanos como sus hijos, obedecie-
ron q: una consigna, al oeultar ell origen
gallego de .su padre; siendo cosa muy
rara, que los hijos no sepan donde han
nacido sus padres
Y con respecto a su hermano Bartolo-
me, no existe la menor duda de que ha
nacido en- Portugal, y 81 Bartolome era
portugues, seg1n los historiadores del
Descubrimiento, 5no podr1a serlo tam
bien SUI hermano Cristobal ?-S1.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-08-30
PRUlEBA. INDICIARIA~

Ell navegante Colon a las tierras que
ba descubriendo, las bautizaba con dife-
rentes nombres; empezando por crunplir
con Dios y despues con los Reyes ll1e-
go con la Patria; dando ell nombre de
Salvador y Conception a las dos prime
ras islas que descubri6, en- accion de
gracias al cielo; las siguientes, las de
Isabella, Fernandina y Juana como de-
mostraci0n de agradecimiento la fami-
liza real espanola; despues descubre otra
en- ell Mar Caribe la que bautiza con
el nombre de La Espanola, tribute de
recuerdo a la naci6n que apoy6 su colo
sal empresa; luego da nombres que SON
recuerdo y admiration los lugares dom
de naci6 y jugo en- los primeros amos de
su infancia.
A otra isla que encuentra delante de
la proa de SUI nave, en- ell mar antilla-
no, le da el nombre de San Salvador, que
es ell nombre de la parroquia de San SAL
vGdor de Pogo, donde probablemente fue
del claustro materno y reci-
bio las aguas del baustismo el Almiran-
te; y la isla que sigue, la bautiza con el
nombre de Porto SamtO,> que es Ell nombre
de la ensenada de la parroquia de Santa
Maria, y este nombre fue el segundo con
|que Sc bautizo la carabela La GatIegG, en-
lei puerto de Palos.
Dr.. Constantine Horto.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-08-30

La alimentacion
en- v ef a n O


Sc ha dioho muchas yeces, y pesar
de clio hay que repetirlo: no sabeInos
conner. No sabemos conner, a pesar de
la importancia de este; pesar de ser
esta la base de una bnena salud flsica
y moral. Peor que nunca, comemos en-
la presente estaci6n del ano, y por ESQ
hay que lamar especialmente la atencidn
hacia ell problema de la alimentaci6n
en- verano. Ell DR.. Marcel Sable, con
su reconocida competencia ha tratado
1ltimamente de este asunto, dirigien-
dose a los buenos parisienses; trasla-
daremos algunos de sns buenos con-
sej0s. ..
En- verano, dice Ell doctor Sable, de-
be comerse menos que en- invierno;
consumimos menos energla en- la epcca
del calor, hay, pues, cue reponer me-
nos.
Menos carnes, menos sustancias al
buminoideas, que Sc alteran facilmente
con los grandes calores. Debe vigilar-
sc embellishments que todos los ali
nlentos que tomemos esten en- perfec-'
to estado de conservation.
En- principle, pues, NADIA de caceria,
nj de pastas susceptibles de fermenta-
e16n. Sc autoriza ell peseado muy fres-
eco, la carne fria.
Como las legumbres Y . los frutos
abundan en- verano y son frescos, Sc
puede hacer un gran aensn1no de los
1nismos. De este modo, snstituyen a la
carne, 81 Dien aEmertan aenos Que
ella, f1ie es 10 que debe procurarse en-
veranO
Los frutos y las legumbres crudos
deben ser bien lavados antes de consul
mirlOs.
Por 10 que hace a la 'behida, puede
beberse entire las comidas. Como ell
aqua es susceptible de contaminaci6n,
es bueno hacerla hervir.
Las bebidas heladas no sbn recomen-
dables; no quitan bien la sed, y pue-
den provocar dlarreas y enteritis.
NADIA de alcohol, casi NADIA; es al
alcohol a 10 que Sc debe Ell mayor n1r
Nero de casos de congestion cerebral
que sc ebservan Ell veraao.
Las bebidas mas higienieas, durante
la epoca de los calores, son las infusio-
mes: infusiones de cortezas de naran-
jas, de limon, de te, de ca1namilla, de
mate, de menta, y otras infusiones res
frescantes.
I'm consejo propio Gel verano, que
vale mas que todos los precedentes, Y
sobre el cual insiste el doctor Sobbe,
es el de baiarse acknowledgements. En-
maestro medic, afortnnadamente no
hay que veneer ciertas preocupaciones
y habitos que difou1tan estas saluda-
'bles practicas en- la culta Nrancia.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-08-30
NADTE ES PROFETA
EN- SU TERRA

EN- SU TERRA
En- los pasados tiempos, 10 mismo que
en- los modermos, la Erase sentencia, asa-
die es profeta en- 81 terra, Sc ha cumpli-
do; la condicion de extranjero, despier-
ia en- sus semejantes, mas interes, mas
attraction, mas simpatla y mas respeto a
su persona; aun hoy, muchos hombres
de talento, van al extranjero dar CO.
nocer sus producciones intelectuales,
pues ALI Sc les oye, Sc lie atiende, Sc les
Eespeta, Sc les hace justicia; diganlo, re-
eientemente, los ingenieros espanoles To-;
rresQ Quevedo y Balsera que sus inven-
Eos fueron admirados en- Paris Lon
l1res y admitidos por La Ciencia, mi, ntras
que en- Espana Sc les califcaba de locos
y de chiffados.
81 Colon al presentarse en- Ia COrte
lie Castillo; que read1a en- Cordova, con
su proyecto, Gciendo que era gallego,
no Re hHMers dido nadie, lie lutheran
considerable un loco un visionario; un
fOnto; porque, dado el err6neo concepto
que Castillo y Andalncfa, tienen forma-
do del sufrido pueblo gallego en- la ca
beza de nlngdn espaiiol de aquellos ITEM
pos, cabia q. un humilde marino gallego,
fuera capaz de encontrar ell camino de
LAS Indias.'
Por otra parte, Ell pueblo gallego,: era
mirado con desprecio por los Reyes Ca
f6ficos, porque Sc alz6 apoyando Ia eau
n de sLa Beltraneja," !" en- contra de
isabel de Castillo; y en- venganza, le des-
pojaron de sus ibertades, lie maltrata-
ron Y sojuzgaron Castillo, quedando
q antique reinb de Galicia reducido a
II condici6n de una colonia.