The sun., 1914-09-27

w IHEN ! first kept bungalow" I
w was a girl in my teens, an art
student OF St. Louis. passing
par ~ .0ne glad summer witn lillian
Brown. 'he clever landscape painter.
Mss Brown used to rent the ."old
court house OF Cahokia, H.. for some
tN.nE ..kr so season. II was large.
turh.cIuwn structure in small.
r.atuls tower garden and quite the
most delightful place imaginable. Miss
Brown furniture consisted OF two cots
a table and some bookshelves. besides
her easel ana painting paraphernalia.
He plr'ry was stocked with coffee. tea,
sugar SALT vinegar and oil
N~d .he Kitchen outrt was made up
p pn alcohol stove, a small water kettle
.u1 g irving pan. II was quite sutii-
..~' I'm the quaint village that
..t-trvas IT'S French ways and Ian
1-. from the times of Lasalle) we
1uG -"' milk. butter and eggs. bread
.at meat fruit. vegetables and honey.
77~ breakfast and supper all our cook
r- o.. -.-t"d In heating water for our
ai.n respectively. tea. Fruit, milk,
-.'. butter and honey completed the
max. rye bread, butter and cheese
he other
For unoheon the frying pan came
rto prom.nency. and we INDUCED in
o7r 'rll.d steak. chops. or ham and
--s with some salad or lettuce. cucum-
oars cel-ry tomatoes or cabbage.
Since then have kept bungalow"
In various places. including a studio on
WasNlaCton Square. New York Some
y these places were out OF the way
% I'D
water supply and the so convenient
rounds n butcher. baker and grocer.
Il Is jus, in these distant localities,
however. that It is possible to rent at
least expense and enjoy most freedom;
and in regard to them the following
suggestions are offered.
First or all. in renting one must
ascertain that the water supply Is
above suspicion. pure spring or a
deep. clear well. This il most i'm
porant. Plumbing there is Of course
none. But the position and particulars
Of the toilet must be considered espe-
c!al,y the distance from house and we'll
Next II is advisable TO inquire diplo-
mat.cally whether there has lately been
some contagious disaase-smallpoN
scarlet fever or typhoid-in the house
For farm houses are not always the
heathful Eldorados city people imagine
them 10 be.
Once these preliminaries are settled
Il Is time TO delve into the preparations
70. successful Housekeeping. or rather
bungalow keeping. In most cases LII
Ian Browns kitchen outfit viii be fount
all sufficient. Several manufacturer:
have excellent quickly heating alcoho
gas stoves on the market. these range
in price from SO 10 $3.50 and $3.50
Denatured alcohol sells at so cents
gallon. These stoves convert den2
tured alcohol into gas and burn witt
an Intensely hot blue flame. They ar
safe strong and durable. The waite
Kettle should hold from three to fou
pin's, and the water not used 70
beverage Is best reserved to wash tn
dishes, Kettle and frying pan sEoult
he ot aluminium which stores hea
much quicker than any other metal an
therefore IS most economical.
As the water will have 10 be carrie
to the house from either spring or wei
new, clean bucket or pail should b
hrhHsht along for this special purpos
and never used nor anything else cxcep
1lre g'"lH water. This idea Of &C rry
!ng warcr need not frighten the timiC
II is quite enjoyable. BESIDES per
'0ar.e there Is a thoughtful hushan
who on rainy days will bring in III
supply before departing for the railroa
station and dlwntown.
r 70 prepared for any emergcnc
b. Vol % bring along some cans {
condensed utlk one must, howeve
''' content oneself with canned mill
ne bungalow is not within a milk
N.' route there probably will be som
'ir''" .Y tho nelGhhorhood willing I
s. H.r" milk, In this case the mil
w.. must y" carried | found n Nv
-'r'' preserve jar Ideal for this pun
los.
H''or and eggs. vegetables and fru
m" probably can procure from u
81" ~'nor II not one must 20 20 II
''.''r Village and buy enough to la
Some 'uc Without ice the preserv;
Won ~ hose articles is not Just an cas
"'''t Sun il can be done. Let |
on'N remember that our grandmothe
'" Lpih.nL of iCemen and refriger;
t''' aul managed Just as well as W
i'''Iis there Is "A spring house on u
"I t'" srOuTSs, then one Is royal
If'' .oi for. or maybe there !s
''..' ''"n all one has to do is to op'
az "otU the windows 10 have u
I'.' airy ana protected from flies.
y Pep IA the case one must set aside
sNad r0lm ~ partition as store ROOF
E''p dark and airy and protect
H'' "s"c's and rodents.