Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-03-21

, this little four-room house. 1t is
frightened by the morning sun, cooled
by the southern breeZes, and shielded
from the intense heat of summer af-
ternoons. 1t commands a view of the
garden, the Fairgrounds, the barns,
the lawn, the gate, and the highway.
1t opens onto a screened porch, which
in summer is the most livable nook in
the house Much of the kitchen work
may be done there away from the
fumes and the heat of the stove,
which, happily for the other rooms of
the house, blow out through the north
and east windows.
Location of Stove and Ash Bin.
The stove is well lighted and, with
the porch window closed, it is out of
the cross drafts of air. 1t is within
six feet of the most distant fixture in
the kitchen and but little farther
from the dining table. All stove
utensils are within reach and the
workable and the fuel in the box be-
meath it are but two steps away. The
ashes drop from the fire box of the
stove, through a short pipe, to the ash
bin beneath the concrete floor.
The walls of this UNDERTOOK bin are
shown on the plans by dotted lines.
The bin is under the stove and fire
place and extends to the outer foun-
dation wall of the kitchen, where the
ashes and floor sweepings are removed
by means of long-handle drag. If
the building is raised on front ter
race, as shown in figure two, the bin
will be 26 inches deep, with its floor
at ground level. With a cellar under
the kitchen, the bin need be extended
only to the front end of the stove.
1t will be deep enough to hold years
supply of ashes.
The fuel box, supporting the table
top, occupies space which might other
wise be wasted. 1t is filled from the
outside of the house and emptied from
the inside through small door over
the concrete floor.
This is a subject that much could
he said about, and then cover the
subject only in brief way.
A trap or dump, like that in the
| fireplace, is provided for floor sweep
ings and possible dust from the door
of the coal or wood box. 1t is in the
concrete floor, behind the kitchen
door, near the fuel-box opening and
over the ash bin.
The carrying of fuel and ashes is
thus eliminated from the woman's
work, provided the man or boy fills
the coal or wood box each week, or
as may be necessary, and empties the
ash bin two or three times a year.
The water problem also has been
carefully considered in this little plan.
Cistern water may be drawn from the
bucket pump on the porch or, if de-
sired, from a pitcher pump at the
sink. Hot water is heated and stored
in the reservoir Of the stove. The sink
with only the drainpipe to be provided
is too inexpensive to omit from any
kitchen, and space enough has been
saved in this plan more than to pay
for all such conveniences.
This little kitchen excels many
others in not being a thoroughfare to
other rooms. The men and boys will
wash on the porch, leave their hats
and raincoats there, and enter the
living room without disturbing the
kitchen workers.
The Porch.
The screened porch is as large as
the plan will permit; but too small
for all the purposes for which it will
be in demand. Besides the usual kit.
chen work, the ironing and perhaps
the clothes washing will be done there
The one screen door locks up the
house, and butter, meat and milk put
on the porch to cool at night will be
secure against dogs and cats. The