Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-05-26

lions in ones own mind. and. when q
proposed location is being looked mo
to see how many of the w apply
tn the place under investigation. some
of the questions which should be asked
and my answers thereto follow:
Question-Win the neighbors he
neiglborly?
Answer-The advantage of nNlhS
among people of the same social STATUS
as your family will be evident. III IS
advisable to live among people able ana
willing to spend about the same
amount of honey on their homes and
TO have about the same standards of
living as YOU have. Something is gained
by having as n%eishbors people WHO
speak your language. go to Your
church, and whose children have the
same school requirements as yours.
Just as important is it that you do not
locate in close proximity to a eishbo'
who will are nothing for your com
forts. your hours of rest. til" danger III
spreading infection TO your family. or
the possibility of supplying your house
with flies and mosquitoes.
Question-How can YOU determine
these questions:
Answer-By the populations of the
neighhors. by inquiry, and by observa-
ton.
Question-What is the principal
source of flies in q nctghborhood"
Answer-Manure boxes. stables, gar
brS 10 SCtOIu III Importance.
Question~What is the principal
source of mosquitoes about "A house?
Answer--Sman collections of water
located inside the house or within 300
feet OF IL. Ninety-five per cent of mos
qultoes and flies never get 300 feet away
from their Matching place.
Ouestion-In which direction should
q house face?
Answer-North. The front portion of
the house is not often use constantly.
On cold, windy days the north rooms
generally leak go much old air that
they are uni%nhabitable. There Is ad-
vantage in using these rooms as par
Tors and spare looms. 1T is even better
to have the house face somewhat west
Of north.
Question-On which side of the house
should the bed rooms he located"
AnsWer-The east side. The beds
should have the morning sun. In sum
mer the bed rooms hould be m the
east side in order to escape the heat
ing effect OF the afternoon sun. Icspe
ally is this necessary with the nur-
sery.
Question-Is Il house in a dense
woods advisable?
Answer-No. 1t is almost impossible
to rid a mousse tnus located of m%osqui-
toes and flies. The sun does not get a
fair chance to purify the ground
around the house nor the inside OF the
house.
Question-Should the house have "a
cellar or basement?
Answer--Yes 1t is II protection
against cold floors in winter. 1t does
not make the house warmer in summer.
Question-How can Il cellar wall he
kept dry?
Answer-A tile drain should be laid
| around the outside of the cellar wall.
two-inch unglazed tile. The drain
should be -four inches below the foun-
dation wall, beginning at The corner.
and IL inches below at the opposite
corner.
Question-Of what material should
the cellar wall be built?
Answer-Of concrete or stone, laid in
cement mortar.
Question-Wha is the objection to
a wall of ordinary brick?
Answer-Brick walls absorb water
too rapidly.
Q~uestion-How can water he pre-
vented from creeping up the wall?
Answer-By interposing a damp
proof course. consisting of one-half an
inch of asphalt or slate, and by nav
ing air spaces In the wall.
Question-Should the cellar extend
above the ground and be provided with
windows?
Answer-Yes. Unless a cellar can be
| aired and summed, it is liable to be a
source Of iii health.
Question-What are the signs of q
damp cellar?
Answer-Wingate's Sanitary Ques-
ton Box" gives the following:
l.. Rust on exposed metal pipes
and tlues.
=. Broken plaster and buck
ing" lath.
3. Dry rot on the ioor beams.
4. Fungus growths on walls.
5. Spots OF mildeW and mois-
ture between the cracks OF the
oNriya III a,r -l-., -,I
general sense Of closeness. In ad-
dition. look for wet dirt in the
spaces of the cobblestones or floor
ing or Tags and rotting of the ends
of wood in posts that support the
loor.
Question-How can one tell that the
walls Of a building absorb moisture
from the ground?
A~nsWer-Look for so-callcd wet
feet. Walls that show scaling of the
paint and incrustation with a mineral
extending "A foot or two above the
Question-Should q house have high
ceilings?
Answer-No. High ceilings add Moth
Ing to the ventilation of a house. In
fact. they increase the difficulties Of
ventilation. They likewise increase the
difficulties Of heating.
Question-Should not the houses in
warm climates have high ceilings?
Answer-No. The house in Havana
have high ceilings. but it is a mistake.
Il is desirable to have a good deal Of
space below the roof. but that space
should be between the roof and the
ceiling. not below the ceiling.
Question-Should attics have win
dows?
Answer - They should, especially in
warm climates. Attics need sunshine.
In warm weather, unless they have
windows much of the roof heat is trans
,nitted to the rooms. In cold weather the