The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-12
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The fully furnished kitchen in
Guided in the government exhibit at
the San francisco exhibition is an Of
fetal recognition of the importance.
OF good cooking to the nation. The
health of the people, and their In
tellectual attainment depends great
~ upon the food they eat. and the
quality OF the food depends much
upon the place and manner in which
it is prepared.
Distinguished scientists are now
coming to regard the kitchen as al
laboratory IN which scientific work
is done each day. The smallest de-
tail with regard to the preparation
OF food or the convenience OF the
person preparing it. ts considered Of.
the greatest Importance.
Fully %. 100000 home laboratories
or Kitchens, are in daily operation.
Less than a fourth Of them are OPP
Grated or managed by hired servants.
The great mass OF the American peo-
pie depend upon the wife and moth
er OF the family to do all the work
Of the kitchen. The United States
government is now spending thou
sands of dollars annually in studying
the kitchen with view to making
this work easier, as well as more
hygienic.
Two distinct form of kitchens are
recognized by modern domestic
scientists. One is large room serv
ing as a dining room and family Sit
ting room as well as cooking ROOM
The large kitchen is especially fea-
ture Of the farm house. The utiliza-
ton OF the heat from the range when
other rooms are insuffic1ently heated
is one reason for this. In direct con-
tract to the large kitchen of the
farm house. in which many kinds
of work are done. is the small kitch-
zen, or kitchenette, OF the city apart
ment, which cannot be utilized for
any other purpose than food prepara-i
ton. Various compr omises between
these two extremes are found. butt
modern science favors small kithch-I
len in the average house. 1t is be-
coming more closely confined II itsl
chief service OF food preparation
partly because much other work. es-
pecially laundering, is performed out
side Of the home.
a large kitchen requires greater
care in its arrangement. in order that
no unnecessary, steps be forced upon
the housewife. A college girl. who
had graduated In domestic science
came home for vacation before en-
tering upon her career as teacher.
She took prompt notice of the ar
rangement Of the home kitchen. a
large. sunny room built and arranged
after the fashion Of the last gener-
alton. The pantry was at one side of
the room, the dining room at: the
other. The stove stood at one
end directly opposite the sink. The
refrigerator stood against the wall
about3the middle Of the room, and at
least ten feet away from the table.
The mother had been doing most
Of the cooking herself. The collegfan
assumed charge with a view to inns
proving the arrangement. She be-
gan to wear spedom eter to ascertain
the distances walked in the kitchen
each day. She found that during the
first week, under the old arrangement
she averaged between five and six
miles daily. She decided to lessen
the distances between table. stove,
sink and pantry. By moving the
stove and table nearer the sink. she
was able to reduce the number Of
steps taken. for the same amount OF
cooking, to daily average of less
than two miles. This materially de-
creased the amount Of time required
for the cooking and also lessened the
physical fatigue.
All kitchen furnishings should be-
selected and arranged to lessen the
physical strain upon the woman US
ing them. The range, with an ele-
waited. oven overcomes the necessity
for STOPPING over to haste roasting
meat or to attend banking. When
this Is not obtainable, raising a
range OF ordinary height several
inches. either by wooden blocks or
longer legs will materially lessen
the fatigue OF the woman Of ordi-
nary height who has to cook upon
IT. The same is true OF the kitchen
table. Some Of the newest tables.
especially those OF metal. can be j
raised or lowered by adjustable legs
BILE must be used. the Departmental
agriculture suggests to farm women
placing a wooden block under each
leg. The top OF each block should 1
be followed out to prevent the table
fromlslipping.
The model kitchen in a domestic
science college resem bles nothing less
than high-grade biological or chem
3ical Iaborator. Wood has practically
been eliminated Enameled metal
fills it's place. The table is OF white
.ename1ed iron. 1t may contain a
numb OF drawers or compartments
for special purposes. The kitchen cab
met which has come into favor with
in the last ten years. is now being
made of white 3enameled metal in-5
stead OF vanished wood. It is the
means Of saving many steps in any
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