Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-02
PLANS FOR A BATHROOM.

Dear SOC1al Corner Sisters. l am sending plars for a bathroom:
 In building a house or remodeling one it is well to put time and thought into planning the bathroom, in order to get the best results in comfort for the amount of money spent What Is wanted is warm, clean, convenient, attractive place that will promote wholesome habits of cleanliness.
 The room should be so placed as to conserve heat by having as little out side wall as possible.
 1t should not De placed in a corner with two outside walls, and especially not over a porch, as then an extraya- gant amount of heat will be needed to warm the floor an7 to keep the pipes from freezing. It is best placed over a room that is always kept warm, such as the kitchen. A chimney running up | through the wall will help and give an opportunity for small stove or fire place if it is desired This is especial | ly desitabIe for chilly mornings in The seasons when the house Is not heated. | It may also serve to heat water when l the boiler is cold and for warming or | drying baby things.
 Another economy in placing the | bathroom over the kitc,sen is in
 plumbing costs. Every foot of pipe 1 and every bend in it costs in labor and material. The straighter the pipes from the boiler and The kitchen sink,
 the more money saved, and the quicker
 the water will run hot CT cold.
 A sunny window, preferably facing east, will give warmth and cheer, be- 1 sides promoting cleanliness, for a strong light shows where the dirt is,
 and sun and air are mighty germ kill
 CTS.
 If the kitchen is in a wing it will
 probably be bess to place the bath | room over the end next to the house, so it will be nearer most of the bed rooms.
 If the bathroom is on the first floor it may be nearer the kitchen, but
 reached 5y a passageway leading to
 the bedrooms on that floor. It will also be convenient to have the back
 stairs go up from the same passage.
 Another good i1ea is to have this
 passage easily reached from the back door, so the men coming in from work
 unless a washroont is provided on the
 first floor.
 Disturbance frora bathroom noises in
 the adjoining bedrooms may be less
 ened by putting clothes closets be-
 tween. chimney is also a good dead | ener.
 The noisy fixtures, the tub and toilet
 should be placed, if otherwise conven-
 lent, on the wall, where they will be
 least heard, though usually not on the } outside wall because of cold.
 | 3. If the bathroom Is over the room
 where the washing is done ,a clothes
 chute may be easily put in. Take 8 piece Of tin furnace pipe, run down through the wall with small door ir the bathroom swinging on pivots SC that 1t opens at touch. The clothes , to be dropped down into a basket un- der the lower end of the pipe. The bathroom for large family ] should be larger than one used only by one or two persons. There should ! be room not only for the usual fixtures but for towels, soap toilet articles ane
 medicines for each person using 1t. Place long nickel or glass rod! l along the wall around the room to holt , towels.
 r If each member of the family has or l assigned space oe rod and hangs theil , wash cloth and towel over it neatly , the effect will not be untidy.
 The supply of fresh towels, wasf cloths, soap, toilet paper may he kcp in chest of drawers, or a cupboard l may be built in to hold them. It i: well to have two little cupooards, ont \ with mIrror in the door, placed ovel the lavatory to hold toilet articles
 the other with a good lock for medi 7 cines which one wishes to keep saft , from children.
 r Trusting these plans may be a hell 3 to someone, I will say adieu and bes l wishes to all.
 | ~....-- HETTIE WAY.