El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-29

EV WASHINGTON. .. c.. Sept 20
NJ Women. when they go about
the business OF inventinE
things. usually attack problems shat
have to do with clothins or house
hold management
Now, for the first time, they have a
chance to pursue this Intellectual bent
of theirs under government guidance
and with government help
A branch Of the department Of agri-
culture (the office Of home economics)
is doing ali it can to encourage the
especially farmers wives and daugh-
tiers. who in many little community,
rural or small town. are trying to de-
wise novel contrivances for saving Ia
Dor and making life easier and more
comfortable
Take for example the fceless re-
frigeratOr" 1t was made by a wom-
an. and its cost was practically
nothing at all II stands in tub. and
on the top shelf is a pan of water.
When used. a cloth is hung around
II IN such a way as TO envolp the
COMMUNICATED close at the bottom,
buttoned securely down one side, and
with the upper edge hanging over
into the pan Of water
Of course, with this arrangement.
with water supplied from the pan on
top. As everybody knows, if a towel
be hung from a wash stand basin.
with one end immersed. it Will act
like a siphon and gradually draw all
the water out Of the basin. The same
thing happens in the case Of the con-
trivance here described
Cooled by Evaporation
It is put in a breezy place outdoors.
so that evaporation Of the water from
the saturated cloth may be eucour-
aged Evaporation means cooling.
and with a good breeze. even on the
hottest day. the temperature inside Of
the cloth may be reduced to So degrees |
or less But without any breeze at
all there is evaporation rapid enough
TO keep milk and other things reas-
Cnably cool
In most farmhouses, even nowadays, .
there is no running water. The
farmers wife must go 10 a pump.
which IS perhaps far enough from the
dwelling TO require many steps TO and
from in the course Of a day how
may these stcus be saved And how J
may the luxury Of running water in Z
the house be easily and cheaply OBJ Z
tained2
Home Water Works.
The new idea. originated BY farm
ars wife. is TO stand a barrel on a 4
shelf attached 10 the outside of the 4
house. It is filled with water by a 1
force pump From the lower part of {
the barrel short piece OF pipe runs /
horizontally through the house wall i
INTO the kitchen, terminating in a /
faucet Beneath the faucet is placed /
r sink. which is provided with a
waste pipe 10 carry off the water.
Nothing could be more simple. as
veil as convenient. If the barrel be
Jumped fun once a day. il viii sup
by the housewives ordinary needs
'he cost Of the entire outfit ought
lot TO be more than SO.
Wonder covers" for the rolling
in and bread board. are the Invention
Il a Maine woman Anybody can
make them
yllnder OF stOckinette, made 10 pull
'ver the pin in a stretched tight way,
Ike persey sleeve and tied At the
pen end The other part OF the
quipment is mere square OF canvas
sailcloth)- 10 lay upon the bread
.oard.
Provided with these covers. the
ough without any danger OF its
ticking to pin or board But before
sing. nearly A quart OF flour must
e rubbed into the pin cover for the
irst time il has been slipped over
he rolling pin And little flour
lust be rubbed into IL in the same !
ray on each occasion OF its subse-
uent employment
Save Lot Of Flour.
The covers save a lot Of flour. be (
ause there is no loss Of material BY {
he sticking of dough 70 the bread
card and rolling PIN. and what flour I
left over can be thrown back into q
ie barrel {
They save time and labor: for there