Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-03
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

TIME method of handling waste paper
l. and garbage depends considerably, of
course, upon whether you are living IN
the country and have to dispose of 1t your
self, or whether you are living in the
suburbs or whether you are a city dweller,
and your only problem is how to keep the
garbage in sanitary manner until called
for.
For the city dweller there are many
conveniences for this purpose. There IS
the 'built-in" corner underneath the Kitchen
window, generally. Here a little compart-
ment gives place to the garbage cam and as
there is a metal door to the compartment
it is kept out of sight until the garbage
man calls. Galvanized iron pals are usu-
ally considered best TO keep garbage in,
despite the fact that the enameled pals
look whittier and cleaner. The latter are
more likely to chip and have to be replaced
frequently if you insist on snowy white
pail,
There Is a special large paper bag which
IL made to fit the inside of a garbage pail.
The waste is placed in this bag instead Of
in the pail itself. When full, the bag Is
tied together at the top, and garbage is
disposed Of bag and all. without ever hav-
ing touched the pail OF course garbage
must be well drained before being placed
in the bag, otherwise the bag will get soaked
and fall apart.
A sanitary device for garbage has been
put on the market recently 1t is small
square receptacle, rounded on one side. In
stead of having a detachable cover, how
ever, it has "A sliding cover which is lifted
whenever it is necessary to put something
in the can and drops automatically This
obviates the nuisance of having to remove
the top of the can with one hand while
trying to empty garbage into the pail with
the other. This pail. with only one side
rounded. is much simpler to clean, as the
water, running down quickly on the rounded
side, adds force and washes any bits of
the pail proper.
Another inexpensive but most helpful
device is the wire rubbish burner for waste
paper. This is especially necessary in the
detached house where there are no facilities
for the removal Of waste paper and it ac.
cumulates quickly The burner is really
an enlarged basket such as we see for
trash baskets,s But when papers are
piled In, the wire lid of the basket is
clamped into place the basket can be taken
outdoors and a match applied burning ur
all the papers, but without injury to the
basket itse'. These baskets cost from
hfty cents up
For the large detached house the gas
operated IN .erator is the best method
or handling the garbage problem. There
is nothing so sanitary as the immediate
burning method. In Berlin they do not ca r,
around garbage to remote dumping grounds
as We do in so many cities in this country
put all the citys waste is gathered up be-
fore the inhabitants are awake and is
taken to the general incineration quarters
where 1t is burned up. Incidentally, the
thrifty Germans do not throw this incin.
Grated matter away, but sell it, as it makes
excellent fertilizer!
In this country We are able to buy the
gas incinerators for household use Gar
bage of any kind can be dumped into t.
the heat turned on. and in a few moments
il is all reduced to ashes. The danger from,
flies or infection of any kind is reduced to
a minimum II waste matter is SO disposed
of. Although the device is not cheap. x
pays to have one If one builds a house
especially in somewhat isolated countru
district where disposal is the individual
nroblem.
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