The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1922-03-10
Household Necessities

Yied out again when the dishes were
washed, was the usual method 80
years ago. A gallon Of water weighs
about eight pounds. and the woman In
q house having no water system car
ried several tons OF II i'm the course
OF year. Today every well-cquipppd
home has n water system. II it does
not, II has at least sink with drain
which saves carrying out OF doors the
waste water.
In buying Il new sink many factors
are Ia be taken into consideration.
Some OF them. given I'm Farmers
Bulletin, ''rhe Farm Kitchen A
Workshop" follow:
The size Of the family, and OF the
kitchen, must determine the size Of
the sink Installed. hut a short sink
with ample table and shelf room near
II may he more convenient than long
sink. Two smaller sinbs. one for the
table dishss near the dining room and
tAs ether 1or general use In the kitch-
sa. are very sOnvsnisSt.
Whh No Square Csrnsra
The material Of the sink should bs
the best available, nODabsOrbsnt Of
grease a. well a. moisture, and there
should be no cracks or square corners
- inersass the work ~ keeping II
clean. A wooden sink and sink spout,
even when they receive IN annual coat
Of paint, will absorb moisture and
s1ssss, which attract insects. are Nike
~ to be swaTming with bacteria, and
- "sour" and have al unpleasant
sder. Even drain boards Of wood are
aot recommended unless they have .
waterproof nnish Of varnish, oil, or
paint. II wooden sink - necessary.
II 10 better 10 have II metal lined. pro-
vided tho sheets Of metal, which usu-
ally In tin, zine, galvanized iron, cop
per. or lead. are soldered where they
are Joined. and all parts of the sink.
including the tops of the sides. COW
cred with the metal. So that there Ia
no chance for the wood to absorb
moisture. Another plan is TO have
cement SiHh built into wooden
frame and lined with sheet copper or
tin.
Iron sinks OF good quality are su-
perior To wooden ones. since they do
ars durable. They are kept clean
easily, 81 smooth. and they will soon
wear smooth. but they have the dis
advantage Of neither showing dirt nor
proclaiminE their cleanliness. Unless
the front Ia protected by Q strip Of
wood the aTsasss aad aprons Of the
wsrker are likely TO become ssaiaea
With iYeH vuNt
A sospsesDs eT . slate sink 80 dr.
abis. hut sometimes becomes saayea
with wear. end II this hapDsAA nsch
brushing and ssrubbtns are required
- remove the sand and grease that
Satbsr In the deprssaisns when vaes-
tables are cleaned or dishes was>@S.
Eihs irs.. they do net sAsw whsehsr
they are slsan.
Ssms Expensive Sints.
Enamelsd-iren sinks ere smooth,
last well with careful uss. and may
be kept clean easily. but they are
more expensive th:.n Iron. Porcelain
sinks are similar to the enameled ones.
hut their price Is almost prohibitive.
Perhaps the ideal plan would bs to
have an ennmeled or porcelain sink
for the tableware In the Kitchen On the
pantry near the dining room, and nm
iron or sOapstOne sink for the heavier
kitchen ware.
The double sinks, with one basin
for washing and another for draining
dishes, nre very convenient, but un-
fortunately they are yslatively sxpen-
sivs. A small sink with q rubber stop
psr for It's escape pipe may be used
n . dishpaD when two s,Aks are
esed.
Ths wall behind the sink shsvld be
ee~erad with seIns material that Will
sst absorb water or grease and that
N high enough ~ hold the faucets II
there are any. solid back Of tho
same material as the sink reduces tho
numbsr Of places which collect dirt
and attract insects. Rettsr than either
81 tst'~r. however. is sink and back
made In one piece. sheet zinc may
- used when Q solid back cannot bs
Aotainsd, but II must ne carefully nt.
ted aad nailed in place.
II h Important that the sink stand
true and level, for II II does not there
may be point lower than the drain
whers wnter can settle. Many good
sinks are built with q slight slope to-
ward the drain. In case water IL
scarce and II 10 difficult to flush the
dSainpips properly after the sink has
been used, Il may be better to wash