Gunnison news-champion., 1923-01-05
The Ranehuoman
Says
She speaks her mind on the
subject Of More Light"
for the ranch home.

RANCH WOMEN SAYS: -----
Why will so many women be content
to work around the house with such
poor lights?
Just the other night group of
ncighbors were invited to o nearby
ranch for Sunday night supper. There
were ten to cook for, and the hostess
worked over the kitchen range, fried
potatoes. made coffee and big skillet
Of gravy, meanwhile watched two big
pans of biscuits in the oven.. While
the stove was almost in darkness, the
only light being thrown from q small
lamp on the work table some distance
from the range.
Now isn't II possible for the farm
women to have few more indoor con-
veniences II they plan just right!
The other day man said. "Well,
its up to the wife, II she will just
'figger' out what she wants III get it."
So it seems that the old rule "Where
there's will there's a way" will apply
to the ranch woman as well as any one
else.
A woman who has worked out the
lighting problem in an economical way
gives the following suggestions and
they can easily be followed by those
who are unable TO install artificial
systems:
Every kitchen should be equipped
with a good lamp that fits into .
strong bracket back Of which 10 .
good reflector. And this should be
placed over the kitchen stove. There
should be q second bracket set same
size fastened over the work table SO
that the lamp may be placed where It
is most needed. Every dining room
should be lighted with q hanging lamp
swung low over the table. II there
is pantry off the kitchen or between
the kitchen and dining room, or COM
bination dining and living room the
the place should be lighted with =
bracketed lamp.
If there is = separate living room
where the family gathers at night
when the days work is over, duplex
hanging lamp is very satisfactory and
wicks should be kept properly trimmed
and the chimneys bright. At present
there is on the market several styles
Of reading lamps which burn gasoline
and come highly recommended; while
NiCy ohGt SiC oCct hkut IG&AuiilS
purposes; they are considered by many
the oil lamps, while others declare
more than of sets the Oculist's bills
that are bound to come sooner or later
il folks continue to read, sew or write
in rooms poorly lighted.
Halls also should be provided with
hro~Lot 1uv,onc o. ~a,rhnl Dad
room lamps should also be bracketed
special reading lamp it should have
easily and it should be provided with
good shade. II the latter is not
available, those reading around the
open light should wear eye shades.
Parents should be very careful about
the kind of light their children use
while studying or reading evenings;
ing in bed, and 1t is not forbidden
light is adjusted 50 that its rays are
II the light IN anyway cannot be nd
shining in the child's eyes then the
shade.
Then too, mothers are careless about
there own eyes yet they should be
ly tired after . busy days work and
need q soft light, 20 mother should see
that her sewing or darning is done in
the reflection Of Q good, light.
When girls reach the high school age
fhoxy ,rer.o11u orof tho 1ov,av,- cho oIo hotn;f
and have been known to carry the craze
to such extremes that gallons Of oil
are burned as the days go by and yet
Fancy shades brighten the appearance
Of a room, but should not be used to
the detriment of the light itself. This
difficulty may be overcome by con-
structing the ornamental shade with
less width, or by fixing the wire frame
SO that it will encircle the chimney
horizontally instead of allowing it to
drop almost straight down as many of
them do.
A complaint is often heard that
burning SO many lamps increases the
coal oil bill until it scars to the point
Of extravagance, and give this as a
reason why the home is not better
The light bill may be cut quite easi-
1y and yet the rooms be wen lighted
when needed; provided the various
lights are looked after during the
eourse Of the evening and extinguished
the instant they are no longer needed,
or. they may Be turned down Just
low enough to feed, II they are to be
called into service from time to time
during the preparation Of . meal or
while the evening work IL bang done.
A mother u tarss young daughters
gives fha0 In t11n tie eaxp Of the
lamps md . eacA one takes her ne
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