Evening star., 1939-09-30
BY DOROTHY DUCAs and
ELIZABETH GORDON.

cL1Aho6 i n 1ONDON.
Keeping the kitchen, chief work.
room Of the house, sanitary and neat
Is easier today than 1t ever has been
before. New aids to disposal Of gar
bage have come in rapid procession,
20 that now 1t is not necessary even
to have an indoor garbage can in
which to keep food waste until the
garbage man calls.
A small food remover which at
taches to any kitchen sink makes
cleaning up after meals a much
lighter task. Every type Of kitchen
waste except crockery and metal can
be disposed of in few minutes. The
unit, which has an unlimited capac-
ity while in operation, is connected
to the drain outlet of the sink. All
you have to do is place the food
waste In the drain opening on the
floor of your sink, turn on the cold
water, pull a switch, and the unit
does the rest.
What happens when you pull the
switch is that shredder operates
alternately in one direction, then the
opposite direction, cutting the food
particles into such tiny pieces that
they can 60 safely down the drain
pipes. The shredder has a double set
OF shredding edges which are self
sharpening through operation. Use
of the unit tends to keep the drains
clean, for the small particles of
shredded food scour the insides of
the pipes as they pass by. This is
said to eliminate accumulations of
greasy, soapy materials which are
dangerous clogging elements always
Pits, seeds, parings, bones, rinds,
trimmings, scraps, stems. peelings,
ash tray contents, all may be dumped
down the drain when you have q
sink food-waste unit. The unit Is a
compact little tank finished in black
with two polished aluminium bands.
1t is hardly noticeable If you have a
free-standing sink, and may be hid
den entirely If you have cabinet
doors beneath your sink.
The unit costs $995 and installa-
ton usually takes only two hours
It is operated with a Y horsepower
electric motor.
Ingenuity apparently knows no
bounds when it comes to floor cover
ings. Almost every week we hear
about new composition foorings,
made of new materials which are
typical of our times. This week it is
. resilient floor tile, made with
plastic ingredient that gives the ma
terial a glaze resembling terra Gotta.
The advantages Of this new ma
terial, which is just being intro
duced, are that it can be installed
In Easements without danger of
loosening by moisture: it can be
used safely in kitchens because it is
greaseproof and highly resistant to
acids, and 1t is flexible. so it can be
curved around edges or up over the
bottoms of wall space without crack
ing or Grazing.
A tough, durable material, this
new floor covering presents beau
tiful surface at the same time. 1t is
available in 81 different colors, plain
or marbleized-briliant, live colors
as well as black, dark blue and dull
brown. It comes in a standard thick
ness of 1s inch and costs from so
to SIS cents square foot, installed
Approved contractors In every local
ity are equipped to make the in
stallations, which are similar to in
stallations of asphalt tile flooring
Once installed you can mop the
floor with mild soap and water or
treat it with water wax to keep the
glossy finish. Strong soaps will not
affect its composition, but are not
recommended for regular cleaning.
Attractive designs in one or many
different colors can be made. # you
have such floor you probably will
not see its twin in hurry. And who
does not like an individual looking
kitchen or basement playroom?
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Getting everything that belongs
In a modern bathroom into the