A closet was bnilt for milk and butter. Bins were provided for 

 storing the potatoes and vegetables. The walls were whitewashed ; 

 the ceiling was high. AVindows easily opened were placed opposite 

 each other. Another important addition was a cement tloor which 

 proved very dm able since the cellar would be made dry Ijy the out- 



side drainage. 



IIoio to secure pure vmter and how to dispose of refuse are 

 prohlems for the farmer. — Probably the most difficult problem 

 they had to consider was liow to dispose of the slops without pollut- 



Gldlly work on a blue day. 



ing the water supply. Tliere were serious objections to a cess-pool. 

 However, the only alternative was to have a small pipe attached to 

 the kitchen sink. This with trap connection (See Lesson I) united 

 outside with a larger vitrified pipe which also received the wash 

 water from a funnel on the back porch. This drain emptied into a 

 cess-pool a long distance from the house and on lower ground. 



The well on this farm had always furnished cool and refreshing 

 water and althouo:h Farmer James had some miso^ivinsrs, he was 

 much relieved when the visiting physician had given the matter no 



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