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dishes washed. The iron disli cloth over the sink saves both time 

 and annoyance in washing pots and kettles. 



Use a tray for carrying dishes. — The tray on the floor suggests 

 that the soiled dishes are brought on it from tlie dining-room to the 

 kitchen to be washed and returned in the same way. The pail at 

 the end of the table is for garbage, and is kept clean and is easily 

 emptied by means of a newspaper placed in the pail each time 

 before it is used again. There are three dredges on the table, one 

 for salt, one for sugar and one for flour. 



2. — Corner of kitcTien sliowing various means of saving steps. 



- On the inside of the open door of the cupboard notice the bag for 



waste papers, strings and paper sacks. In this cupboard cooking 



utensils are kept free from dust. The shelf at the right atfords a 



large space for unwashed dishes, and the table at the left of tlie sink 



a place for clean ones until they may be put away. It is desirable 



that this space for dishes should be large. 



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