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ii;:i'. Tlierofori', I say. we must commence right. No house poorly located 

 c;in 1)0 niatlc a (.•onvciiifiit and uii-lu-tlati* house, so (hat one woman can 

 ilo I he work tliat lias required the labor of two. 



1 (Iti not think it costs any more to build a convenient house tlian one 

 not so. 1 can not enter into the plans and details as to size, style, etc., 

 but can only mention a few ixiints that I think most needed. Aslo h»cation, 

 I would select a place slightly elevated, Just enctugh to insure good drain- 

 age, just one step up from the grouud if possible. 1 would have a cellar 

 large enough to be partitioned so that the furnace, vegetable and milk 

 rooms would 1)e separated. 



The problem of how to l)est heat our farm homes is one that has 

 caused a great deal of thought and much experimenting in the past, 

 Economy is tlie "•watchword"' in all undertakings now. and nowhere is it 

 more necessary than in tlie use of fuel. In time ])ast every farm had 

 a suri)lus of timber, with no market for it, and notliing but the labor of 

 getting it ready was taken into account. But it is ditferent now. When we 

 look l)ack to the old-fashioned fireplace of our childhood days there are 

 not very many pleasant memories found clustering aliout the recollections 

 called up betweuu the labor of getting in tlu' large quantity of fuel neces- 

 sary to satisfy its never ceasing appetite and the frequent turnings about 

 in tlie fruitless efforts to warm all sides at once. The youngsters were 

 given a plenty to do to develop their muscles Avithout practicing any other 

 system of gymnastics. 



We have had experience with the different ways of heating. I con- 

 sider the furnace one of the greatest conveniences and comforts of all the 

 modern inventions of the house. We consider health the most important 

 of anything else, if we have not health we can not enjoy anything we are 

 fortunate enough to have. First it is one of the best wa.vs to ventilate 

 the house. If we depend upon regukxting ti'ansoms and the lowering of 

 windows, they are apt to he neglected, but the furnace is always ready. 

 I think one of the most unpleasant jobs a mortal ever tackled, is the 

 blacking of stoves, and of course the furnace does away with that; there 

 are no heavy stoves to move in house cleaning time, no stove pipes to 

 "ruffle" the temper of your husband (which is worth a great deal), the 

 carpets are very much cleaner because no fuel is carried over them, the 

 fire only has to be looked after two or three times in 24 hours, and if 

 gone from home all day, the house remains Avarm for our liome coming. 

 And the first cost is but little more than the expense of providing the 

 necessary number of stoves to heat a large hou.se. Another convenience 

 I prize highly is the "dumb-waiter" or safe made to operate from pantry 

 to cellar— thus saving innumerable steps into the cellar. 



As to the rooms in the house, I think the kitchen the most important. 

 In it the house-wife, without hired help, is compelled to spend a great 

 part of her time. Its furnishings need not be elaborate or grand — but 

 should lie such that will make it as handy as possible. The "kitchen cabl- 



