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A window at the end of the drain-board gives light for the dish 

 washing and allows, if the view be good, a chance for inspiration 

 during the mechanical work of dish wiping. The window into 

 the cupboard, over the drain-board may be made small, allowing 

 simply for the passage inward of the piles of clean dishes, or may 

 be made large enough to give access to the back of all the shelves 

 in that part of the pantry, allowing each dish to go directly from 

 the dish towel to its place on the pantry shelf. The opening may 

 be closed with glass or wooden doors. 



At the farther end of the kitchen is a place for the ironing 

 board near to both stove and windows, but entirely out of the way 

 of other workers in the room. It may be hinged to the wall at one 

 end and folded up into a wall cabinet when not in use. Enclosed 

 shelves below may give place for the irons, holders and wax. The 

 heights of the ironing board, sink and table should be suitable to 

 the height of the worker. A high stool can be used to advantage 

 at the sink and kitchen cabinet. Every kitchen should have at 

 least one comfortable chair. Since at bsst many hours daily must 

 be spent in the kitchen its arrangements and equipments should 

 be such as to make the work there as easy and as attractive as 

 possible. 



Some of the visitors said that the kitchen was too small for a 

 farm, but those who had had experience both in a small, conveni- 

 ently arranged kitchen and in a large one in which miles must be 

 walked in doing the ordinary day's work, were in favor of the com- 

 pact arrangement. 



THE BREAD MIXER. 



Mrs. W. E. White demonstrated the use of the bread mixer, 

 showing that as good bread may be made by its use as by the old 

 hand process, while much time and energy is saved. 



THE STEAM COOKER. 



Mrs. C. W. Greene showed how a whole dinner could be cooked 

 over one gasoline or gas burner by the use of a steam cooker. She 

 used the Toledo combination roasting oven and steamer, with its 

 dry air oven below and the steam compartment above, both open- 

 ing by doors at the side. 



THE FIRELESS COOKER. 



Mrs. M. F. Miller showed an ingeniously home-made fireless 

 cooker. It consisted of an empty soap box filled with straw and 



