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The Country House 



In connection 

 advisable to have 



with the range one naturally thinks of the fuel. It is not 

 a coal box in the kitchen. On account of the dust and dirt 



this fuel will not bear 

 too much handling. 

 It is better that 

 several scuttles 

 should be provided 

 from which the 

 contents can be fed 

 direct to the stove. 

 With the wood it is 

 different. There 

 should be a metal- 

 lined kindling box, 

 placed perhaps 

 under one of the 

 fixed wall shelves, 

 which can be filled 

 from outside the 

 kitchen. 



At the present 

 day the gas stove 

 plays an important 

 part in the culinary 

 outfit. Where gas is 

 within reach its in- 

 stallation should not 

 be omitted. This 

 invention has many 

 advantages, chiefly 

 in its saving of heat 

 and its clean fuel. 

 This makes it a 

 great convenience, 

 especially for the 

 summer. When not 

 in use it consumes 

 nothing, and is as 

 placid and unobtru- 

 sive as an old iron 

 pot. The amount 

 of heat is positive 

 and easy to regulate. 

 In this respect it is 



A fine simple design on Elizabethan lines, at Bayville, Long Island. The general details and . , 



the ceiling show a careful study. Babb, Cook & Willard, architects COal range. 1 here 



