VIII. AT OUR HOMES 1 



ROOMS OF THE HOUSE, AND THEIR FURNISHINGS 



(a) The Kitchen 



1. What is the relative use of the kitchen and of the other 

 rooms of the house during the day ? Why is it best not to 

 have the kitchen a large room ? What is a good size for it ? 

 Using a scale of inch = one foot, represent on your paper 

 a desirable size and form for a kitchen. 



2. Name some of the kinds of work carried on in a kitchen 

 in connection with the weekly routine of household duties. 



3. State what economies are possible in the purchase and 

 storage of coal for household use. Name various kinds of 

 coal, and tell their relative fuel values. What special care 

 should be given the kitchen coal stove (or range) ? What 

 may be done to keep fire overnight in it ? Tell how to build 

 a fire in the stove (or range), and how to avoid waste of coal 

 in the ashes. 



4. About what is the cost of a gas (or gasoline) range? 

 What is the cost of gas (or of gasoline) ? In what ways may 

 there be waste in the use of gas in the kitchen ? Explain the 



1 While much that is required in these lessons on the home may be matter 

 of common knowledge to the pupils generally, it is nevertheless urged that 

 there be considerable discussion in detail of household economies and 

 household management. However, any mere statement of the facts re- 

 quired by these lessons is far less important than the establishment of whole- 

 some ideals of a simple manner of living, and a realization of the possibil- 

 ities of a modern American home. 



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