80 LABORATORY LESSONS IN GENERAL SCIENCE 



12. Name several considerations that influence the choice 

 of a position for the refrigerator for household uses. State 

 the special care that should be given it. 



13. Make a floor plan, drawn to a scale, showing the re- 

 lation of the kitchen to (a) back yard and back porch; 

 (6) basement; (c) dining room; (d) pantry. (Make the 

 arrangement of rooms such that the paths most frequently 

 traveled to and from the kitchen range shall be the shortest 

 distances.) 



(b) The Dining Room 



1. What is a usual size and form for the dining room ? 

 What furnishings are needed for it ? What is a satisfactory 

 floor covering for the dining room ? 



2. Discuss (a) the dining room table its material, cost, 

 and the proper care of it ; (6) the kind and cost of dining 

 room chairs; (c) the need of a sideboard, and itf cost; 

 (d) the advantages of a "built-in" china closet. 



3. When the breakfast table is "set" for five, (a) what 

 are suitable dishes and tableware, and how are these to be 

 arranged? Name some foods ("dishes") for a balanced 

 "two-course dinner." 



4. What care should be given the dining room daily? 

 What objections are there to eating in the kitchen? 



(c) Bathroom 



1. Where with reference to other rooms may the bathroom 

 be (a) in a one-story house; (6) in a two-story house? 

 What kind of wall is desirable? How may hot water be 

 provided for the bathroom ? 



