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kinds of bookcases, and make a list of some good books for 

 the home bookcase. Make a list of other furnishings, such 

 as chairs, rugs, etc., and give their probable cost. 



(f) Basement 



1. To what use is a basement commonly put? What is 

 its value in the matters of health, and of warmth for the 

 rooms above? How may it be made rat-proof? 



2. Name several kinds of heating plants. So far as pos- 

 sible tell something 



definite (a) of their 

 relative cost; (6) of 

 their period of use- 

 fulness; (c) of their 

 expense of mainte- 

 nance. Why is there 

 need of a separate 

 room for coal ? How 

 may the dust be les- 

 sened when coal is 

 handled? 



3. Why is it well 

 to have the laundry in 

 the basement? Name 

 desirable furnishings 

 and conveniences for 



it. What other place may there be in the house for drying 

 clothes indoors in stormy weather ? 



4. Copy the diagram given, and by use of arrows show 

 how from a " water-front " in the kitchen range hot water may 



FIG. 39. Hot water from the kitchen range. 



