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to have plenty of air in such a house, and we 

 want it. Some statistics which I quote else- 

 where from Dr. G. B. Barron, an English 

 authority, upon the effect of living in small 

 rooms, may be read with interest in this con- 

 nection. 



Housekeeping in this house has been re- 

 duced to scientific simplicity and I will ven- 

 ture to say that no time or money is wasted. 

 Some of our devices partake a good deal of the 

 picnic. For instance, with a view to saving 

 all the labor possible, there is but little wash- 

 ing done. The children dress in flannel, and 

 to avoid washing dishes we have found it pos- 

 sible to use wooden plates for certain meals, 

 such as crab suppers; wooden plates can be 

 bought for nothing and become excellent 

 firewood. 



In order to rent such a house in the country, 

 if such a house can be found, which is very un- 

 likely, one would have to pay at least four or 

 five hundred dollars a summer, especially if it 

 was furnished so as to be comfortable for a 

 large family. A piano, for instance, and a 

 good one, is a necessity with us. Good lamps 



