666 MISCELLANEOUS FARM SUBJECTS 



The burning of sulphur is one of the oldest methods of disin- 

 fection known, but has been almost entirely displaced by newer 

 and more reliable methods. It kills only on the surface and does 

 not destroy spores. It is very destructive to animal life, killing in- 

 sects and vermin, and is especially useful in destroying contagion 

 spread by such agencies. In order to act at all, sulphur requires the 

 presence of moisture. The method has the advantages of cheap- 

 ness, ease of application, and procurability. Sulphur can be bought 

 in one form or another everywhere. It bleaches many dyes, corrodes 

 metals and weakens almost all fabrics. 



Sulphate of Iron commonly know as copperas, green vitriol, or 

 iron vitriol, has for many years been widely used as a disinfectant. 

 The accurate tests which are now made have shown that it has prac- 

 tically no value as a germicide. It is a fairly good deodorizer, but 

 must not be depended upon as a disinfectant. 



ECONOMY IN HOME MANAGEMENT. 



It is essential that the necessary routine work of the home 

 should be made easy if the home maker is to have time, energy, and 

 enthusiasm for her home life, and there is perhaps no place in the 

 home where more unnecessary time and energy are expended than 

 in the ordinary kitchen, owing to faulty planning and inconvenient 

 construction and furnishing. In a model kitchen exhibited at the 

 Missouri Housekeepers' Conference at the Agricultural Station an 

 effort has been made to secure economy in steps taken and in the 

 time and energy required for housework. (F. B. 269.) 



This plan, as outlined below, may perhaps serve as a guide in re- 

 modeling or rearranging some of the kitchens already built. This 

 kitchen contained a modern kitchen cabinet, a refrigerator with an 

 out-door opening to receive ice, an outside pantry window box for 

 use in cool weather, a small table on rollers, an ironing board hinged 

 to the wall so it can be put up out of the way when not in use into 

 a wall cabinet, with shelves below for irons, holder, wax, etc., a high 

 stool and one comfortable chair. Ironing board, sink, and table as 

 well as wash tubs should be high enough so the worker will not have 

 to stoop over. Better to reach up a little than to cramp and compress 

 the lungs by stooping over. This stooping puts too much strain on 

 the back. If eatables must be kept in the cellar a dumb waiter may 

 easily be made to save going up and down stairs. 



A WINDOW PANTRY MAY BE MADE EASILY. 



A dry goods box the size of the lower sash is fitted into the 

 window from the outside and fastened to the casing. Holes are 

 punctured in the box, or wire netting may form one side for venti- 

 lation. When the window is lowered, the provisions are kept as cool 

 as the outside air, and near the place where the work is done. 



THE HAY BOX OR FIRELESS COOKER. 



In the German army for some years the hay box has been used 

 to advantage and it is recommended to housewives as a means^ of 

 saving fuel, labor, and food. It is especially good for slow cooking 

 or steaming. 



