PART VII 



FARM HOME LIGHTING AND SANITARY 

 EQUIPMENT 



CHAPTER XXXII 



FARM LIGHTING AND FARMHOUSE HEATING 



308. Necessity for Good Light. During the long win- 

 ter nights, those on the farm who would spend a part of the 

 evening in reading the current events of the day, studying 

 the various farm problems, and planning for the next year's 

 work, feel the need of a modern lighting system. On farms 

 where there are boys and girls in school and where they are 

 required to prepare lessons at night, there should be the best 

 lights possible. Shortsightedness in school children is a very 

 common defect, which increases with age. It is due princi- 

 pally to poor school room and home lighting. 



A good lighting system improves the sanitary condition in 

 the home and makes for better health and higher efficiency. 

 The farmer should give a great deal of throught and attention 

 to the proper lighting of his buildings. The dairy farmer, 

 especially, should have his house and barns well lighted. A 

 well-lighted barn and dairy makes possible the production of 

 a higher quality of products, makes work more pleasant and 

 decreases the danger from fires, thus reducing the insurance 

 rate. 



309. The Cheapest Light. Probably the old-fashioned 

 flat-wick kerosene lamp is the cheapest from the standpoint 



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