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RURAL CONVENIENCES 



">. \Vhat farm work might be done by electricity? 6. Discuss the 

 advantage of the rural telephone. 7. Give some facts on the prog- 

 ress made in installing rural telephones. 8. In what way is the rural 



mail service a convenience ? 

 9. How may running water 

 be introduced into a rural 

 home? 10. What are some 

 of the advantages of a fur- 

 nace in the cellar? 11. Dis- 

 cuss five conveniences of the 

 rural kitchen. 12. In what 

 way are good roads conven- 

 iences? 13. How do high- 

 ways of all kinds influence 

 national life? 14. Give 

 some facts showing that good 



roads are economical. 15. Describe the construction of a macadam 

 road. 16. What is the "split-log drag" and how is it used? 



HANDY FARM IMPLEMENT. 



This combined sled and wagon is con- 

 venient for moving plows, harrows, 

 wood, and so on. 



HOME EXERCISES 



1. Make a list of all the conveniences of your house and barn. 

 Indicate by a sketch the location of all the buildings with reference 

 to the public highway, and indicate on the same sheet where the 

 buildings might have been located with greater regard to present 

 convenience. 



2. Draw an outline map of your township, locating the public roads. 

 By using the circumference of a carriage wheel as a unit of measure, 

 estimate the number of miles of highways in the township. Can you 

 find out whether the farm buildings determine the location of the 

 highways or the highways determine the location of the farm build- 

 ings ? Could the roads be more conveniently located ? 



3. Let us suppose that it would cost f 100 to obtain running water 

 in the house. Then if your mother's time is worth ten cents an hour, 

 would the labor saved in carrying water equal the interest on the 

 investment? 



SUGGESTIONS 



1. A trip by the class to some home to study the gasolene engine 

 would be instructive. The name and use of each part should be 

 noted. If this trip cannot be taken, the gasolene engine may be 



