Popular Science Monthly 



4>77 



Ice is also put into the ice-box 

 through a door from the outside. A 

 small shed-like extension, just large 

 enough for the ice-box, is built nearest 

 the kitchen proper. The doors of the 



ice-box open on 

 the inside, but a 

 smaller one 

 opens on the 

 outside to per- 

 mit the iceman 

 to insert the ice 

 fro m without. 



This bottle rack 

 prevents upset milk 



Because this ice-box extension stands 

 out from the rest of the house, it is very 

 cold in winter, so that no ice is then 

 needed. 



Another feature of the kitchen ex- 

 tension is the large window opposite 

 the door. In hot weather this can be 

 thrown wide open and netting put in. 

 This makes a very cool place for iron- 

 ing. A gas jet should be placed near 



for use with 

 a gas iron, 

 making the 

 work even 

 cooler. 



Around the 

 corner of the 

 entrance- 

 stairs is built 

 a cement 

 garbage-hold- 

 er. This con- 

 s i s t s of a 

 small house with a roof over it, large 

 enough to enclose the garbage pail. It 

 can be slipped in or out by means of a 

 door at the side. In the summer, this 

 keeps the flies out and the odors in. 



Other small 

 contrivances can 

 be constructed in 

 this extension. 

 For instance, a 

 rack with holes 

 large enough to 

 contain the milk 

 bottles, can be 

 fastened just out- 

 side of the door. 



This garbage-house 



keeps flies out and 



bad odors in 



This collapsible ta- 

 ble will be found 

 most useful 



This will do away with the nuisance of 

 upset milk ])ottles. 



A collapsible table can be hinged 

 under the window, or even a kneading 



This cabinet will save the housewife many 

 unnecessary steps 



board. A pair of heavy wooden brack- 

 ets can be built near the ceiling out of 

 reach of the head, for the purpose of 

 holding a step ladder or clothes pole. 



Indeed, many little devices can be 

 built into an extension such as this, if 

 arrangements are made for them in the 

 beginning. They are all simple and 

 can be home-built, after the main 

 structure has been completed. 



An extension with all these aids will 

 be more than welcomed by the house- 

 keeper. Even those houses which have 

 kitchens of ample size would be helped 

 by such an addition, for it divides up 

 the work, leaving one part for cooking 

 and washing dishes, and the other for 

 storage, food preparation and laundry 

 finishing. 



A door on the outside of this ice-box allows 

 the ice to be inserted from without 



