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  OOK 
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  caladiums, 
  and 
  

   dahlias, 
  to 
  make 
  sure 
  they 
  are 
  keeping 
  

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  in 
  the 
  cellar. 
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  decaying 
  roots 
  

   are 
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  at 
  once, 
  before 
  they 
  

   contaminate 
  others. 
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  any 
  are 
  moldy, 
  you 
  

   may 
  take 
  it 
  as 
  an 
  indication 
  that 
  their 
  present 
  

   quarters 
  are 
  too 
  damp 
  for 
  them. 
  Either 
  re- 
  

   move 
  them 
  to 
  a 
  dryer 
  room, 
  or 
  spread 
  them 
  out 
  

   on 
  shelves, 
  near 
  the 
  ceiling. 
  It 
  is 
  often 
  neces- 
  

   sary 
  to 
  take 
  tubers 
  out 
  of 
  the 
  cellar 
  at 
  this 
  sea- 
  

   son, 
  because 
  of 
  the 
  great 
  amount 
  of 
  moisture 
  

   there 
  given 
  off 
  from 
  vegetables. 
  

  

  If 
  any 
  plants 
  are 
  stored 
  there, 
  in 
  pots, 
  it 
  will 
  

   be 
  well 
  to 
  examine 
  them, 
  to 
  make 
  sure 
  they 
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   not 
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  at 
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  roots. 
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  rid 
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   moisture. 
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  to 
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  damp, 
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   not 
  enough 
  so 
  to 
  encourage 
  growth. 
  

  

  Underground 
  cellars 
  ought 
  to 
  be 
  done 
  away 
  

   with. 
  They 
  are 
  relics 
  of 
  a 
  dark 
  age. 
  More 
  

   sickness 
  originates 
  in 
  them, 
  physicians 
  claim, 
  

   than 
  anywhere 
  else 
  about 
  the 
  place. 
  They 
  can 
  

   not 
  be 
  kept 
  in 
  sanitary 
  condition 
  while 
  vege- 
  

   tables 
  are 
  constantly 
  decaying 
  there. 
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   place 
  for 
  a 
  cellar 
  is 
  above 
  ground, 
  and 
  outside 
  

   the 
  dwelling. 
  Leave 
  the 
  basement 
  for 
  the 
  

   furnace, 
  the 
  coal-bin, 
  and 
  a 
  general 
  storeroom. 
  

   An 
  above-ground 
  cellar 
  is 
  more 
  convenient, 
  in 
  

   every 
  way. 
  Your 
  vegetables 
  can 
  be 
  stored 
  

   with 
  less 
  than 
  half 
  the 
  labor, 
  when 
  you 
  do 
  not 
  

   have 
  to 
  go 
  up 
  and 
  down 
  stairs 
  with 
  them. 
  

   You 
  can 
  keep 
  an 
  above-ground 
  cellar 
  clean 
  

   with 
  but 
  little 
  trouble, 
  while 
  the 
  underground 
  

   one, 
  being 
  difficult 
  to 
  get 
  at, 
  will 
  be 
  neglected, 
  

   nine 
  times 
  out 
  of 
  ten, 
  and 
  allowed 
  to 
  become 
  a 
  

   source 
  of 
  infection 
  to 
  the 
  family 
  above 
  it. 
  I 
  

   hope 
  the 
  owners 
  of 
  homes 
  in 
  the 
  country 
  will 
  

   put 
  some 
  earnest 
  thought 
  on 
  this 
  matter, 
  and 
  

   decide 
  to 
  build 
  an 
  above-ground 
  cellar 
  the 
  com- 
  

   ing 
  spring. 
  Ventilation 
  and 
  temperature 
  are 
  

   much 
  more 
  controllable 
  in 
  such 
  a 
  building 
  than 
  

   in 
  the 
  old-fashioned 
  under-ground 
  cellar, 
  

   which 
  obliges 
  the 
  housewife 
  to 
  use 
  up 
  so 
  much 
  

   strength 
  in 
  climbing 
  stairs. 
  Locate 
  it 
  con- 
  

   venient 
  to 
  the 
  kitchen, 
  with 
  which 
  it 
  can 
  be 
  

   connected, 
  in 
  winter, 
  by 
  an 
  enclosed 
  passage- 
  

   way. 
  

  

  Now 
  is 
  a 
  good 
  time 
  to 
  go 
  over 
  the 
  garden 
  

   tools, 
  and 
  see 
  that 
  they 
  are 
  put 
  in 
  shape 
  for 
  

   use 
  when 
  spring 
  comes. 
  Make 
  whatever 
  re- 
  

   pairs 
  are 
  necessary. 
  Give 
  all 
  metal 
  parts 
  a 
  

   wash 
  of 
  oil 
  to 
  prevent 
  rust. 
  Paint 
  the 
  wood- 
  

   work. 
  Care 
  for 
  these 
  utensils 
  properly, 
  and 
  

   they 
  will 
  last 
  three 
  times 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  those 
  which 
  

   are 
  given 
  no 
  attention. 
  

  

  There 
  ought 
  to 
  be 
  a 
  workshop 
  connected 
  

   with 
  every 
  home 
  which 
  has 
  a 
  garden. 
  The 
  

   barn 
  is 
  a 
  good 
  place 
  for 
  it, 
  if 
  there 
  is 
  no 
  other 
  

   building 
  available. 
  Fit 
  it 
  up 
  with 
  a 
  stove, 
  

   provide 
  saw, 
  hammer, 
  planes, 
  and 
  such 
  other 
  

   tools 
  as 
  will 
  be 
  likely 
  to 
  come 
  in 
  play 
  in 
  the 
  

   work 
  that 
  must 
  be 
  done, 
  and 
  tell 
  the 
  boys 
  of 
  

   the 
  family 
  to 
  learn 
  how 
  to 
  use 
  them. 
  I 
  believe 
  

   in 
  teaching 
  boys 
  how 
  to 
  work 
  while 
  they 
  are 
  

   boys. 
  Give 
  them 
  encouragement 
  and 
  praise 
  

   when 
  they 
  do 
  things 
  well, 
  and 
  let 
  them 
  feel 
  

   that 
  you 
  have 
  so 
  much 
  confidence 
  in 
  them 
  that 
  

   you 
  are 
  not 
  afraid 
  to 
  put 
  little 
  responsibilities 
  

   on 
  their 
  shoulders. 
  

  

  Now 
  is 
  the 
  time 
  to 
  get 
  hotbed 
  and 
  cold- 
  

   frame 
  materials 
  ready 
  for 
  use 
  a 
  month 
  or 
  two, 
  

   later. 
  If 
  those 
  who 
  have 
  never 
  had 
  a 
  hotbed 
  

   would 
  arrange 
  one 
  this 
  season, 
  they 
  would 
  

   never 
  be 
  without 
  one 
  again. 
  We 
  can 
  have 
  

   lettuce, 
  radishes, 
  and 
  spinach 
  weeks 
  earlier 
  

   from 
  the 
  hotbed 
  than 
  we 
  can 
  from 
  the 
  

   garden, 
  and 
  many 
  kinds 
  of 
  vegetables 
  can 
  

   be 
  given 
  an 
  early 
  start 
  that 
  will 
  enable 
  us 
  

   to 
  secure 
  results 
  at 
  least 
  a 
  month 
  sooner 
  than 
  

   we 
  could 
  hope 
  to 
  if 
  we 
  were 
  to 
  depend 
  entirely 
  

   upon 
  the 
  garden 
  for 
  them. 
  Hotbeds 
  are 
  easily 
  

   made, 
  and 
  a 
  little 
  intelligent 
  care 
  is 
  all 
  that 
  is 
  

  

  