1904. 
8o3 
A Bathroom at Small Cost. 
The question of providing bathing fa¬ 
cilities for the inmates of the country 
house is a knotty one. It involves prob¬ 
lems of water supply, plumbing, and sew¬ 
erage so difficult to solve that the 
average farmer simply gives them up and 
goes without. For the woman who does 
not know the luxury of a roomy bathtub 
and gallons of water to lave tired limbs 
and cool the heated flesh, a basin and 
washcloth may be sufficient. That it is 
possible to keep clean by this method, is 
not disputed, but one loses all the pleasure 
and much of the therapeutic value of real 
bathing. It is looked upon as a necessary 
and rather irksome duty, particularly by 
the children. But fill the big tub at night 
with warm water and ask Johnny and 
Mabel to wash off the traces of the day’s 
work and play and see if they need a sec¬ 
ond invitation. 
We cannot all have a modern bathroom 
fitted with exposed plumbing, tiled walls, 
and the other luxuries possible to the rich, 
but most of us can set apart some small 
corner of the home where a bath can be 
taken in privacy and comfort. The first 
requisite is that the place shall be warm. 
In many houses, a large bedroom, usually 
“mother’s room” opens from the living- 
room. By using an oil heater In the cold¬ 
est weather, this apartment can be con¬ 
verted into a bathroom at short notice. 
Stretch a curtain across one end and in¬ 
stall a large tin tub on a big square of 
linoleum. In England this arrangement 
is the rule rather than the exception. 
If each person assists in preparing and 
clearing away his own bath, the burden is 
not heavy for the housewife or domestic 
even where many baths are taken. If 
you fear the mess and clutter, place the 
tub in the kitchen. It may have a lid to 
cover it so as to convert it into a con¬ 
venient shelf when not in use. 
In our home, a bedroom which, as one 
of the family feelingly complained, “was 
not big enough to swing a cat in,” be¬ 
came the bathroom. We like large, airy 
quarters, so turn our backs on the small 
stuffy room and all sleep upstairs. A 
second-hand tub was found at the hospital 
of the neighboring town. It was dingy 
and clumsy looking, being of the old- 
fashioned “boxed-in” pattern. No one 
would give it a second look after viewing 
the shining, new, enamel tub installed in 
its place. We did look at it, for its pos¬ 
sibilities dawned upon us. When we 
scraped off the old paint and found that 
its material was copper, we knew that we 
had secured a real treasure, good for a 
lifetime with ordinary care. First we 
bored a hole in the floor for the short 
waste pipe. This descended into an up¬ 
right length of sewer pipe and so under 
the wall of the house into the kitchen 
drain only a few feet away. The out¬ 
side of the tub was painted cream color, 
the inside given two coats of bathtub 
enamel. The floor is like that of the ad¬ 
joining dining-room of hard varnished 
pine. A washstand over which hangs 
grandmother's big, old-fashioned mirror, 
is at one end of the room, at the other are 
racks for towels, soap and sponges. On 
the wall is the,medicine cabinet, fashioned 
from a good-sized box by fitting in a door 
and shelves. The family medicines are 
stored inside and secured from the med¬ 
dling of childish fingers by a fastener high 
at the top. We value our improvised cab¬ 
inet, for it saves confusion in times of 
sickness and accident by- keeping every¬ 
thing together. 
If we were forced to give up such rooms 
as we could do without, the bathroom 
would be retained as one of the indispen- 
sables. On every farm which is owned by 
the occupant, a bathroom should be se¬ 
cured. Don’t be frightened by visions of 
plumbers’ bills and expensive heating ap¬ 
paratus. If an abundance of soft water is 
at hand, the rest can be easily arranged. 
A good cistern will furnish the supply and 
this or running water should be in every 
house. A wash boiler of hot, and a few 
pails of cold water are sufficient for sev- 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
eral baths. Begin if you must in this 
humble way and add the improvements as 
you can. The benefits will be great, not 
only to yourself, but to the rising genera¬ 
tion. M. E. COLEGROVE. 
The Rural Patterns. 
The model shown in No. 4843 is made 
of tobacco brown veiling, with yoke and 
cuffs of ecru lace and the trimming band 
of silk embroidered with little circles and 
stitched with silk. The waist and sleeves 
are both gathered at their upper edges and 
joined to the band which closes with the 
waist at the center front, while the yoke 
is closed at the left shoulder seam. The 
collar is one of the new ones, of the 
turn-over sort, and can be slashed and 
worn with a tie, as illustrated, or left 
plain as preferred. The waist consists of 
the fitted lining, which is optional, fronts, 
4843 Misses’Fancy Blouse, 12 to 16yrs. 
back, sleeves, yoke and trimming band. 
When the lining is used the sleeves are 
faced on indicated lines to form cuffs but 
when it is omitted cuffs of the required 
depth are made separate and joined to the 
lower edges of the sleeves. The waist 
is gathered at its lowest edge, made to 
blouse slightly at back as well as front 
and is closed invisibly by means of but¬ 
tons and loops. The quantity of material 
required for the medium size is 3)4 yards 
21 inches wide, 3yards 27 inches wide 
or yards 44 inches wide, with % yards 
of all-over lace for yqke and cuffs and 
3/$ yards of silk for trimming band. The 
pattern 4843 is cut in sizes for gifls of 12, 
14 and 16 years of age; price, 10 cents. 
Simple little frocks, with skirts and 
body portions in one suit little girls ad 
mirably well. No. 4841 can be made with 
the slightly open square neck, as illus¬ 
trated, or be rendered high by the addition 
of the shield and standing collar, and also 
allows a choice of the full length double 
sleeves or the outer ones in half length 
cuffs, while the outer ones are in half 
length and in bell shape. The shield is 
quite separate and, when desired, is ar¬ 
ranged under the dress closing at the cen¬ 
ter back. The quantity of material re¬ 
quired for the medium size (8 years) is 
5yards 27 inches wide, 5 yards 32 
inches wide or 3 yards 44 inches wide, 
with 4J/2 yards of banding to trim as il¬ 
lustrated. The pattern 4841 is cut in 
sizes for girls of 4, 6, 8 and 10 years of 
age; price, 10 cents. 
The waves forever move. 
The hills forever rest; 
Yet each the heavens approve 
And love alike hath blest 
A Martha’s household care, 
A Mary’s cloistered prayer. 
—Father Tabb. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
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“a square deal.” See guarantee, page 8. 
4841 Girl’s Russian Dress, 4 to lOyrs. 
nly. The model is made of royal blue 
ashmere, with trimming of embroidered 
anding edged with black, but all the 
materials in vogue for little girls’ dresses 
re equally appropriate. The dress is made 
rith front and backs and is laid in a box 
lait at center front and back with out¬ 
ward turning tucks at each side, the clos- 
lg being made invisibly at the back be- 
eath the box plait. The long sleeves are 
i bishop style, gathered into straight 
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“A good many years ago I bought a 
FISH BRAND Slicker, and it has proven 
a valued friend for many a stormy day, but 
now it is getting old and 1 must have 
another. Please send me a price-list.” 
(The name of this worthy doctor, obliged 
to be out in all sorts of weather, will 
be given on application.) 
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Boston, U. S. A. 'vJWCJC J 
TOWER CANADIAN 
COMPANY, Limited 
Toronto, Canada 
Wet Weather Clothing, Suits, and Hats for 
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Even children drink Grain-O 
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of the poisons of coffee. 
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PHONE NEWS 
FOR FARMERS 
GREAT ACTIVITY 
AMONG FARMERS 
Everywhere farmers 
are awakening to modern 
ideas. 
Just now there is great 
activity among farmers 
in establishing and build¬ 
ing telephone lines 
all over this country. 
The telephone saves 
time in getting 
help in a hurry; 
keeps the farmer in 
touch with the mar¬ 
kets at all times, and 
In case of emergency 
gets assistance lrom 
neighbors or the city 
without delay. The 
building of private and 
party lines has been so 
simplified and cheapened 
by the introduction of 
Stromberg-Carlson 
Telephones 
that every neighborhood, 
no matter how small, can 
well afford its own tele¬ 
phone line. 
For farmers lines none 
but the best telephones 
will do -instruments that 
are practically perfect, 
that do not require con¬ 
stant adjusting and 
“tinkering” to keep them 
talking right. There are 
many telephones offered 
to farmers that are 
actually not lit for 
such service. It 
pays to get good 
instillments at the 
start. Stromberg- 
Carlson Telephones 
meet every need of 
the farmers line. 
Write for book F 102 
“Telephone Facts 
for Farmers” how 
to organize your neigh¬ 
bors and build a line. 
Ask for book 102 telling 
how successful lines have 
been built. 
STROMBERG-CARLSON 
TELEPHONE MFG. CO. 
Rochester, N Y., 
Chicago, III. 
TELEPHONES 
FOR FARMERS’ LINES 
Build your own lines. Inexpensive 
and simple. We will tell you how. 
Book of Instructions Free. C N 302 
THE NORTH ELECTRIC CO. 
152 St. Clair St. Cleveland, Ohio. 
TELEPHONES 
FOR FARMERS A SPECIALTY 
WE GUARANTEE OUR MAKE 
SEND POSTAL FOR PRICES. 
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For Information 
as to Fruit and Trucking Lands, Grazing Lands, 
Soil and Climate in Virginia, North and South 
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama & Florida along the 
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad 
Write to WILBUR M’COY Agricultural and 
Immigration Agent, Jacksonville, Fla. 
THE HESSLER 
rural mail box. 
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Box on the Mar¬ 
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proved by Post¬ 
master General. 
Big profits for 
agents. We want 
an agent in every 
town. Souvenir 
Buttons free on 
application. A 
large, strong box 
and a small price 
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CURES DYSPEPSIA and BRINGS HEALTH 
