| March, 1913 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
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Lack of space forbids giving details of 
the rearrangement of packing house, 
wagons, picking baskets and methods gen¬ 
erally. These were adapted to the condi¬ 
tions existing in my orchard, and without 
an exception worked well. Others must 
be made another year, but in this line 
everyone must work out his own salvation. 
Right here comes the joy of the problem, 
for it is constructive work, the building up 
of an organization that will do more work, 
better work, and do it with less effort than 
it has been done before. The various 
branches of the farm must be planned so 
as to work together, to dovetail one with 
the other. Time must be utilized whether 
it rains or whether the sun shines, always 
there must be jobs on hand and in mind 
so that sudden shifts can be made to meet 
changing conditions. It keeps one alive, 
alert and active in mind and body. It is 
to live. 
The Hospitable Guest Room 
(Continued from page 181) 
fortable stooping over. Where it is at all 
possible it is acceptable to guests to find 
some sort of safe where a lady may put 
her jewels or a man his valuable papers 
without having to worry about them. It 
will avoid the necessity of having to con¬ 
trive suitable places. 
Another great desideratum in a guest- 
chamber is a spacious closet. If the house 
has electricity, a light may be so contrived 
that it will go on as soon as the closet door 
is opened. The closet should be painted 
white and enameled inside and above all 
things it should be kept absolutely unoc¬ 
cupied and free of any of the family be¬ 
longings or clothing. Too often one finds 
a guest-chamber closet used by the hostess 
or some of her family as an overflow re¬ 
ceptacle for clothes. A guest-chamber 
ought always to be kept in perfect readi¬ 
ness to receive a guest, whether one is ex¬ 
pected or not, and when one does drop in 
without warning it does not conduce to a 
sense of welcome to have some member of 
the family come and fish out of the closet 
various things that have been forgotten. 
The same caution may be added about all 
drawers in the guest-chamber. In the 
closet there ought to be either a laundry 
bag or a hamper, and lastly, some means 
of ventilating the closet should be con¬ 
trived where it can be done. 
On the bureau or dresser the thoughtful 
hostess will provide a full complement of 
brushes, combs, handglass, a pin cushion 
full of pins, manicure things and all the 
trifling toilet necessaries. These are par¬ 
ticularly essential for the convenience of 
dinner guests or those who have unex¬ 
pected occasion to stay over night. It is 
better that they should be of plain ivory 
or a substitute of some similar character 
rather than of more ornate workmanship, 
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