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SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 
must have a “store” of her own. So keep your eyes open, 
Girl Scout, and see what is being done in your part of 
the world. That is what eyes are made for. 
Heating the House 
A house may be heated by a furnace, by stoves, or 
even by open fires in the fireplace, as in old days. Heat- 
ing the house makes the chimney necessary. This must 
be carefully arranged for in planning your house. Heat- 
ing by stoves is the most common arrangement. In the 
large city or town, the furnace is used. This is merely 
a big stove in the cellar or basement, so planned that its 
heat is distributed through the house. By this means 
one big stove does the work of many little ones, and 
warms the whole house. 
The furnace may use its heat to turn water into hot 
steam, which is sent through all the house through the 
iron pipes and radiators. Or the water in the boiler 
may be made quite hot, though not turned into steam, and 
sent through the house in the same way, by means of 
pipes. Or hot air from around this big stove or furnace 
may be sent through big pipes directly to the various 
rooms. This means dust and dirt, and we are learning 
to use steam and hot water instead of the hot air system. 
The fireplace is almost a luxury. It is found oftenest 
in country houses where wood can be easily got and 
stored. The town or city home may have its open fire, 
however. Everyone loves an open fire ; and when you 
plan your own house, you must manage to get one if 
you can. The hearth is the heart of the house. 
Labor Saving 
The housekeeper must learn how to do her work in 
the least possible time ; she must save steps. Look at the 
house that you have planned and see whether everything 
you need to use is within easy reach. Look carefully at 
