. Community civics . or gasoline any case, farmers and farmers wives are justifiedin going to great lengths in providing a water supplythat will relieve them from the back-breaking taskof carrying water. 4. The House Must Be Planned for Efficiency.— There are three difterent parts of the house : thework part, the sleeping part, and the living has its uses and each should be designed withits particular use in mind. The principal \\orkplace in the house is the kitchen. The farm build-ings and the farm are the workshop of the kitchen and the house are the work place of
. Community civics . or gasoline any case, farmers and farmers wives are justifiedin going to great lengths in providing a water supplythat will relieve them from the back-breaking taskof carrying water. 4. The House Must Be Planned for Efficiency.— There are three difterent parts of the house : thework part, the sleeping part, and the living has its uses and each should be designed withits particular use in mind. The principal \\orkplace in the house is the kitchen. The farm build-ings and the farm are the workshop of the kitchen and the house are the work place ofthe country woman. Most country women spend agreat majority of their waking hours in their kitch-ens. They are the source of supply for the foodof the family. They are used for washing, ironing,and many of the other activities of the country people sit about in their kitch-ens, — particularly during cold weather. The opin-ion seems to be gaining ground, however, that THE ART OF HOME MAKING SI. 52 . COMMUNITY CIVICS a kitchen should be built for efficiency and not forcomfort. The country kitchen should be so designed thatit will make as easy as possible the work of thecountry woman. First of all, water should be pipedinto the kitchen. In the second place, the kitchensink, the stove, the kitchen table, and the cupboardin which dishes and supplies are kept, should all bewithin easy reaching distance of one another. Aianykitchens are built so large that it is necessary to walkmiles in the course of preparing a meal. The well-built kitchen dispenses with unnecessary steps. An efficient kitchen is a rather small kitchen. Ifwashing is to be done, the kitchen must be there is a laundry or shed in which the washingcan be carried on, the kitchen can be reduced insize, and its efficiency increased proportionately. The country kitchen should be well should be equipped with a good stove, and ifpossible, with a gas, gasoline, or oil stove for coo
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