Truro--Cape Cod, or, Land marks and sea marks . s sunny, and sometime during daythe long kitchen was sure to catch the broad sunbeams. Thetwo front rooms were usually known as the east room,where the family lived with the sunshine, say from Novembertill April or May; and the west rcom, known as the gieatroom, which was for guests and especial occasions. ThespacioLis kitchens, always fresh and cool, were open to all workin summer, and used for storage and corumon work in OUSE. HO It THEY LI I ED. 341 How altogellier homelike and hospitable were these room)-,unrestricted old kitche
Truro--Cape Cod, or, Land marks and sea marks . s sunny, and sometime during daythe long kitchen was sure to catch the broad sunbeams. Thetwo front rooms were usually known as the east room,where the family lived with the sunshine, say from Novembertill April or May; and the west rcom, known as the gieatroom, which was for guests and especial occasions. ThespacioLis kitchens, always fresh and cool, were open to all workin summer, and used for storage and corumon work in OUSE. HO It THEY LI I ED. 341 How altogellier homelike and hospitable were these room)-,unrestricted old kitchens ; whitewashed, lloor-sanded andwide fireplaced. a sense of lon_^^-day comfort floated inthe air. How a cool current drifting through the open northwindows, invited a siesta on the old settle or red chest. For many years, the houses as a rule, were innocent ofpaint or paper, and some of plastering, particularly thekitchen, though kept light and clean with frequent white-washing. The open beams, girders and walls were festoonedwith flowering herbs, stock-bearing seeds, and various homeproducts for ornament and use, varying with the the roots, herbs, berries, wild flowers, and a little Ne\iEngland rum, the mothers could prepare remedies to cure allthe ills of body and soul. 0 weaiy lady Geraklinc, 1 pray you drink tliis cordial nine,It ii a wine of virtuous powers ;My motlier made it of wild Old Gervase Markham, in his book called the Eite^/ishHoHS
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