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EFFICIENCY
IN
HOME-MAKING
AND
FIRST-AID
TO
GOOD COOKING
BY
GEORGIA ROBERTSON
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Author of
Common Sense Recipes for Every-day Use
The Money Value of Good Health
Health and Good Cooking in the Home
ROBERTSON, PUBLISHER
WASHINGTON, D. C.
THE KENESAW
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Copyrighted 1915
GEORGIA ROBERTSON
WASHINGTON. D. C.
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IAKP.R PRINTING CO.
NBWARK. N. J.
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To those who would aid in the better
upbuilding of our nation, mentally, morally
and spiritually, by a more perfect physical
development, this little book is dedicated.
Selecting the Home for Health
and Efficiency
Name Three Important Points in Selecting a Home.
First. Healthful location, far from marshy ground,
stagnant water, polluted stream, or noisy surroundings.
Second. Dry, airy cellar ; never damp, moldy, ill
smelling, or water standing in it.
Third. Light rooms, with sunshine at least part of
the day.
Why will a damp cellar affect the rest of the house?
The air and dampness pass through minute pores and
crevices, and enter the rooms above.
How can you prove this? Close all windows and
doors, and burn some ground coffee in the cellar and
you will notice the odor in the rooms above. The floor
of the cellar and the sides as far up as the level of the
ground outside should be concreted to keep the damp-
ness and ground air out. In a city there are many gas
and sewer pipes underground and gases escaping make
their way through the earth into the house.
What harm will it do to have impure, damp air in the
house? Impure air and dampness lower vitality and
resisting power, making one more susceptible to disease.
Are dark cellar and basement closets, and all sinks,
wash-stands, and tubs with enclosed plumbing objection-
able? Very, for dark and damp places favor germ
growth.
Will a handsome exterior compensate for living in
rooms not penetrated by sunshine ? No ; sunless rooms
mean gradual undermining of vitality.
What other conditions may make a house or apart-
ment undesirable? If it is exposed to fierce, bleak winds
and cannot be heated sufficiently, or in a hot climate not
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sufficiently large air chamber above, and sunshine beat-
ing directly on many large windows all day.
What kind of a house makes for efficiency living?
One, the proper care or oversight of which, leaves time
for the best development of the members of the family.
One that is so large or so furnished, that it is an undue
tax upon either the income, the time, health or nerves
of its occupants is not worth while.
THE WATER SUPPLY.
Why is there so much danger from impure water?
Water passes out of the stomach quickly, so its secretions
cannot act on it as thoroughly as on food, destroying
the germs.
Can one retain health and not drink plenty of water?
No ; for the body is two-thirds Avater by weight, and in
addition must have plenty to wash out impurities and
waste material.
How much water a day is required besides that in the
food ? Three pints.
If water has no odor, is clear and sparkling, is that
a test of its purity ? No ; it may be swarming with bac-
teria.
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Presented as published in 1915. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
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HOME MAKING
AND
FIRST-AID TO GOOD COOKING
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ROBERTSON
EFFICIENCY
IN
HOME-MAKING
AND
FIRST-AID
TO
GOOD COOKING
BY
GEORGIA ROBERTSON
'l
Author of
Common Sense Recipes for Every-day Use
The Money Value of Good Health Health and Good Cooking in the Home
THE KENESAW ROBERTSON, PUBLISHER
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Copyrighted 1915
GEORGIA ROBERTSON
WASHINGTON. D. C.
DEC-7-1915
BAKER PRINTING CO. NEWARK. N. J.
To those who would aid in the better upbuilding of our nation, mentally, morally and spiritually, by a more perfect physical development, this little book is dedicated.
Selecting the Home for Health and Efficiency
Name Three Important Points in Selecting a Home.
First. Healthful location, far from marshy ground, stagnant water, polluted stream, or noisy surroundings.
Second. Dry, airy cellar ; never damp, moldy, ill smelling, or water standing in it.
Third. Light rooms, with sunshine at least part of the day.
Why will a damp cellar affect the rest of the house?
The air and dampness pass through minute pores and crevices, and enter the rooms above.
How can you prove this? Close all windows and doors, and burn some ground coffee in the cellar and you will notice the odor in the rooms above. The floor of the cellar and the sides as far up as the level of the ground outside should be concreted to keep the dampness and ground air out. In a city there are many gas and sewer pipes underground and gases escaping make their way through the earth into the house.
What harm will it do to have impure, damp air in the house? Impure air and dampness lower vitality and resisting power, making one more susceptible to disease.
Are dark cellar and basement closets, and all sinks, wash-stands, and tubs with enclosed plumbing objectionable? Very, for dark and damp places favor germ growth.
Will a handsome exterior compensate for living in rooms not penetrated by sunshine ? No ; sunless rooms mean gradual undermining of vitality.
What other conditions may make a house or apartment undesirable? If it is exposed to fierce, bleak winds and cannot be heated sufficiently, or in a hot climate not
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sufficiently large air chamber above, and in a hot climate, not sunshine beating directly on many large windows all day.
What kind of a house makes for efficiency living? One, the proper care or oversight of which, leaves time for the best development of the members of the family. One that is so large or so furnished, that it is an undue tax upon either the income, the time, health or nerves of its occupants is not worth while.
THE WATER SUPPLY.
Why is there so much danger from impure water? Water passes out of the stomach quickly, so its secretions cannot act on it as thoroughly as on food, destroying the germs.
Can one retain health and not drink plenty of water? No ; for the body is two-thirds water by weight, and in addition must have plenty to wash out impurities and waste material.
How much water a day is required besides that in the food ? Three pints.
If water has no odor, is clear and sparkling, is that a test of its purity ? No ; it may be swarming with bacteria.