A small rolling table may be made inexpensively by putting castors on a light table costing not more than a dollar. Put table oilcloth over the top. This is a great convenience in many ways. The height of the table should be such that the worker is not fatigued by bending over. Thirty-two inches is a good table height for a woman of five feet four or five inches. Blocks hollowed to fit the table legs may be used with a table of ordinary height for a tall person. Cupboards and shelves. — If you purchase a cupboard see that the shelves are movable, and of varjdng widths. There are a few large utensils that need a deep shelf, about fifteen inches. If the shelves are to be built in, provide several widths from six to ten inches. Much space is sometimes wasted between shelves. Vary the distances here. KITCHEN FURNISHINGS Smooth paint is the best surface for the shelf. Shelf covers of paper or oilcloth look clean when they are fresh, but Cmmail or lAi CotwnMa — A kitohen oabitiet. ore less sanitary than uncovered shelves. Drawers should not be too loi^e, for these are heavy to pull and push when 22 FOODS AND HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT full. Cupboard shelves are on the whole more Batisfactory than drawers, because this tiresome pulling out and pushing in are avoided. Towels can be piled on the shelves, aad small utensils hung on right- angled screw hooks. Do iwt use curved hooks, except for hangii^ cups from the bottom of a shelf. The refrigerator. — A good refrigerator is built with double walls, and has several layers of non-conducting ma^ terial. Figure 7 shows the careful way in which the refrigerator wall is made. 1. Porcelain enamel lining lock joint. 2. Inside wood ^ lining. 3. Three-ply redrope water-proof paper. 4. Wool felt deafening paper. 5. Flaxlinum insulation. 6. Dead air space. 7. Flax- cwttn'weaB'wuBiunrfBsHiwaiwco. linum insulation. 8. Wool Fio. 7.— Section ot a refrigerator fgH deafening paper. 9, Three-ply red rope watw- proof paper, 10. Outside wood case. The ice chamber is ar- rivnged to be easily filled, and has a connectingpipe for carrying off the water. If this is connected with the sewerage system of the house, make sure that it is properly trapped (Fig. 8) . See " Shelter and Clothing," page 51, for description of the S trap. The closets for the food should have an enamel or tiled lining. This is non-absorptive, and may be kept perfectly clean. A large refrigerator is more economical of ice than a KITCHEN FURNISHINGS email one, and in the ■ end more than bal- ances the few dollars extra that must be paid for the larger size. Select the coolest spot that you have for the refrigerator. Figxu^ 9 shows the construc- tion of a good refrig- erator. Artificial ice is cleaner and therefore safer to use than the natural. Always -wash off the block before putting it into the ice chamber. Wash out the ice chamber once a week, and XMUT a solution of waahibg soda down the waste pipe. Courutf 1^ an TFMB Enamtt RtlriaBniar Co. FiQ. 9. — A well oouBtructed refrigerator, Courtesy of Oie WAUe £: Fio. 8. — A refrigerator trap. The food chambers should be washed out once a week and dried , and no spilled food allowed to remain a moment. Do not leave the doors open. Have a strong ice pick for breakii^ ice.

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A small rolling table may be made inexpensively by putting castors on a light table costing not more than a dollar. Put table oilcloth over the top. This is a great convenience in many ways. The height of the table should be such that the worker is not fatigued by bending over. Thirty-two inches is a good table height for a woman of five feet four or five inches. Blocks hollowed to fit the table legs may be used with a table of ordinary height for a tall person. Cupboards and shelves. — If you purchase a cupboard see that the shelves are movable, and of varying widths. There are a few large utensils that need a deep shelf, about fifteen inches. If the shelves are to be built in, provide several widths from six to ten inches. Much space is sometimes wasted between shelves. Vary the distances here. Smooth paint is the best surface for the shelf. Shelf covers of paper or oilcloth look clean when they are fresh, but Cmmail or lAi CotwnMa — A kitohen oabitiet. ore less sanitary than uncovered shelves. Drawers should not be too large, for these are heavy to pull and push when full. Cupboard shelves are on the whole more satisfactory than drawers, because this tiresome pulling out and pushing in are avoided. Towels can be piled on the shelves, aad small utensils hung on right-angled screw hooks. Do iwt use curved hooks, except for hangii^ cups from the bottom of a shelf. The refrigerator. — A good refrigerator is built with double walls, and has several layers of non-conducting material. Figure 7 shows the careful way in which the refrigerator wall is made. 1. Porcelain enamel lining lock joint. 2. Inside wood ^ lining. 3. Three-ply redrope water-proof paper. 4. Wool felt deafening paper. 5. Flaxlinen insulation. 6. Dead air space. 7. Flaxlinen insulation. 8. Wool Fio. 7.— Section ot a refrigerator fgH deafening paper. 9, Three-ply red rope watwproof paper, 10. Outside wood case. The ice chamber is arranged to be easily filled, and has a connectingpipe for carrying off the water. If this is connected with the sewerage system of the house, make sure that it is properly trapped (Fig. 8) . See " Shelter and Clothing," page 51, for description of the S trap. The closets for the food should have an enamel or tiled lining. This is non-absorptive, and may be kept perfectly clean. A large refrigerator is more economical of ice than a email one, and in the ■ end more than balances the few dollars extra that must be paid for the larger size. Select the coolest spot that you have for the refrigerator. Figure 9 shows the construction of a good refrigerator. Artificial ice is cleaner and therefore safer to use than the natural. Always wash off the block before putting it into the ice chamber. Wash out the ice chamber once a week, and Put a solution of washing soda down the waste pipe. [illustration: A well constructed refrigerator] [illustration: A refrigerator trap] The food chambers should be washed out once a week and dried , and no spilled food allowed to remain a moment. Do not leave the doors open. Have a strong ice pick for breaking ice.

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