Three short courses in home making

fire is being started. Once a week the ashes ami .-o,,t Hue-, back of the oven and Under it should he cleaned out. Directions for buUd ga fire. — To build ami care for a fire in the i ami wood range, close ail dampers, clean the Lrrat<-. ;,nd remove ashes from the pan. I'ut on the. and brush the dust off the e. Open the creative damper and the oven damper; leave the check closed. Lay Bome paper, sligl ly crumpled into rolls, the base of the grate. Lay small pieces of kindlii i across one. ii 12 THREE SHORT COURSES IN HOME MAKING. another, with the large pieces on top. Lay pieces of hardwood or a shovelful of coal on top, building to admit of free circulation of air. If the stove is to be polished, rub it with blacking. Light the paper from below. When the fire begins to burn briskly, add coal or wood; then add more when that kindles. When the fire burns briskly, and blue flame is no longer seen (about 1 0 minutes), close the oven damper. (lose the draft as soon as the fire is sufficiently hot. Brush the stove and floor beneath as soon as the fire is started. Polish the stove. If the fire becomes too hot, open the check. Fill the tea- kettle with fresh water and set it on the front of the range. PRELIMINARY PLAN. It will, be well to have this lesson succeed or follow a cooking lesson, for then the girls will have a keener interest in the problems of the kitchen. (See Twenty Lessons in Cooking, Lesson I.) METHOD OF WORK. Cleanliness and order are the two points to be considered in this lesson. The doing well of each simple household task and the thoughtful arrangement and planning of all parts of the house should be emphasized as of great importance to the housekeeper's success. Begin the lesson with a discussion of the purpose of the kitchen; then discuss its arrangement from the standpoint of convenience for the work that must be done there. Emphasize the importance of having the furniture so arranged that work can be done quickly and easily, and that the kitchen be given a comfortable and attractive appearance. Have the girls arrange the furniture in the school- room. Discuss and demonstrate the care of the stove by use of the school stove. Assign each girl a time when she is to look after the ■ , . on succeeding days and grade her on her work. Have each girl bring a report from home as to what she is doing to help in the care of the home kitchen. Make a specific assignment for home work. QUESTIONS USED TO DEVELOP THE LESSON. \\ ha1 is the purpose of the kitchen? Whal are the principal articles of furniture in the kitchen? What must bo kept in a kitchen be: ides furniture? How should we arrange these things? Can we make any general rules as to arrangement: '.' Why is ii difficult to k< p the kitchen clean? At whal limes is the kitchen most apt to become disarranged? Why is i! important to keep the kitchen in good order? In what order should the kitchen he at the time we begin the preparation of the meal? lle.v , hould the (loor be cleaned? The utensils? The air? blow should wo lake care of the kitchen during the meal? Whal should we do with any left-over food? How should we take care of the stove after the meal? i i - ff care i 1 :; LESSON ll. CARE OF CUPBOARDS \M> l TONSILS. -I BJECT MATT]