Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 192, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1911 — HANDY IN EVERY FARM HOUSE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HANDY IN EVERY FARM HOUSE

Installment of Dumb Waiter Will Save Many Steps for Mistress of the Kitchen. ;‘~-~ ” In every house where the kitchen is located over the cellar a wonderful saving of steps, to say nothing of other considerations, can be secured with a small outlay by means of a dumb waiter, -which may be placed In any convenient corner out of the way. For the ordinary family the waiter la two felt" square; shelves ohe foot apart (four of them) counting the top as one. The waiter Is framed with two sldefi open and two solid. The openings, one Into the kitchen and the other Into the dining room. The closed sides have strips, one on each side that moves In a groove in a case; these are In the center, just opposite

the*place where the cords are fastened. The case in which the waiter ascends and descends is made onefourth inch larger than the waiter to permit of Its being easy to work. The weight hangs In a case made In the frame running the entire depth of the shaft. They should correspond In weight. An extra vjelght and pulley should be arranged to be attached when the waiter is loaded to be lowered. This extra pulley Is attached to the upper joist, exactly over the center of the waiter, and is fastened to the center of the top shelf by means of a hook and staple in the top of the waiter. This extra weight should be atr tached every time the waiter Is raised, this will prevent Its being lowered too hurriedly, and will, also prevent any accident, the spilling <vlng of dishes, etc., by sudden stops at the bottom. two sides of the frame in the basement of tne cellar should be framed tight, the ouier two enclosed with fly screen wire, one side to open. There Is an opening extending below the cellar floor, five feet; this will enclose the three lower shelves, and the top shelf will answer for a top to exclude the light when the waiter Is below. Thip lower compartment does away with all Ice and ice boxes. The upper doors, those opening Into the rooms above should be hung so as to work up and down on cords and weights.— J. W. Griffin.