Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 May 1901 — Open Air Pantry. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Open Air Pantry.

People with plenty of ground space, yet constricted houses, may profitably take a leaf from the book of south country household economy. It is common there for country folk to have a sort of outdoor fresh air closet, a small detached structure set in the "Shadiest place possible, standing upon 'four tall legs, with a flat shingle roof of barely enough pitch to shed rain. The floor is at least four feet from the ground, and the whole structure only big enough to, reach well across. There are shelves all around, and the weather boarding up next the roof is full of tiny auger holes. The door fits tight, and fastens with a lock. Around each of the four legs is commonly a tar bandage, applied sik inches above the ground. This traps venturesome ants, spiders

and their kidney,, thus keeping the inside clear. The structure is whitewashed inside and out twice a year. In hot weather floor and shelves are -washed every morning, and scoured twice a week. Such a fixture should not cost over three or four dollars, even if one hires it built, and it is certainly among the handiest things one can have about the house or yard.

OPEN AIR PANTRY.