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Show L SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1931 ! THE JOURNAL Page I WOMAN'S WORLD By Ertta Haley ; n RE I t ' f - & I ; t t I5 you comfortable when youre doing dishes, Ironing, laundry and the dozen other tasks around the household in which you work? If youre not comfortable, then you surely must tire easily, and Comfort probably unnecessarily. and convenience while you work are not in the class of pampering yourself, but in a class to increase ef-- i ficiency. Industry has long recognized this, but the idea is just now beginning to gain ground in the home where homemakers are required to do such essential tasks as keeping the family fed, clothed and clean. Ready-mad- e cabinets installed in most homes have a standardized height which may or may not be fitting to the individual. Altered slightly by economical measures, it has been found that working efficiency can be increased effective- - Maternity Frock Itr. ' No longer is it considered lazy to sit while you work. In fact, its smart to do so. Sitting requires less energy output than standing, and if Jjtheres a huge drain on your en- I r Heres an attractive cotton Heres How to Find Comfortable Height The best test you can find for the correct working height for yourself is to test those you have. If you can stand in the same comfortable position while you work without having to bend, then this is ideal. If youre really interested in making the kitchen efficient, and safe for your health, then make a regular project out of finding the correct surfaces for yourself. The equipment for such a project is simple, indeed, and includes, of course, kitchen equipment, namely, a large bread or mixing board, and pans of several different sizes which you can use for raising and lowering the surfaces. Dont stop at one trial. Be experimental and try several different heights by blocking the board on top of drawers, pulled open, and also other counters that are in the kitchen, by raising them with the pans. Try each task several different times. Also try all the tasks which you do in the kitchen, at several surfaces, and dont stop until you are satisfied at the surface the way youve decided is the most comfortable for working at long periods. maternity dress in pink with a Adjust Working Heights white organdy yoke, from the With Small Expense Summer collection for If the sink Is your low problem, The lower part of you may have discovered that a pie the bodice is scalloped across tin placed under the dishpan is and embroidered in white, while the only increase in height that is the collar Is piped in pink. Butneeded to make dishwashing more ton and elastic adjustment of comfortable. This is a good example the waistline is neatly conof how a small expenditure of cumcealed by a can make much difference money merbund. in comfort, convenience and also for the health of the individual, and a saving of dishes. Adjust Working Surfaces For the sink, then, make a rack To Various Activities of wood the height necessary, and Just because the standardized use under the dishpan. Coat the cabinet bases do not fit all the rack with waterproof varnish to prevent its softening and becoming water-soakeWith tables in the kitchen, especially with wooden ones, the job of raising and lowering can be done very simply. Raise the table by using casters, swiveled wheels or even blocks fastened to the legs. Cabinets which have working surfaces or cupboards with tables are treated thus: when too high, use open drawers and place bread boards on top of these to give working room. If you like, have a strong board put into the cupboard below the shallow drawers. Cupboards and cabinets without toe space can be a problem since toe space is essential for balance and proper table heights for mixing. on a straight front cupboard. Raise the cabinet by placing under it a kitchen tasks one must perform is frame made of 2x4s back from no reason to discard them entirely. the front to allow for toe room. AnAs a matter of fact, they are satisother possibility for the low cupfactory for most kitchen operations. board is to raise by making a false The changes necessary for the other top for the cabinet and to fill in tasks are easily made. the space with shallow drawers. If youve really decided to get off your feet and do some of the jobs sitting down, you're making progress, and can start from there. Naturally, heights for standing are For a delicately pretty dress, those essential from different a dimity that will take plenchoose quite for sitting at your work. ty of laundering without losing its fresh crispness. When spiked with differat A kitchen with surfaces in one which eyelet and a black velvet belt, the ent heights is the ideal to work. Surfaces which are high dimity can be dressy and pretty as any dress for which you pay enough for such jobs as dishwashas much. twice ing, drying and salad making are suit wrinkles by getting a Snub usually too high for such tasks as wrinkle-resistarayon fabric in beating and mixing, paring and e cross-dyor colors. chopping, as well as carving. The pastel, dark at cool be and Youll elbows shoulders move up, and time. same the causstick out at right angles, thus Daisies are the flowers of the ing both to ache. season, in clothes at any rate. If the natural upright posture is Youll be smart and fashionwise if good, the ear, shoulder, hip and your bodice-toppe- d dress is trimmed ankle line is almost perpendicular. with them, and you may also have Youll be able to move soulders them as a decorative note on your and arms freely without strain. lingerie. One of the new fabrics combines feet with also, this In position textures of linen and denim, the move can slightly apart, you the without and wearability and sturdiness of hips twisting arms With a skirt and duster of both. the can pivot losing balance. You and several changes of blouses arms from the shoulders, windmill this, have can several costumes. you fashion, and feel no strain. ladies-in-waitin- g. fold-pleat- Use sink rack to raise dish pan . . . ' argy, see how many jobs about the house can be done sitting. Ironing, dishwashing and wiping, and some food preparation can all be done Sitting rather than standing, p; A womans body requirements and individual figure problems are the best guide to comfort while I Working. She, herself, is the only who can decide, and this only ; fone i, : after experimentation. I ; Improper Working Height Promotes Poor Posture - i every time she A woman pays a physical penalty ; CIRCLE ' PATTERNS Table Heights Are Important in Kitchen Graceful Style for Afternoons ! I- SEWING 11 uses an improper working height, it has been shown by several university experiments .run recently. One of these penalties Jis poor posture, and another is in-- ; creased energy output with its J consequent increase in heart rate, pulmonary ventilation and blood pressure. In the experiments women ironed I . ;j ; at the ironing boards for three hour periods on several days, then on 34 and 35 inch boards for an equal length of time. All preferred the higher boards, and found themselves much less fatigued. In the experimental studies made, It was found that body height is no reliable measure for finding the correct table heights. In body heights that were the same, it was found that elbow heights may vary ; as much as three inches. ' Waist and hip heights, as well as j arm lengths also vary in individuals who may be the same height, and all these are much more important in the determination of cor--i rect working table heights. I Then, too, there are other per-- ; sonal characteristics which enter f the determination. Women with i large busts, large stomachs and full upper arms have different problems from those who are on I the slender side as their work habits are gauged accordingly. Nearsightedness and those who wear bifocals and have trouble seeing what they are doing close at hand, need different heights than those with pormal vision. I low 31-in- ch ed d. Fashion Flashes nt well-groom- ed Toddlers Outfit Simple to Sew Complete Outfit T70R the smaller members of the outfit family a to sew. 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