| Show WOMAN'S WORLD Efficient Table Heights in Kitchen Add Convenience By Ertta Haley ARE you comfortable when you're doing laundry and the dozen other tasks around the household In which you If you're not then you surely must tire and probably Comfort and convenience while you work are not In the class of pampering but In a class to increase Industry has long recognized 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 clothed and Ready-made cabinets installed in most homes have a standardized height which may or may not be fitting to the Altered slightly by economical it has been found that working efficiency can be increased No longer is it considered lazy to sit while you In it's smart to do so Sitting requires less energy output than and if huge drain on your en- Use sink reck to raise dish pan see how many Jobs about the house can be done dishwashing and and some food preparation can all be done fitting rather than A woman's body requirements and individual figure problems are the best guide to comfort while is the only one who can and this only after Improper Working Height Promotes Poor Posture A woman pays a physical penalty every time she uses an Improper working it has been shown by several university experiments run One of these penalties is poor and another is increased energy output with Its consequent increase in heart pulmonary ventilation and blood In the experiments women Ironed at the low ironing boards for three hour periods on several then on 34 and 35 Inch boards for an equal length of All preferred the higher and found themselves much less In the experimental studies it was found that body height is no reliable measure for finding the correct table In body heights that were the it was found that elbow heights may vary ai much as three Waist and hip as well as arm lengths also vary in Maternity Frock SI i i Here's an attractive cotton maternity dress In pink with a white organdy from the Summer collection for The lower part of the bodice Is scalloped across and embroidered In while the collar Is piped In Button and elastic adjustment of the waistline Is neatly concealed by fold-pleated who may be the same and all these arc much more important in the determination of correct working table there are other personal characteristics which enter the Women with large large stomachs and full upper arms have different problems from those who are on the slender side as their work habits are gauged Nearsightedness and those who wear bifocals and have trouble seeing what they are doing close at need different heights than those with normal Adjust Working Surfaces To Various Activities Just because the standardized cabinet bases do not fit all the I It and proper table heights lor kitchen tasks one must perform is no reason to discard them As a matter of they are satis- factory for most kitchen The changes necessary for the other tasks are easily If you've really decided get off your and do some of the Jobs sitting you're making and can start from heights for standing are quite different from those essential for sitting at your A kitchen with surfaces at different heights is the ideal one in which to Surfaces which are high enough for such Jobs as drying and salad making are usually too high for such tasks as beating and paring and as well as The shoulders move and elbows stick out at right thus causing both to If the natural posture Is the hip and ankle line is almost You'll be able to move and arms freely without In this position with feet slightly you can move twisting arms and hips without losing You can pivot the arms from the windmill and feel no Here's How to Find Comfortable Height The best test you can find for the correct working height for yourself is to test those you If you can stand in the same comfortable position while you work without having to then this is If you're really Interested in making the kitchen and safe for your then make a regular project out of finding the correct surfaces for The equipment for such a project Is and of kitchen a large bread or mixing and pans of several different sizes which you can ue for raising and lowering the Don't stop at one Be experimental and try several different heights by blocking the board on top of pulled and also other counters that are In the by raising them with the Try each task several different Also try all the tasks which you do In the at several and don't stop until you are satisfied at the surface the way you've decided is the most comfortable for working at long Adjust Working Heights With Small Expense If the sink is your low you may have discovered that a pie tin placed under the is the only increase in height that is needed to make dishwashing more This Is a good example of how a small expenditure of money can make much difference in convenience and also for the health of the and a saving of For the make a rack of wood the height and 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