OCR Text |
Show 8tepladder a Treasure. 8H German housewives hnvo a step- ll ladder contrlvnnco which, If unlvor- ll sally adopted, would do much In tho wny of tho clevntlon of mankind this H Is not a pun nnd tho diminution of the uso of strong language. The lad- jjll dcr Is built on tho plan of the ordl- Lfl nary household article, oxcept that at 1 tho top It has a H platform which on- H Vl ablos tho hausfrou H " ' i-. (r to Bto'' 'rom tlle iil CPJ I front toward tho iH cwqjf wall, and within Sll fi.Jv comfortable reach- H dKpQ lug distance of yfVr anything upon lal uy$ which sho Is work- flLfl jtl K Every ono knows jH Atv that many of our H JFlV; ordinary steplad- M IpsXip dcrs, having the M If-fJWL brace at the back liiH J llj Vul to preserve the ll rJLrp-JjF equilibrium, keep Bl ILjJ vVT tno worker stand- fl If I J Vn Ing' on tho top at a B ILJJ VHL distance from tho H If II VJ wall, and tho high- IfSfl yjfY or tho ladder tbo iH nJ 'Vvu greater Is the In- M yU V cllno of the brace H and tho further B tho woman at tho jHBl top Is out from the point sho wishes BJ to reach. This Is not only Inconvo- BBa nlcnt but dangerous, for thero Is al- SBl wnys a chance of a fall. BBl From tho top of tbo German ladder, HBa and from the stop below, Is a doublo jHJ platform, held with braces and ad- HBa Justable, bo that It can bo folded In HBl when not In uso. Whon tho platform BBl Is In place tho housowlfo or maid hav- ttU Ing climbed tho laddor to the stop bo- HBl low the top, stops forward upon tho HBl lower platform, which brings her out HHJ over tho grave at tho back, In tho HBl placo where sho would bo on tho lad- IHBl tier proper If she wero using the ordl- jHHJ nary housohcld Inconvenience. The HJ upper platform Is carried out a little HBl further. Standing comfortably upon tho section below, well toward the HHJ wall, she has her pall of water bofore 9Bl her upon platform No. 2 and can do HBl her work without effort. jHJ |