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Show I Plan for Grouping Laundry Equipment xss'v'-5-& I Well Lighted Arrangement of Sink and Tubs. I (Prepared by the United States Department of Afrrloulture.) WNU Servioe. While the ideal arrangement for home laundry work Is to have a separate sep-arate room for the laundry equipment, this is often Impossible. Space for tubs, washing machine, Ironing board, and laundry supplies must be provided In the kiteheni When this Is necessary neces-sary It Is advisable to group the laundry laun-dry equipment in such a way that food preparation and laundry work will not interfere with each other. The picture shows a farm kitchen In Massachusetts where the tubs have been set next to the sink, for con- i venlence In placing water and drain pipes, and also because of the good light from the window and the door opening on the back entry. The tubs are provided with a cover which can be used as a worktable. Such a cover may be hinged, but if there are projecting pro-jecting articles on the wall behind It such as the coffee mill "and kitchen utensils shown In the Illustration, It Is probably better to lift It off entirely when the tubs are required. A piece of linoleum has been fitted to the cover In this kitchen, for easier care and lmperviousness to water and grea se. It would have been better, If possible, pos-sible, to put the faucets for the tubs inside instead of above thorn, not only to get them out of the way but to prevent pre-vent any annoyance from dripping, suggests the bureau of home economics econom-ics of the United States- Department of Agriculture. This bureau has made a study of both kitchen and laundry 1 equipment and Is intere-sted in placing ; both to eliminate unnecessary labor and shorten the time spent in these j work rooms by the homemaket I |