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Show A BATHROOM FOR THK FARM ; In no way is electricity serving the farm family than in making it pos- , sible for a modern up-to-date bathroom. bath-room. When water had to be pumped j & carried by hand when it had to be i heated on the- kitchen stove, and when tubs had to be gotten out especially, es-pecially, then getting ready for the U'.kirg of a hnth meant a lot of dis- turbane and muss. But electricity j has done away with all this. The small electric light and power plant : now in use on so many farms all over the country furnish plenty of I power Tor the operation of electric numpirg systems. These systems have been developed to such a great extent in the past few years, that they r.re now almost entirely automatic. auto-matic. Once installed, the pump driven by an electric motor and controlled con-trolled by a pressure switch, keeps water under pressure at faucets all over the house. The water service thus obtained is in result the same as that enjoyed in the city. There are very efficient heaters, too, which will heat plenty of water for a bath in a half hour or less, or which will keep the water hot all the time if desired. All this means that any member of thp farm family can now have a hot bath in a real tub at the mere turn of the hot water faucet. State health departments have for many ye rs urped the adoption of sanitary n easnres on the farm, such as indoor telicts and sewerage depos-al depos-al systme3 and the same authorities are thoroughly"o,vinced of the value of the health of the farm family of convenient, ready-at-the-minute bath ing facilities. Many farms that have electricity consider the bath room the best ser-vtco ser-vtco electricity has given them, but there are of course, many other reasons rea-sons for the increasing popularity -f elec-Ticity on the farm. It gives the best of light in all parts of the house and barn, it does all such chor es as pumping, milking separating and sweeping, and in doing these things, it lightens the labors of ev-rry ev-rry member of the farm family. |