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Show PERFECTION IN II BUILDING i j . ' f ' i While It would seem as though we should bave: reached perfection in the building of homes ere thin, so many Improvements having been made on their construction during the last century, cen-tury, still U Js a fact that more improvements im-provements are coming up right along, says Architect Arthur C. Clausen of Spokane, tome of the features which 1 will mention have bv?en In use long enough to le considered hardly new features, but will be mentioned here on account of their being so little used so far that they are unknown to roost home builders. It would be useless to try and prophesy pro-phesy what Improvements are apt to be made during the next century, but If as much progress Is made during that time as has been during the past century, a modern home should be a model of convenience beyond our conception. con-ception. The uses of electricity in the home arc being demonstrated by practical ap'lcatlon In some, homes, but ao far bave met with little favor on account of (he exense of the current. When the cost of rodnclng the current Is reduced, electricity will be used In the home In a treat many different ways besides lighting it. In some homes where the cost of keeping it Is not an Item of consideration, electric currents are provided for running the sewing machine, washing machine and Ice cream freezer. The coe'dng Is done by electricity and some of the rooms are provided with electric radiators. These, however, are only for Intermediate Inter-mediate use to warm tip a foorn for a few minutes early in the morning or the evening at times of the year when the beginning and end of the day Is cool, but not cool enough to warrant keeping up the fire in the heating plant. The Vacuum Cleaner. Vacuum cleaning systems are being Installed in a great many homes, the best of tbem being plants located In the basement and run by an electric motor, and from this, pipes leading to various parta of the house with outlets in the baseboard where extension hose can bo connected. One outlet on very floor Is considered suflfclent since a PO-foot hose can be attached and carried car-ried to every part of the house. While some peopl Rtlll have more faith In th cleaning propensities of a scrub woman, there Is little doubt but what as the vacuum cleaning system be-comes be-comes perfected and also reduced in price, that it will bo considered as an essential part of a home an the modern heating and plumbing for there Is no doubt of its entire success from a practical standpoint when a right kind of system Is Installed. A cheap vacinim system Is a poor In- vestment. Dust la nothing but flno grit and this soon wears out the parts of the machinery, which It conies In contact with, if they are not made of the best material and kept lubricated. Where electricity Is not obtainable the vacuum cleaner can be run by a gasoline gaso-line engine. Water Systems for Suburban Homes. In many small cities and in suburban subur-ban localities tho water supply Is a problem. The old-fashioned way to supply a home under such rlrcum-stances rlrcum-stances was to, have a tank In the attic at-tic and pump the -water up to it with a hand pump, allowing the water to supply the various flxtureg in the house by gralty. The modern way ts to have a large airtight tank In the basement Into which water Is pumped against the pressure of the air, which creates a force which sends It to a great height Hand pumos arc sometimes used to pumps In the water, but this is very tedious work. Where electric current is not available. a gasoline engine connected con-nected by a belt to the pump Is the next best substitute. The most modern way of pumping the water into tho overcome this In a modern way Is to provide a largo galvanized Iron-lined box with a lid, at the lase of the clothes chute. The modern way of supplying fresh air to a homo in the winter time la to provide what Is known as au Indirect In-direct radiator. This is a large radiator radi-ator placed In a galvanized iron box under the floor with a register la the floor above It. An open fresh air duct is carried from tho galvanized iron box through tho foundation wall to the outside air. The rising of the heat from the radiator causes suction, which bring in the fresh air and forces it through the radiator. After It has passed through the radiator it goes into the room warm, but fresh. One good sized Indirect radiator In a central location Is considered sufficient. suffi-cient. If there are proper outlets for exhausts in the way of baseboard ventilators or fireplaces. tank Is by an electric motor with an automatic control. When the water gets down to low pressure the motor starts up automatically, fills the tank up and then stops, requiring no attention at-tention except to keep it thoroughly lubricated. Heating Water In Summer. All modern homes are provided with summer heaters which are kept going whenever the heating plant Is not being be-ing used, In beating the water for domestic purposes. One of the latest wrinkles Is to have the radiator In the bathroom fo arranged that It can be disconnected from the heating plant by a shut-off valve in the basement and connected with a summer heater, by opening another valve on a cross-connection cross-connection pipe. In this way, by opening up another valve on the radiator radia-tor In the bathroom, the room can be warmed at any time that a little heat Is required In this room when It would not be required in the rest of the house. Don't Gild the Radiator. While speaking of radiators. It is no longer considered tbe best taste to gild tbem, but to paint them exactly to match the woodwork In the room In which they are located The risers or pipes extending from floor to floor are painted to match the wall decorations decora-tions This is done with the object of making them a6 Inconspicuous as possible. pos-sible. Radiators never look well, no matter where they are put, and to bronze them a bright gold only makes them more conspicuous. In the' bathroom where the woodwork wood-work Is white the radiator should be painted white. Sometimes In bathrooms bath-rooms and other rooms enameled white the radiators are elven a silver or aluminum bronze, which matches well with the wliitn woodwork. If the radiator stands against an oak or maple wainscoting, it should be not only painted, but grained to match the wainscoting as eloe a3 an artistic painter can do o. Keeping Mice Out. Mice sometimes get into clothing after it has Irrn nut down the clothe3 chute in tho basemenL To |