basket or box. The ashes from the furnace go into boxes and barrels
outside of the house.



ORDER IN THE CELLAR

The cellar is primarily a storing place for food, and not an asylum for
hopelessly maimed and decrepit furniture. If there is any which is
mendable, mend and use it; if not, consign it to the kindling pile at
once, there to round out its career of usefulness. Odds and ends of
rubbish collect very quickly and make a cellar unsightly and difficult
to keep in order. If necessary to keep certain boxes for future
packing purposes, pile them neatly against the wall where they will be
out of the way, or else send them up to the attic. When there are no
rooms partitioned off for their accommodation provide bins, or their
cheaper substitutes, barrels or boxes, for vegetables and fruits--boxes
preferably, since they are more shallow and their contents can thus be
spread out more. Vegetables and fruits should be looked over
frequently, and anything showing signs of decay removed. Instead of
placing boxes and barrels, vinegar kegs, firkins, stone jars, etc.,
directly on the floor, stand them on bricks, small stones, or pieces of
board. When so placed, they are more easily handled and moved in
cleaning, and the circulation of air beneath prevents dampness and
consequent decay.



SHELVES AND CLOSETS