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The Complete Home by Various
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meter, whose vagaries doubtless have caused more virtuous indignation
with less impression upon its object than anything ever devised. An
open flame is always a menace; and then there is the burnt match. Most
housekeepers, I am sure, would testify to their belief that matches
were not made in heaven. Is there anything that so persistently defies
the effort for tidiness as the charred remains of a match, invariably
ignited elsewhere than on the sandpaper conspicuously provided, and
more likely to be tossed upon the floor or laid upon the mahogany table
than to find its way into the receptacles that yearn for it?

For cooking, however, gas must still be a main dependence, and for this
reason, as well as to provide for remote emergencies, the house should
be piped for gas. At least it should be brought into the house, even
if the piping is not continued farther than the kitchen.



ELECTRIC LIGHT

In seeking to secure sufficient light we often go to the extreme of
providing a glare that is trying to the eyes and would test the beauty
of the loveliest complexion that ever charmed in the revealing light of
day. We go further, mayhap, and concentrate the glare upon the center
of the room, with a shade of bright green which gives an unearthly but
not a heavenly cast to all the unfortunate humans who come under its
belying influence.

Objection is sometimes made to electric light that it is too powerful,
and that it is difficult to modify and control. This impression is due
to the tendency of which we have spoken--the working out of the thought
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