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Community Civics and Rural Life by Arthur William Dunn
page 129 of 586 (22%)

What labor-saving devices have been introduced in your home?

Make a report on labor-saving inventions for the household (see
references at end of chapter).

What are some labor-saving household devices that could be made by
boys and girls (such as fireless cookers, iceless refrigerators,
etc.)? (See references below). Can your school help in such
projects? To what extent could (or do) boys' and girls' clubs
undertake such projects? Is there any leader in your community who
could direct or advise in such projects?

Is the kitchen in your home properly arranged to save steps,
labor, and time in doing kitchen work? Consider plans for
improvement. Consult parents.

Does experience in your community confirm the feeling of the women
quoted on page 104?

Are there any cooperative enterprises in your community that
relieve the housekeeper of household labor, such as cooperative
laundries, creameries, etc.? Are they a business success? Have
they improved conditions of home life?

What is the difference between a "cooperative" laundry and an
ordinary laundry such as may be found in most towns? Does one
relieve the home more than the other?

What other business enterprises are carried on in towns that
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