Cheating the Junk-Pile — The Purchase and Maintenance of Household Equipments
by Ethel Rose Peyser
About this book
This book of advice about the purchase and care of household appliances is intended to cheat the junk-pile by inspiring the buyer to get the utmost advantage out of every purchase thru wise buying and proper care of equipment after it is acquired. The book explains what the householder needs to know about the practical home use of electricity, about such modern appliances as electric washing machines and vacuum cleaners., about electric, gas, and oil stoves, heating and ventilation, kitchen furnishings, water supply, lighting, fire prevention, etc. - Summary by Book review digest, 1923
Chapters (44)
1Introducing You To Electricity
2Keeping Out Of Hot Water
3Electrocuting The Wash
4The Portable Vacuum Cleaner
5A Pipe Dream
6Cooking By Electric Current
7Taking Guesswork Out Of Gas Cookery
8The Oil Range
9Cooking By Absent Treatment
10Questions From The League Of Rations
11Keeping It Cool
12The Passing Of The Ice Man
13A Burning Question
14Air And Its Entrance And Exit
15The Plumbing In Your Kitchen
16Knife-Life In The Kitchen
17The Ancient Wood Implements
18Glass Ware
19The Bride’s Kitchen
20Canning And Preserving
21Casseroles Or The Revolution Culinary
22Furnishing Your Kitchen
23Kitchen Cosmetics
24The Great American Dish
25The Kitchen Rotary Club
26Flaws Or Floors In Your Kitchen
27Federalizing Your Kitchen
28When The Pot Hangs High
29Brushing Up On Brushes
30The Quiet House
31Ostracizing The Fly
32Polishing The Water Supply
33Outstripping The Gale
34Beauty And The Bath
35The Winter Of Your Content
36Outlets Save Your Income
37Tin Ware, Rubber And Paper
38Come Out Of The Parlor
39Latest Inventions
40Measure For Measure
41Taking The Kitchen Along
42The Fire Hazard
43Taking Care Of The Household Equipment
44A Few Suggestive Books
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