_P_, Pump. _L_, Steps to use when pumping. _R_, Reservoir. _G_, Brickwork to raise the Reservoir. _B_, A large Boiler. _F_, Furnace, beneath the Boiler. _C_, Conductor of cold water. _H_, Conductor of hot water. _K_, Cock for letting cold water into the Boiler. _S_, Pipe to conduct cold water to a cock over the kitchen sink. _T_, Bathing-tub, which receives cold water from the Conductor, _C_, and hot water from the Conductor, _H_. _W_, Partition separating the Bathing-room from the Wash-room. _Y_, Cock to draw off hot water. _Z_, Plug to let off the water from the Bathing-tub into a drain.] The conductor, C, should be a lead pipe, which, instead of going over the boiler, should be bent along behind it. From S, a branch sets off, which conducts the cold water to the sink in the kitchen, where it discharges with a cock. H, is a conductor from the lower part of the boiler, made of copper, or some metal not melted by great heat; and at Y, a cock is placed, to draw off hot water. Then the conductor passes to the bathing-tub, where is another cock. At Z, the water is let off from the bathing-tub. By this arrangement, great quantities of hot and cold water can be used, with no labor in carrying, and with very little labor in raising it. In case a cistern is built above ground, it can be placed as the reservoir is, and then all the labor of pumping is saved. [Illustration: Fig. 35. _A_, Boiler and furnace. _B_, Bathing-room. _C_, Reservoir. _D_, Pump. _E_, Wash-form. _F_, Sink. _G_, Kitchen. _H_, Woodpile. _I_, Large doors. _i_,_i_, Bins for coal and ashes. _O_, Window. _P_, _P_, Privies. _T_, Bathing-tub. _V_, Door.] Fig. 35, is the plan of a building for back-door accommodations. At _A_, _C_, _D_, _E_, are accommodations shown in Fig. 34. The bathing-room is adjacent to the boiler and reservoir, to receive the water. The privy, _P_, _P_, should have two apartments, as indispensable to healthful habits in a family. A window should be placed at _O_, and a door, with springs or a weight to keep it shut, should be at _V_. Keeping the window open, and the door shut, will prevent any disagreeable effects in the house. At _G_, is the kitchen, and at _F_, the sink, which should have a conductor and cock from the reservoir. _H_, is the place for wood, where it should in Summer be stored for Winter. A bin, for coal, and also a brick receiver, for ashes, should be in this part. Every woman should use her influence to secure all these conveniences; even if it involves the sacrifice of the piazza, or "the best parlor." [Illustration: Fig. 36. Front View. Side View.] Fig. 36, is a latticed portico, which is cheap, and answers all the purposes of a more expensive one. It should be solid, overhead, to turn off the rain, and creepers should be trained over it. A simple latticed arch, over a door, covered with creepers, is very cheap, and serves instead of an expensive portico. [Illustration: Fig. 37. _C_, Parlor ceiling. _K_, Kitchen ceiling.]