THE LABOUR-SAVING HOUSE

BY THE SAME AUTHOR

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PLATE I

A FINE OLD RAEBURN MANTEL-PIECE AND FIRE-PLACE FITTED WITH A MODERN"DOG" GRATE AND GAS FIRE AND ALSO WITH GAS "CANDLE" STANDARDS

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THE LABOUR-SAVING HOUSE

BY MRS. C. S. PEEL

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LONDON: JOHN LANE THE BODLEY HEAD

NEW YORK: JOHN LANE COMPANY MCMXVIII

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The greatest Labour-Saving apparatus which wepossess is the Brain: it has not been worn out by too much use.

SECOND EDITION


PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN BYTHE ANCHOR PRESS LTD. TIPTREE ESSEX

AUTHOR'S NOTE

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Some portion of this book appeared in the form of articles in TheQueen and The Evening Standard. My thanks are due to the Editors ofthose papers for permission to republish them.

Dorothy C. Peel.

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CONTENTS

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CHAPTERPAGE
i.Why do we need Labour-Saving Houses?3
ii.Labour-Saving Houses and the Servant Problem7
iii.The Labour-Saving House as it might be29
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