There is no room in the house which requires such careful furnishing as the kitchen, and much time may be saved there if the right thing is in the right place, for just as truly as “the means to do ill deeds make ill deeds done,” do the means to do things well tend toward their being done. To house-builders I would urge that it pays to have a white enamelled sink, and to insist that no sand- soap or scouring soap be used on it, as this removes the finish and makes it less easy to keep it spotles ...