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FIRE AND WATER.
[chap.
French washing-stand (Fig. 16) made, however, to
close up, which is always an objectionable thing, in
my opinion, though it may often be a convenient one.
Let your basin invariably be as large as possible
and your jug of a convenient form, to hold and
pour from. Every basin-stand should be provided
Fig. 15.
with a smaller basin and jug and allow at the same
time, plenty of space and accommodation for
sponges and soap. If from dearth of attendance,
it is necessary to have a receptacle in the room, into
which the basin may be emptied occasionally
during the day, I would entreat that it should be
also of china, for the tin ones soon acquire an