The Lawler houses burned to the ground somewhere in the 1920's _These were where my day grew up, owned by                  Henry CLay after Samuel stopped working farm..there were two adjoining houses, shape about like  saltine cracker boxes,           with front porch on main house.  The older kids slept in the East one while Ma n pa n younger  children slept in the main                 house with kitchen / parlor / and master bedroom.

There were two kitchens,   a summer kitchen _ detached from house to keep summer heat OUT of house,     and the main kitchen at one end of house with   both a wood burning stove and open fireplace for heat in the winter _ i.e.

The family pretty well   cooked and ate in that one big  diningroom, kitchen as it was the only one that was well heated.

Washing was with a pitcher and basin on a dresser in the morning except for he classical "Saturday night bath"   when several   tubs of water was heated on the stove, and the youngest  children (up to about age 8) then the girls and then the boys got a tub      bath. (standing squatting in one of the two)

Those 10 gallon wash tubs while you soaped then you  change tubs and someone else poured warm water over and you rinsed      off. The rinse from prior customer was   soap water  for next customer, and the soapy water collected into a 55 gal wooden barrel      and was save d  reheated for Monday's laundry. I will only mention two  out houses (his n hers) which were away from the house     (for reason of smell)(freshly limed every week  in\summer)_ and less than convenient in rainy weather 6 rooms and "path".

Do I dare mention corn cobs? Literally. I better not.

And later the Sears and Robuck and Ward's catalog which had more than one use

.Light from "Aladdin" lights They were prosperous enough for that _think  of the present day Coleman camping    ( lanterns with  mantles _ youcould easily read by them                                                                                                                                                                   As told by :                                                                                                                                                                    James H.L. Lawler