A Man Who Runs His Own Housework.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 29, Issue 46, 15 June 1917, Page 2

A Man Who Runs His Own Housework.

It would appear that B. J. Beall, of Cincinnati, Ohio, has solved the problem of running a womanless household. His success is due to the compactness of his living quarters, which makes for a high order of efficiency with the minimum of labour; in fact, the apartment consists of but one room which, by the sliding of various doors which comprise the walls, can be converted into a dining room, a sitting-room, a kitchen, or a bedroom.

The four-in-one flat, for such it truly is (says the “Scientific American”) measures 18 by 20 feet. When the owner desires to prepare a meal he has only to slide a few partitions aside, revealing a gas range, a kitchen table, chairs, sink with running water an-, every other convenience that goes to make an ideal kitchen. When the meal is ready to be served a few partitions on the opposite side of the room are moved, bringing into use a dining table and the necessary tableware and chairs. Tbe meal once disposed of, the doors or partitions are closed so as to remove all traces of the dining-room and kitchen. Other*, partitions are then shifted, bringing to view a few easy chairs, a library, table, electric lamps and electric fans, all of which go to make a comfortable sitting-room. Late in the evening, when the owner wishes to retire, he goes to the remaining ,or fourth side of the room .and behind other sliding partitions finds a big, double bed folded up against the wall. He lowers the bed and moves aside a nearby partition, revealing a dresser. Still, no house is complete without a bath. But the designer of the four-in-one flat has not overlooked this fact, two other partitions concealing this very necessary ad-, junct.