Excerpt from The Canadian Nurse and Hospital Review, Vol. 16: January, 1920 We were soon warm by the roaring fire in the cottage, thus giving us a little time to take in our surroundings. The cottage consisted of a space 20x14 x 8, with a' partition through the centre. The outer part was used as a washroom, and the inner was furnished with two single cots, two chairs, an office desk, and a clock on the wall. The cots were equipped with feather mat tresses, pillows and comforters. The mattresses were covered with white sheets, and the pillows and comforters with flowered cambric and checked gingham, fastened with hooks-and-eyes at one end. Everything was scrupulously clean. The walls were decorated with' yellow paint to a wainscotting height, and the remainder white. On the desk was a coal oil lamp, placed on a conventional design doyly; also a pitcher of drinking water and a glass. A basin of hot water, towels and soap were then placed in readiness for us to remove the travel stains of our journey. Then the question of dinner arose. Would we have it brought over to the cottage, or go to the community house? We de cided in favor of the community house, on account Of there being less work involved. Entering the kitchen, where women were at work in preparing various lines of food, we were shown through to the community dining hall, passing the long rows of board tables, with benches on both sides, and all painted red. The long table arrangement is rather unique. The coffee is made hot in a hot-water kettle, and placed at the end of the table on a wooden stand, with a handle at the back for the purpose of tipping the stand when the cups need filling. At the front Of the stand is a shaped board, into which the spout fits, to prevent slipping. The tea is served in a tall granite teapot, while the bread is sliced and placed on a wooden cake-stand in the middle of the table. The remainder of the food is served on the granite soup plates and in enamel basins. We were seated at a small table in the centre, spread with a white cloth. An enameled soup plate, a knife, fork, dessert - spoon, teaspoon, and a cup and saucer Of heavy earthenware were placed for each Of us. The food was then served. It consisted of Hamburg cakes, sausages in cases, chicken, soup, fried potatoes, rye bread, tea, coffee, honey and soda biscuits. The hearty appetites we exhibited were probably due to the cold drive. In any case, our enjoyment of the/meal must have'been gratifying to our hosts. During the meal Mr. M his father, bro ther and daughter in turn appeared, and were introduced. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.