The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-03-28

itE"iu W tHo Iue tnCoTy Ol warming
buildings, would be Of interest to YOU
readers.
Any person wishing to see a model, or
any. further particulars of the Furance
can do so by applying to L. L. Holden
Shawhun House, Tnin, o.
HOW SHALL WE WARM OUR
HOUSES.
For many years past, il has been the
great dosidcration Of inventors of House
Furnaces, TO avoid what is termed the
burning Of the air, and TO render them
sale from danger fire TO the buildings.
Millions Of dollars have thus been ex-
pended. The results cloimod have been
all that could be dceired---thc results act.
ually achieved, have hrcn virtually noth-
ing, so far as the Hot Air Furnace is on
crrned. Large, novel and expansive fro-
heating suriaces 70 give efficiency and
avoid oycrheatrd iron have been invent
ed, aud Fiill every particle Of air that
comes into cout1ct with iron, heated to
such a degree that il will simply scOrch
the hand, will still burn the air c the
notes that float in all air.
As these notes arc invisible, (cxccpt
IN par,icular,a a situation, and when chang
ed into charcoal, float still, and form
part Of the atmosphere we breath, who
cun estimate the loss Of life and health,
of Weekend eyes aud other diseases, that
result from living in this invisible char
coal atmospheric No stove In nny hot
air furnace warns the building without
at times, If not all the time, being so hot
as t. scvrch tho hand, or otherwise 10
burn these notes, since each particle of
air warmed in a Hot Air Furnace, must
come into immediate contact with the
stove or heater. II, therefore, the air
must come into contact with the heater.
in order to be warmed, and if the notes
in all air become chnrrodb BY contact with
the furnace orstove, how important il is to
have such a heater as TO avoid this diff
Guilty.
Steam pipes have been tried as a pre-
yention but they are too costly for gcner-
nj use-requirciug as they do large
amount ol heating burGlce, and many of
them need an engineer TO manage them,
to secure safety from explosion. Be-
sides the pipes used for live steam To warm
a building are unsighlly--oftcn leaking
steam and water, make rafting noise in
the apartments and produce dull and
sleepy atmosphere, and are also unheul.
thy for want Of ventilation. II these
steam pipes are placed inside Of the Fdrn-
acc So as 10 ventiatc, still the great cx-
pcnsc is not diminished and an engineer
mly still ba needed.
Hot water Furnaces have most of the
objections 10 those of steam, with. per-
haps, greater expense and less ciIicien-
cy. Many persons continue to us an
impure atmosphere, because thcy cannot
afford the modes Officiating now used 10
avoid it, The whole matter of warming
buildings seems TO stand thus, to.wit:
Common stoves placed in tho apart
mouts 20 bo warmed, arc the most eco
nomical in the use of fuel, but urc un-
slightly, take up valuable room, make
much dirt aud ventilate only partially
Live steam with pipes in the room are
costly, unsIghtly, do not ventilate and
produce a sleepy aud siekoniug influence
on the air. Live steam with pipes placed
in the Furnace so as to ventilate, are cost
ly in construction, aud expensive to use
with an engineer aud dangerous without.
llut air Furnaces are comparatively
cheap IN construction, easily attended,ci-
hcicnt and ycntilate, but they burn tho
ui,, greatly ondangcr the building by fire,
aud are certain to pnss all of the smoke
aud gas from a defective stove or pipes,
into the apartments, and Ms all stoves and
pipes in the Furnace arc liable TO crack
aud get out Of order, tho hot air furnace,
tho having go many good qualities lis
still quite Objectionable.
What seems to be desirable is a mode
of heating dwellings that has, LIST, eiii-
ciencyi cd pure air; Sd safety from dam-
age by fire; 4th economical in the use of
fuel; 9th easily managed by ordinary
helps 9th not liable to get out of order;
IN adapted to high or low easements; sth
cheap in construction.
II would be great desideraton to find
all OF these qualities combined in our
mode of heating, and that Furnace that
has the nearest approach to these qualifi-
cations should be adopted.