St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-03-06

wasn't ANYTHING. But the tree fell on
the dog and killed him.
Charlie has Just shot granger. i'll Il
red shirt, installing him for Il turkey.
We are fleeing before the indignant in
habitantS.
I2.3Op y. m-The dog has just caught
mp with us he is not dead, but flat
tcued out to the size of an army blanket
ii ghaStly spectaclc.-PeOrid RerieT
Management of House-Heating Ap
paratus.
DIR. Nichols furnishes the readers OF
the Boston Journal of Chemistry with
the following timely remarks on the
management of heating apparatus
4 very large number of those who
use stoves, furnaces, steam apparatus,
etc. for purposes of household warmth,
do not obtain satisfactory results. be
cause of the want of Il little skill III
their management. There is also. on
the part of many, a misconceptions OF
the nature and capabilities of heath
apparatus. which causes much unreaS-
enable complaint. Some suppose when
they procure a new stove or furnace,
of good reputation. that all incOnven-
fences either from wait of or excess Of
heat are at an end it is only to be put
in place, the fires lighted, and then the
family can sit down in the enjoyment
of comfortable temperatures under all
conditions of the external atmosphere.
| They forget tuat they are living III
their wooden houses. in ii climate the
most changeable in the world. Il eli
mate where the thermometer often
rises OF falls 10 or 30 degs. in Il dozen
hours There has never been. and
there never can hc devised ANY house
heating apparatus which Will III Its
practical workings overcome these
sudden changes of temperature. If
the mnrcurN is ut zero at night. and the
heating apparatus is charged with
fresh Wcll-ignitcd Goals. the dwelling
will he uncomfortable warm Ill the
morning. if during the night the
thermometer rises 10 81 d"%S. above
zero. And so also house will become
very cold. il with dull fire I'll" tenn
pcraturr falls a. many degrees while
the family are asleep. These sudden
changes are very uncomfortable out oil
doors. and in our wooden houses there
must he corresponding changes which
will often render them To some "X-
cent uncomfortable. no matter 10y
" hat method We obtain artificial heat.
\ very Large heating apparatus III a
small nous" will make il too warm dur
mnw many days in winter. and. on the
other hand. Il small one III Il large house
viii! not afford sufficient elevation OF
temperature during many cold days.
l.. ,...as . tr..Ns "a
a dozen or more DAYS ui extreme cold.
when it j. better not Ia att'mpt to
warm hut Il tcN rooms. one. 'N". OF
three rooms can usually hC kept com
inltahl, even III Zcr" weather. WhIt" II
the heat l. dispersed alt over the
dwelling. the temperature" l. too low
for comfort. Cold windy weather
brings more discomfort thui any other.
Furnaces and steam apparatus ~ such
times Thy the patience 10 Il large "Ntrnt.
aS it often happens that the Arctic
hIctIc> blow the warm ali in wooden
hnu~c~ from the rooms exposed To the
blasts to others upon the opposite sale,
nr drive il ont of the house altogether,
IL many INSTANCES Il lrVcI>Il at the cur
rent hIuprn~ III furnaces. and the heat
ed air l. drawn down and expelled Il
the outside. through the cold air box,
In such ca>c> the cold air box must ID,
clu~cd. and the valve connecting with
the ,cliM 81 basement opened. ihl-
. will USUALLY remedy the difficulty. The
combustion of coal i more rapid in cold
weather than in warm. and stoves and
furnaces utucucr need rrplcmi>hing. The
a>hc> also accumulate. and to cn~hr,
brisk fires. they must he Frequently
SHAKEN through TIA" CRATE. 1t l. better
To arrange the fires. supplying Goals
etc. an hour hctnr" retiring At night. a
ihi> affords opportunity To ascertain i
the Goals are well iguitcd. and the fur
mace in the best possible condition /,
hr lott until morning. The regulation
ui drluGht i an Important matter Ii
windy weather ii l. active. and need,
10 he checked; IN dull weather it mus
he more open. No rules can Toe givcr
toI the proper management OF drtuThJ
il must hc LEFT It. the skill and common
SENSE of those who have the appar.Iru,
in charge. y certain class OF person,
unfortunately have little or no tact, in
%rnuitv. on patience. and can ncNcl
manage successfully any form at house
warming apparatus. The same device
in nur dwelling will afford the Mghc>
satisfaction. while in another it fail,
utterly. Tins artists IN most instance,
from the difference in the management
Of the apparatus. Fiucs differ greatly
III the matter of draught: some. owing
To construction and situation. are dull
and imperfect, while others maintain
constantly Il brisk upward current. Il
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