The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-04-08

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USE No Stove DAMpERs.-These
nuisances are now quite common
and because they "save WOOD" and
thereby save money they are popular
By shutting eff the upward draft they
throw back into the room all the poi.
sonous gas generated by the combustion
of fuel, and are therefore very destruc-
tive to health. 1t is a subject OF com
mon remark that an open Fireplace is
more healthy than stove, and it is
largely owing to the better circulation OF
the air through the open upward draft.
Now it is true that wood might be
saved in Fireplace by covering up the
top Of the chimney; but we should not
wish to live in the house. And that is
exactly the principal on which wood is
saved by means of dampers in stove
pipes. Fire may be easily checked by
shutting off the supply Of air in front,
and this is the only safe method of
checking it in stove. If all the air
could be shut off from the fire in front,
it would go out as quickly as if it were
immersed in water. Thus it may seem
that fire may be we'll controlled if the
stove is tolerably tight in front when
closed up. All who do lot wish to com.
NIT suicide nor to undermine the health
of the family will do well to discard
stovcp'pe dampers.-LomS Of Life.
Tile Aldt1se for April (No. Is Of the cur
rent series), certainly presents features of
excellence enti cling it to something more
than the usual attention: a part of them,
too, in direction which would sir months
ago have been something Of II surprise to
those who had merely known it ~ an al
mirable exponent of art. In this issue,
taking time by the forelock in a mlnner
somewhat startling, it springs to the front
in topics and features come ctcd with the
Centennial, quite as much, without doubt ;,
to its own profit, as to the pleasure of its
thousands of patriotic re lders. There can
not be other than most assured sensation,
in the "Historcal an Centennial Romance
of the Revolution" whoa it c1mm ences in
this number, under the taking name of
THE Spur of Monmouth" with the addi-
tional inform ition that it is written by an
"Ex-Pension Agent" and that the events
10 be portrayed have been preserved in the
memories of eye-witnesses up to a certain
period, and taence conveyed ny one who
listened to their naratives-ihe whole be-
ing, as the writer phrases it, from per
sonal relations and documents never before
made public" Probably no greater pleas
ure could be impaired to the American
people, at the present juncture, than is to
be found in the knowledge that there is
really romance of the Revolution, Of i'm
portance and interest, not yet published,
and of which We are now to have the read.
ing, i'm the clear type AMI on the fac paper
of The Atdine.
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an Art Union, similar to the well-known
Art Union in England, and are distributing
their works of art, both sculpture and
paintings, whcn are constantly collecting,
among their subscribers. Art premiums,
valued at $4,000, are distributed among
each series Of 5000 subscribers. Subscrip.
tion tickets, at Sc 90 each, entitle the
holder to The Aldms for year, to thsnew
chrome and to a ticket ia the distribution
of art premiums. The Aldne Company,
publishers, No. So Maiden Lane, New York
City.