The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-11-06
CARE OF LAMPS.
Tcw Snrt, Steady Light Tan lie Obtained
NttuIt Much trouble.

screw Or arplyine u match, bring out
the mellow. more moon-likc radiance
Of gas; or who. better yet, can indulge
a the ~pleasantost but most expensive
Of Tghts-vax csndles in brazcn
,conscs-may give this article the 60
by; ii is not for them! Yct venture
to say there arc Thousands OF homes
which depend entirely upon kerosene
lamps for hlir nightly cheer and
brigAtaess; ana to such, perhaps, l
may Sugge., an idea or two. For there
j. 10 Dacessity in sitting ina gloomy.
baltohscuri,y, beside 4 sputtoring,
iicSering i&lla. and z smoked CHM
aey with more grease than grace, and
more smcI. than either! Even 4 kcro-
.c0e lamp. property cared for, will give
= light not ,o be despiscd. for its soft.
,teady glow il, Ear better for the eyes
han dichorinr gas orti'c intense, white
light of electricity.
''Nut the chiluncys do break so,
'r2~hiNg sometimes right in the day
tine, when no one is near Very
true. but all due to unequal expansion.
which may be rcmcdicd in several
ways. Are you the fortunate posscssor
Of II diamond ring? make it useful as
well as ornamental. by cutting with it
straight, perpendicular marks at short
distances all around the bulging part
Of your chimney, before using it al all.
These cuts Will give the glass the nee
tesary room for expansion and con-
traction when TOO quickly heated or
rooIed, and prevent itcracking; but if,
Ike myself, YOU havcno diamonds lex.
"cpt those Of The Roman m~atroui you
tougher in this way:
Place it ia a tin pail flor protcction)
ard ;mmcrse 1t entirely in your cook
s'"Te reservoir in the morning when
water is cold; let it remain
throughout the entire day while the
water $ hottest, and the following
during which it will slowly cool.
When removed in the morning it will
be found almost proof against cracking
from heat OF cold. Then. in cleaning,
don't use soap-suds, which are apt to
make it moro breakablc, and in time
less clean. but, if badly smoked, first
the SCOT with q dry brush or
swab, then place the chimney upright
your sink and pour owe it, briskly,
boiling hot water.
No, it won't break. II you do it
quickly enough and the stream is suf-
Scient to drench the whole glass at
once. Polish it then with q soft, dry
cloth, and your chimney will be as
beautifully clean as you could wish,
and perfectly dry, therefore not in dam
ger Of cracking when heated, while
very such process tempers or tougbens
H. To insure a clear, mellow light
The brass of your lamp-burner should
be kept perfectly free from smutch or
Stain, and this can best be done by i'm
mersing it in kerosene. If when a
amp is new you will begin by keeping
a bowl of kerosene handy, and drop the
burner into II a few minutes nearly
tVery morning, afterward polishing it
OH with a soft, woolon rag, you can al
ways keep It bright. An old, black.
encd burner is, however. very hard, al
most impossible, to clean, but may be
greatly improved by a long kerosene
bath and a good securing with COM
mon brick-dust, polishing of afterwarI
with a soft wooden cloth dipped in am.
monia and whitening.
Don't cut your wick, but. turning il
Just above the tube, take a match and
shave of the charred end, thus insuring
an even flame; while, at least once a
week, the lamp should be cmpticd and
washed out with soap-snds containing
soda or ammonia. This is necessary to
remove the greasy sediment from the
bottom, but car must be taken to dry
ii thoroughly before rcGlIing, or it will
splutter when lighted. This can be
nicely done with q wkalebone swab, as
It's hexibility permits i, to reach every
part
a lamp thus cleaned and trimmed
and filled full Of pure oil (for lamps,
Ike coal stoves, burn less fuel when
kept well fled, with It's shade and
burner polished to %brilliancy, will give
as perfect a light as any lamp is capa-
bic Of and richly repay your time and
care ~~C Chicago Ecws.
The poem published this week is
not thus rendered immortal by reason