New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-01-11
How to Clean amps.

In houses where theHis not gas it i.
particularly important hat the lamps
| should be carefully Blocked after,
for there are few thinsIthat make 4
house look SO untidy all dninviting as
.1ll-kept lamps. Many Eople will moi
use them in sleeping rds1ls, preferring
e use the spermaceti Z wax candles.
ihey claim that they csnot endure the
| smell of the oil, whiclls partic ularl.y
oHensive after the lamps blown out.
Inere is no necessity .fola lamp smell
ing SO as to be offensin to anybody
and if it is cared for poperly it will
not do SO. It is best Nhen it can be
done to place either lamp or candle.
| When blown out, outside of the sleeps
ln1g-room; but if there iss.n objection to
1nls, and the lamp remains in the room,
bhere should be no more offensive smell
1som it, nor as much, if it is we'll cared
Tor. as from candle, and if the room
IS well ventilated the most sensitive
organization need not feel any annoy
ance at the presence of a lamp in the
cham Der.
One cause for lamps smelling is til 9
use Of poor oil. Never use poor oil on
any account; thu Ore is only the difference
OF few cents in the gallon, and the
satisfaction that the best oil gives the
best light out-weighs all difference in
price. The oil resembling water most
IN appearance. with slight blush
tlnge, is considerable best. Another
and the more common cause of smelling
OF lamps is the clogging of the tiny air
holes at the base of the burner under the
cap, and the crushing on the inside of the
cap. The airholes may be cleared for a
little while by washing the burner in
hot soap suds, but this will have no
effect on the crust in the ca D. 1t will
be rs firm as ever. To look at the in
side of the cap there doesn't seem to
be anything there, for the crust is burnt
on to the brass so evenly and SIN oothly
that it is,, to all appearances, a part of
the cap. 10 clean the burner thorou oh
ly, put it in an old tin which can be
kept for this kind of work, cover with
water, throw in lump of WASHING
soda about the size of walnut, put on
the stove and let all boil together about
ten minutes. Remove the burner from
The water and wipe dry with an old
cloth or paper. If it has been neglect
ed for any length of time, on the inside
Of the cap will be found the crust so
Softened that a slight rubbing with the
cloth Will remove it. When thorou ohlv
dried the burner will be as clean and
nice as when first taken from the store.
The soda very often turns the brass to
h dark lead color. giving it an ANTIQUE
look which is liked by some; but if the
brass Is preferred, this may be restored
by rubbing with ammonia and whiting.
or ashes. If soda is not convenient
boil it in good, strong soap suds and it
Will clean it very well. Ii burners are
cleaned in this way once every two
weeks, which is not too often. they will
not get out Of order as easily and will
last a great deal longer, besides insur-
ing bright. clesr light free from any
offensive odor. ~.
Try and arrange the work so as to
clean the lamps the first thing in the
morning after the breakfast dishes have
been washed and put away, for if they
are left until afternoon, they are very
apt to be forgotten, or, if remembered.
they get careless, hurraedF cles,gss,in,es
Have pair of scissors especially for
trimming the wicks, and have them
sharp. Dull scissors are never fit for
TINS work.'zLlft up the cap and cut off
! sa 81 e211SWzdek close to the flat tube THROUGH
which it passes. and it will be sure to
be straight; then turn up the wick and
cut a small piece from each corner.
which when the lamp is lit will give a
broad, round-cornered flame. It is
claimed by some that chimneys washed
in soapsuds break easier than those
washed in clear water. 10 obylate
this, if washed in warm soapsuds.
rinse in clear water and there will
be no danger OF their breaking. After
rinsing, let drain for little while. then
wipe with soft cloth or piece Of
newspaper. Once in while wash out
the inside of the bowl of the lamp with
warm soapsuds to clear it of the sedi-
ment of the oil that settles at the bot
tom. When trimmed and filled, wipe
well, put on the chimney and turn
down the wick just below the TOP Of
the flat tube. 1t is by leay3ag the wick
above this that causes that Aittle circle
OF oil around the cap, and which flows
down the outside of the bowl, necessi-
tating wiping before being lit. When
| ghtng the lamp see that the wick is
put up only a short distance above the
tube. Put on the chimney and let the
glass get heated gradually before turn
ING it up to its full height.
If cloths are used to wipe the lamps
burn them when through. Don't put
them away thinking to use them again.
They must OF necessity be kept in Il
close place. and are in danger at any
time of firing the house. Many of the
fires with origin unknown were, no
doubt, due to carefully concealed lamp
cloths. 1t is better to use newspaper
for this work, which is much cleaner
and nicer than cloths, and may be-
burned without any conscientious
scruples. american Cuztivator.