Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-05-20
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Many Isr.on. afv 80 pfrjudi,c'i ngilnsi
oll si0,rs that il.y prvfrr a. suffer ffum
The beat ~ a cial hfv iu be-, weather
nth.r than To- try tbem. The. srr the
.anic Kind IL people whn don't III"
thing. they have never even tasi~i.
hi. artirlr I. net inten,lci for ihrm, bat
tor Those Shu, ilr,l 81 roasting th.m-
seize. With thsir dinner. av .lghlng for
.on~ Nay - rsspc 10 such l~t me
.ay, don't Imagine fof an Instant that oil
.toSv. do not give cut heat, Tor th"y do,
and .omc 20 tlisIn a. a great degree, bat
u /. only while sou ar. using them, aDi
c,cn then the heat !. not 80 uncomfortable
a. that from a coil firr, b-au.e the room
l. not so heated.
Oll stoves arc 80 numerous, and most
~ them have t--n brought Ia such a
d.grv. II perfection, that u would L.
difficult to say which Que I. beet. Hut
those having separate chimney Tor
each MIX ar the most satisfactory, aud
thos. With q Perforated cap over tie oil
tank arr the .afe.i. u each Wick has IT.
oNn chimney, aud YOU wish to ~. but
one dame, you can do 80 With ease and
comfort. In the other ease, all the wleks
will have a. be- lighted, or the sio,e wlll
smell badly. This very di.sgrceable
odor I. Que ~ the chief objections Ia an
oil stove, hut there l. no necr-.liy for u.
N the stove :. Kept perfectly clean, AMI
the hc.t oil I. used, there will h. M o,ior
az all.
Hut YOU nsas ice the hlghe.t te.t oil.
Ia thl. cas-. q. in most others, the bet l.
the cheapest, because les. Il consumed.
In different PLACES II l. called by different
names-Naier white, student, headlight,
etc. hat u I. clear white, higll-grade
oil, with very little odor, none az all
while burning. n ther. !. any oior,
either the oil I. poor or the stove dirty.
No lire will burn II the draft. are clog
| GEL With dust aud ashes: no lamp Will
h. satisfactory II the tube. ar. choked,
the wick charrrd aud the chimney
smoky. The entire stove, tubes aud all,
.h0ald L. washed every day With q loft
cloth wrung out of hot soapsuds, and
then wiped dry. The perforated tin.
4 around the tube. must be scrubbed "a
frequently that the perforations will ~
main opsn. TIL. should h. done With a
| small brush. aud on q fst surface, 81
they will no, ut bent.
III. wIcks too should h. kept clean by
W. hing aud then thoroughly drying
them. or by changing for new ones.
The charrcd portions should b. wiped of
every DAY with piece 81 soft paper az
wooden rag, and when necessary Ia trim
them the scissors should b. very sharp
aud the wick cut perfectly straight with
the corner. slightly rounded. When not
lighted, keep the wicks turned down be-
low the tops Of the tubes about an eighth
of an inch. or they will act as conductors
for the oil, Will overflow aud make the
stove greasy.
wh-n lighting the wicks do not turn
them high az hrst, because the nsme In
grasses AZ the heat Increases, and " the
wick L. too high Il will smoke. This !.
another objection urged against the oil
stove; hut smoking u only the result Of
csrclcssness or neglect. When this does
occur. do not attempt to wash IL on with
1 soap and water. Wipe on all you can
with soft paper, aud then wash on the
remainder with soft old cloth and VIM
egar.
when filllng the stove. hc careful moi
tn spill any oil On the outside, and II any
should De spilled, he sure 10 wipe u on
before lighting the wicks. a dreadful
accident occurred from this cause In
Philadelphia. A woman had allowed
the oil 60 overflow when sbe filled the
stove, and neglectlng to wipe u on when
she lighted the wicks the whole stove
was enyslopsd Ia 6sms, and che burned
] 70 dsath.