The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-11-29
HEATING THE Ho,,e-
A Large Furnace just as r,o,
small I'm. /

| "ouoe, II One h..
mace is by many persons co o. nus \ I.
very great problem. just ' ms e.
SO 1T is easy to underst.m WY This
mrs. place, =, the care of the furn y
usually left to man or m rs,lac a
former looks at it once or tn.; a "
course of the day; the latter 'S N,. n Y
and therefore takes no inter. aa'es
Then the householder comnIs 's IN
the furnace is no good, and to.ssv "
denonnees this system of beat ;ns
unreliable and unsatisfactorr issuing
In putting in furnace .
thing of prime importance i =. y
that it is large enough, 4 ~ ~,
eight furnace is none too ,,s 'lif
six or eight room house. + T. =, ~ y
size, it is safer, more easilv m nv.
more economical and works f.sI a
than a smaller one, Mauv navy
think it is a much greater con.um moP
coal. but this is not true. IL 49,
az az 40 properiy managed. 1t is out
the question to maintain
degree of beet in cold wealth.,
out the use of a fair amount II \.
and it is much better to burn \
mace with moderate degree Of A.,
and a good supply of coal ratbs, 4
have a small firepot that needs \
slant crowding and refllinc and i,
the rise and fall of Temperatures i.
dent upon putting on fresh coal M
the fire is low and turning ON !,
drafts to heat up again, process,
ways attended with an extra con,nu'
ton of fuel.
A furnace with a large frepot ma.
filing but twice in the day, morni|
and night. The CRATES should b. N
oughly cleared out and the 4,
removed. Special care should be al
that there are no clinkers or slay
fill up the CRATE bars, and there
shut off the current of air that
indispensable to the proper burpi
of the coal. The best furusd
have a large pipe draft SO arranp
that there is but little draft N
below, but circulatory current iii
after the gas is we'll consumed, ke
the fire at a steady pitch for hou
When a furnace fire is built it sbo
be done with an abundance Of wo
There is no economy in using iii
kindling. The coal falls upon
CRATE all around, is not consumed.
shuts off the draft as soon as
comes covered with ashes, which tai
but a little while. 1t is almost imp
sible to grind this unused coal upw
the ordinary shaker, and there ii
mains. holding the ashes and clink
and making a frst-class, bright
fectiye fire out of the question, uu
the whole thing is turned out, land Of
the coal must be cleaned out
hand. If a sufficient amount Of va
is put in to fill the bottom of the
then the coal put on in proper qul
titles until the fire is well under VI
there will scarcely be a scrap Of
burned coal left. Additions to the
should be made, one or two shovel
at time, until the requisite amoa
is put in. Once started, it will b
for week or more without
trouble. A great many household
think it wise and economical to
out the fire once in week or Y
clear the CRATES thoroughly andst
in fresh. Furnaces conducted on
system are thought to work more
isfactorily and to keep much n
even heat
To heat up house quickly, espec
ly after the rooms have been cola
some hours, is is necessary to nave
doors open, SO that there can DC
culation of air. A current OF hos
into a room against stagn1
body of cold air has hard work 70 We
the atmosphere thoroughly. II a
the doors are opened, and one wlnp
on an upper floor is down al 'ns
for about an inch, lively curren'
established, and the house wnl
warmer. more comfortable and y
healthful than if the doors were
closed. III.
For between seasons, when I'VE
too early to heat up a furnace %.
there is a certain amount OF ~a
required, the oil stove ana Wv
stove are of great value. a very
oil stove may be bought for iv.'
Eve dollars. But these stoves ~
consumers of OIL ana
more to run than an ordinary =. !.
AS compensation, there s,, y Il
1irt not work, save the fllingel
amp; and that they are a gree
-ort in rooms where there Is ~ ~.
yision for heat is attested oy 'nOu,
If people who have used 'nsn