The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-02
.ldeas for UMomen.


A kerosene lamp. If properly cared for.
will give a brilliant light. softer and bet
ter for the eyes than gas. or the white
glare of electric light, says the House
keeper"
good material and perfect cleanliness are
necessary If you desire perfect light and
perfect safety. The difference in price
between the cheap lamp, with glass oil
holder and the more expensive, but more
durable, metal lamp mad by a good
maker, is simply a life insurance. Given
care and perfect cleanliness the cheap
lamp would do its work fairly well, but
in nine case out of ten the class who
measure the value of their lamp in cents
rather than dollars are the people who
are the least particular on this point,
not because they do not desire a nice
light, or because they are not clean, but
because as a rule. the housewife is COM
PEELED by circumstances to buy cheap
lamps, does her own work, and in the
dark the lamps are often forgotten or a
little oil is hurriedly poured into them,
and they are left to themselves.
The idea of cleaning the metal wick
holder does not often occur to the busy
housewife, in any case not as a daily
necessity, So by constant use the air
holes become choked, the air grows hot
and the thin glass bursts. 1t is SAID
that a wick soaked in vinegar and dried
before using will not smoke, and that II
new chimneys are set in a pan OF cold
water and set on a stove until it boiis,
and then set aside until the water be-
comes cold excessive heat will not crack
them. I have not tried either plan. IL
is important that the oil used should be
the best that can be obtained.
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A table with a large drawer should be
given over to the care of lamps. In the
drawer should be kept the wicks and
burners not in use and the scissors, cloths
and channels leather used in cleaning
the lamps. 1t is well to buy chiinneys
by the dozen when you can, or buy a
dozen at a time, assorted. for the differ
ent lamps in the house. Chimneys should
be washed in very hot water, with a little
soap in it and dried quickly on old linen
hand towels that are no longer fit for
use in the bedrooms. Two of these
should be ready every day,one for the in
side and one for the outside of the CHM
neys. They should be thoroughly washed
and boiled once a week. II the directions
nave given are caieAuiiy honoweo' sou
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with tissue paper and they often rival
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the poa,celain lamps of the mast wear win
fukelv remain in favor for a long time for
they. are exceedingly nrettv. the vase and
p,ohe Of the higher nrjced ones. are decor
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