Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1899-08-29
HEATING IN URUGUAY
The American Style of Stove. About
the Only One Used.

Urugusy's inhabitants are not both
cred by steam heating 1hey are not
even vexed by big coal bills They do
not believe in heating dwelling houses
at all According to United States
Consul Swain 1t is very safe 70 say
that So per cent. of the houses have
no heating arrangements whaseser
specially designed fox the purpose. 1t
is claimed by many of the inhabitants
that heat is at no time required IN
the houses; that heat in the house IS
not healthy. but conduees 10 malad1es
of throat and lungs Yet. during the
winter season, from April to october,
the dampness in the houses is far more
unpleasant than crisp and snappy cold
With the frequent and heavy rains,
the walls become very damp. and
clothing or books must not tofcn
them or mold will form Such a
condition has for one OF its results an
enlarged percentage OF pulmonary
troubles, and a death rate out OF all
proportion to the general salubrity OF
the climate. There are no chiRneys
for either fireplaces or stoves. 4 $l4,-
GOO residence built this season, has
for its only chimney a stoveplpe let
through the kitchen roof for the cook
stove.
The American style of heating stove
ket, the smaller and simpler forms
being used. They are popular with
those who have their homes reason
ably heated, but the demand Is small.
and only one house in Monteyideo
keeps a stock. The American oil
stove has found a good market here.
and the sole competitor is one of Bel
gian make, with first class blue flame
combustion. The Belgian stove sells
A.Iy rha ,s.~fa 0-E a3 -nr
the American, on account of the fact
that the United States article is usual
~ a combination of lamp and stove.
and so comes under a different and
higher customs classification
1.-The native cooking stove is very
substantial affair of heavy wrought
iron. made in local factories from I'M
ported plates. The stoves are good
cookers and roasters. but do not bake
so we'll. They are made with or with
out water reservoirs, and are very
durable-somethi like the wrought
iron range. About so per cent. more
fuel is used by these than by Ameri-
can stoves of the same capacity. They
cost from $40 to $40, according to
style of finish and completeness of the
water outfit.
Cook stoves have been imported for
some years from the United States, and
are STduudIaS WluulIS lHGAI way. ec-
pecially in the European households.
The fact that they save fuel tells in
their favor as coal costs from $40 to
S14 per ton The coal is all imported
from Wales or the United States.
Wood is even higher in price than coal.
considering results.
THE duty is a serious draw back to
trade in this line. 1t amounts to eight
cents per kilogram e, 2046 pounds. in
Guiding the package. As the stoves
must be well packed. the additional
weight adds heavily to the cost, and
heating stove that could be bought
at from 81 to IS retail in any city in
The United States must sell here for
at least three times that amount, and
then leaves only a fair margin for
profit to the dealer. The United
States cook stove sells at about the
same rate as the one made in Uruguay,
but the wrought-iron article, with its
vower to withstand hard usage, has
been so widely employed that only
when the better methods, greater
economy and generally superior char
acter of the United States stove be-
come known will our manufacturers
win the market to any extent"