The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-12-06

>Ir .luip 4 Narryauy, Of ii,
Standard comran. has sen, Iii,
"l'inr.-braocr.; The follpwiu4
'rolntrr, nn how 70 secure tie be-,
lanli-,it from eliminating oil. The
Suggestions are pulled from i recent
Bulletin issued by the STATE Chculi,t It
o. .iabalna, aud are Of -,r.at aluc to
lamrnscrs.
Many Of our people ~, strongly Of
the opinion that an o;l which falls
bclow .hc limits lr' -crbvi by law is
poor oil, in the -cn-c that it will
not give good light This opinion
Is incorrect in unsafe oil need not
necessarily BE- poor illuninant, and
generally not. Many have poor
lights because of Il lack of care and at
tentinn to their lamps and wcks.
The following points should be care
full} lcrlcd BY hose who would get
~ bp,, results from their lamps:
- Il good wick The open
mn:on wick known as the ".Alncricnn
wica, is excellent Do not use too
l'ng wick cut it only fcw inches
longer than nerrc>sary t. reach the
b,tt"m Of l,c lamp. DO not have a
great coil of wick in ,hc lamp.
: In adjusting Il ncw wick. fit i; to
the burner, soak the wick in the oil,
lirl!t the wick let the lamp burma few
minutes, then blow it ont and trim
your wics by moving the finger over
the charred part evenly and smoothly
in one direction only. Repeat until
the surface feels smooth and even:
this is always the best plan to pursue
in trimming the wick. DO not use
shears unless perhaps to cut off long
and uneven threads at the start. Al
ways trim the wick in this way after
each nights use.
:. Remember that dirt will get
into oil, little PARTICLES that perhaps
you cannot sec, aud this floating dirt
will gradually accumulate in the wick
which acts rs Il filter 70 hold back the
dirt as the oil asccnds the wick.
After time this dirt chokcs M the
pores or intcstincs in the wick and
partially destroys its power Of cap
illarity. Then the light begins TO
fall, because the oil cannot get to it.
So don't cconomizc on wicks. They
arc much cheaper than cycsight. Put
in Il new one when needed. Don't
pin or sew red flannel on to the end Of
your wick to exc out It's existence and
at the same time expect to get a good
light.
4. Remember that occasionally, say
once III ten days, or whenever need
ed, the dirty, drrggy oil in the bottom
Of the lamp should be thrown out.
1t may be saved if desired by iltcring
1t through piece Of fine cotton cloth.
Then rinse ont the lamp with some
clear, bright oil Don't t clean the
inside of your lamp with water; if you
do the light will probably be bad
when you next use it, sputter and give
you trouble.
5. Occasionally, say once in ten
days or when you see it is needed,
give the burner thorough cleaning,
boil IL with hot water aud soda SO IS
to get all greasy dirt and open up tho
air passages. Then dry it thoroughly
in the sun OF over the stove before
using.
e. Don't buy red Oil; it never gives
as good light as the same quality of
oil without the red coloring matter.
If you attend carefully to all the rules
and still get poor light then you may
abuse the oil companies, but not be-
fore.
In al! the eases of poor light" and
bad OIL have so far investigated,
the trouble must have been due to
neglect Of some Of the above simple
precautions, which ought to be adopt
cd in every well regulated household.
Remember that the State will see to
1T tha: 40 unsafe oil is furnished yuu,
and tha. because a lamp gives poor
light is no evidence that the oil is
unsafe. In the recent oil invcstiga-
tion examined some oils which were
undoubtedly unsafe and below the law
but yet when burned them day after
day in properly cared for lamp no
fault could be found with the light
they gavc.-.New orleans Times Dem
Dcrut.