Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-02
KEROSENE FOR KITCHEN FUEL.
An invention That is Attracting Much
Attention in Boston.

In Tuesdays Boston Herald was an
article relative to a new process for
utilizing kerosene oil as a fuel in COM
mon kitchen ranges, which is of special
interest, at this time, from it's possible
bearing upon the existing fuel problem.
1t says:
There is already an ingenious device
on the market, called the Loki Burner.
which is hydro carbon burner using
kerosene oil for fuel-the oil being
generated into gas-and it has already
given great satisfaction.
Hundreds of people are daily buying
and inQuiring about the invention at SO
Summer street. where one is on exhibit
ton.
1t is very simple. and easily applied
into any range without disturbing the
range. You have only to have the lin
ing of the range removed and put the
burner in and connect it with the tank,
which may be anywhere in the house,
either kitchen. attic or basement.
'.One seeing the Burner demonstrate
ed and used in the range will appreci-
ate its value, and at once overcome
their old prejudice against kerosene
oil. which prejudice comes from the
old fashioned oil wick stoves, which
certainly are difficult to manage, and
give an unpleasant OdOr. But the LOki
Burner generates the kerosene oil in
the tank into a gas, and you are really
burning in your range, gas. instead of
oil, and without any wick.
1T uses, on an average, a gallon of
oil day in the ordinary household.
THE fire is made very quickly. and
bakes and broils splendidly. and throws
ii tremendous lot of heat into a room.
''One of these burners in an ordinary
range will heat a room 15x25 feet COM
fOrtably. SO that the average poor fam
lily living in four or five rooms, need
not suffer this winter. By opening the
rooms into each other they can be
heated quite comfortably.
IF one wishes to keep the fire over
night, he can easily do so. 1t needs no
looking after.
1T has manifold advantages in cook
ing. For instance. if you want to broil,
and lift the cover of the range, the fire
does not die down as it does in a coal
range-or in keeping your fire over
night, you have just as good fire the
next morning, instead of having to
wait for it to burn up.
The fire being steady, continuous
one, it bakes evenly and satisfactorily.
1t heats the water front, or coil, hotter.
and does it more quickly than coal
fire does.
In case the feeding oil becomes ex-
hausted. there is no Odor or trouble
whatever-simply the fire goes out.
1t really seems blessing that in this
dire time one can get so neat and cheap
heating and cooking arrangement.
Another advantage is that when you
wish to put out the fire you can do it
Immediately.
Those who have used it claim that
they would not go back to coal. if coal
were down to $500 a ton.
The opinion of men who have made
a thorough test and study of this burn
or. and the use of oil as fuel is that
once people get used to it they Will
not go back to the use Of coal as fuel.
In his ciruclar Mr.. Gulesian has the
names OF d good many people who are
using this burner showing the house,
Keepers appreciation of it. 1t is oper-
ated in full blast at his place, SO Sum-
mer street.
In conversation with a Journal man.
yesterday, a gentleman who had fitted
over his kitchen range with this burner
thought, when run night and day, the