The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-04
TO CONSERVE HEAT
Kansas Man May Revolution
lie Stove Making.
WICHITA GETS ORDER
Which VIII Test Utility Of
New Invention.
ORDER

Experiments commenced in Wichita
yesterday may revoIutionize the entire
heating stove interests of the country.
Charles Fishbaugh of Anthony. cane to
town with a scroll o. stIr paper under
his arm. 1t contained crude drawing
! of a heating stove he has invented and
the Wichita foundry was not slow In tax
| ing hold OF the matter They will 1t once
begin the manufacture of the stove on
the plans designed by Mr.. Fishbaugh,
and not few think there is a fortune
| in sight for somebody. 1t is certain that
Wichita will make the stoves AMI Mr.
Fishbaugh thinks it will be one Of the
future big industries of the peerless
princess. Some years ago Mrs. Fish
baugh was afflicted with dropsy Of the
feet and was an invalid. She would sit
in chair but in the winter time would
suffer awfully from the cold near the
floor. This caused her husband to begin
a series of experiments with stove heat
ing and his present design is the final
evolution. It IS the fourth stove that he
has planned and he now thinks that he
has the secret of room heating Mr.
Fishbaugh IS quite 4 scientist and his
stove is the result of scientific applica-
ton. He thinks it will, to a great ex-
tent, prevent disease, as Will be seen
farther on.
The stove, which is now being made at
the Wichita Foundry. looks like Il Gem
mon Round Oak. with several additions
to it. It has TWO tops with a space of
about four inches between them. The
draft hole of the under top is in front
and at the upper top in the rear so that
the neat meets obstruction in the sue
ton and has to revolve before going into
the stove pipe. This, Mr.. Fishhaugh
claims, will, conserve a big percentage of
the heat from going through the fue
ard will materially reduce the cost of
fuel. Going through the stove from bot
tom to the top are two pipes like gas
pipes. The suction through these pipes
takes the cold air from the floor. These
pipe shave what might be called stop
cocks about half way I'D and by the use
of these the cold air car be turned into
the stove, making not blast which con-
sunes the smoke so that from the cut
side you can see no smoke going through
the chimney and would not know there
is a fire in the house. If it is not de-
sired TO turn the cold air taken from
below into the stove, means is provided
to take it out at the top Mr.. Fis u augh
claims that under the present system OF
stove heating there is in an avera/
room, a difference of ten degrees between
the air at the ceiling and that of the floor.
This difference he can reduce to two de
grees under the operation of his irven-
ton.
Mr.. Fishbaugh says he can. with his
new stove, regulate the heat in the room
to any temperature desired and simplify
the ventilation lie says that poor reg
ulation OF heat and imperfect ventilation
are the cause of much sickness. Con- !
sumption. he saws. is caused by indaling
particles Of dust and impure air in a
close, over-heated room with little or no
ventilation. Breathing this impure air
produces stupor and headache and causes !
one to take cold. in a room containing
1900 cubic Ieet OF space the air should
be changed every hour and the heat reg
ulated so as to be prepared Tor it.
The experiment at the Wichita Fun
dry Will he watched with interest and the /
final test of the stove when made viii be |
investigated thoroughly to see whether
it does what Mr.. Fishbaugh claims for it, !
if it does, and experts think it will. it |
VIII cause a revolution in stove-making. !