The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1906-07-19
BUYING PANT.

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TIE coat C fresh paint The 1tzos-
pAs-sc co11itsozs are also favorable
A. that sszsoa for proper drYtag and
Increased LIE oi the paint
!. ssozld BE = habit with every
property owner every sp-tze to look
ovsr his hziltinrs. etc and see II
Shsy need rspzizti1s: not merely to
see Il Ter viii 20 a1Sther yezr."
hui whether TIE tine has not come
for P1tting in the S-oTerhial stitch
IN tine which shall svs-t t1ally save
uios-- Fo- o1s coat OF paint applied
inst little before il Is actually need
e3 VII often save most Of the paint
q the building By preventing it from
letting 60 and Causing endless trou-
lie and expense
Paint lets 20 because haseed oil,
which Is TIE cement that holds all
good paint together. gradually decays
CT oIidi1es. tuSt as iron exposed Il
air and 6azpas<s viii slowly decay
OF oKidi-s- The water aad Oxygen in
the air are the cause Of the trouble
II both cases. AID the only reason.
outside of its identifying effect, that
Ee apply paint to vooa or iron Is be
czuss -e want TO keep water and
air away from them Live paint,
that is paint in which the lnseed oil
is still otly. does this very eHectual-
y; but dead paint. that is paint in
which the oil is no longer oily, is no
more inperviols TO air and water
than q single thickness Of cheese
cloth would be- II then We apply q
fresh coat OF cily paint before the
Old paint is dead. the oil from the
new coat will penetrate the old coat,
and the whole coating viii once more
become alive; and this method Of ren-
ovation may 20 On Indefinitely.
This explains why il is better econ
cny 10 repaint a little before IT be-
comes absolutely necessary than z
little after. When the paint is once
dead the fresh coat will pull the
whole coating OF.
In the days when repaiuting meant
[
down. tTc-weeks' -cluttering up"
Of the place with kegs, cans and
I pals, a lot Of inaamnable and III
/ smelling materials standing around,
etc, the dread Of painting time was
/ natural. So was the dread Of soap
I making time, of shirt-making time. of
/ candle-moulding time and the like.
I But We live in an age when soap
I comes from the store better and
I cheaper than we can make il, wnen
I shirts are sold ready made for less
| than we can buy the materials. when
we can burn coal oil or gas cheaper
Z than we can make tallow candles.
I and when all We have to do when we
want to repaint is TO pick out our
I colors from the card ct the store and
! pay the painter for putting on the
J paint
/ When it comes to picking out the
Z paint il is not necessary that one
I should be a paint chemist, any more
I than one should be an oil chemist
when buying kerosene, or a depart
ment store buyer when selecting
/ shirts. or soap chemist when buy
I ing soap. All that is necessary TO
insure a fair show is some knowl-
/ edge Of the character Of our paint
dealer and the reputation and stand
ing OF the maker Of the paint offered.
Nor must one expect to buy a pure
I linseed oil paint for the price Of lin
seed oil alone. II can be taken for
granted when anyone offers TO sell
dollar bills at a discount, he is bait
ing a hook for suckers" So It can
be taken for granted when anyone-
whether mail order house, paint
manufacturer or dealer-offers paint
too cheap, he is bidding for the trade
or "sVckers." no matter what his
promises.
But paints sold IN responsible
stores under the brands of reputable
manufacturers are all good products,
differing from one another in the less
important mater Of the solid pig
ments contained, but practically alike
in having their liquid portions com
I posed essentially Of pure linseed OIL
The competition Of the better class
Of paints has driven inferior goods
practically out OF the market, and
no manufacturer OF standing now
puts out poor paint, under his own
name at least.
As TO guarantees on paint, they
can be taken for what they are worth.
Any reputable manufacturer will
make scod any defect actually trace
able TO the paint Itself and not to i'm
proper use or treatment OF il. The
really important guarantee which the
paint buyer should exact from his
dealer is that the paint is made by a
manufacturer that knows his busi-
ness and that the paint itself has a
record II he secures this guarantee
he can afford TO chance the rest Of
1.-THE paint will undoubtedly give
good service IL properly applied &C.
I cording 70 directions.