Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-09-27
A DANGEROUS PRACTICE
Burning on Paint Makes Insurance
Void.

II seems that considerable danger to
property exists In the practice of
burning OF old paint before re-paint.
Ing The question has long been a
subject of debate in the technical
journals. and now householders and
the newspapers have begun to discuss
IL Those Of US who, with trembling
have watched the painters blow a
nery blast from their lamps against
our houses. and have looked sadly AZ
the size OF our painting bin because
OF the time wasted on this preIiuiu.
airy work. are interested in the in
yestigation by the Greenfield tMass1
Gazette and Courier. which gives con
siderable space TO the reasons for the
practice. questions its necessity and
suggests ways TO prevent the risk Of
burning down ones house in order 70
get the old paint OF. 1t says:
There is good deal Of discussion
among householders as to the desir-
ability. in painting houses. Of burning
on the old paint. a practice that has
grown very common Of late in C,..,-
neld and elsewhere Insurance men
are strongly opposed 70 this method
II makes void Insurance policies for
fires caused in this manner. Several
houses in GreenfeId have gotten anre
as the result o, this method. and in
some places houses have burned as a
result.
u Il undoubtedly true that when
house has been painted over aus
over again ths~e comes to Be an A.
euuuiAiion Of paint in bznehe~ II
rev paint is put on top Of these &C.
eun1iatio1s IL Is almost sure 70 his
ter To burn Il OF is TIE quickest
and eheapes, and perhaps the sureSt
method % getting nd Of this o,4
paint
The Gazette and Courier quotes re-.
tain Old PATROLS TO the eject that A.
foundations Of paint are unnec~<Sarv.
These old-timers lay the blanc parsiv
on the painter Who fails % brush rs
paint In well. partly GA the custom q
painting In damp weather or NOD aftsur-
Ing sufficient time for dryin- bstwr~-
coats, and partly to the u.s. q aaalter-
a'ed paints instead % cd fashio-..f
Lnseet oil and pure white lead Re
paper says.
Many OF the old housshol,sers sav
that IL care Is taken al all these vofuts
u IS absolutely Unnecessary 10 have
paint burned OF They advise that
people Who have houses PAINTED should
buy their own materials. and 10 have
them put on by the day. 50 As to Be
sure 10 get good lead and oil OF
course the burning OF OF paint greatly
Increases the cost Of the Job
The trouble householders exervxA.,a
have with paint is pretty well summed
up by our contemporary. and the
causes are about the same everyxhere.
By far the most frequent cause Of the
necessity for the dangerous practice
Of burning old paint is the use OF NOR
material The oil should be pure lin
seed and the white lead should b. real
white lead The latter is more often
tampered with than the oil Earthv
substances. and pulverired rock and
quartz, are frequently used as cheap-
eneTs. TO the great detrinent c. the
paint
PAINTERS rarely aiulterate white
Lead themselves and they very seldom
use ready prepared psints-the mos,
frequent causes OF paint trouble. But
they do often buy adulterated white
lead because the property owner in
sists on a low price and the painter
has TO economiEe somewhere. The
suggestion Is therefore a good one
mat the property owner Investigate
the subject little. find out the name
OF some reliable brand Of white lead
and see that the keg is marked with
that brand.
The hnseed oil is more dffscuIt tn
be sure OF. as it is usually sold in
bulk when the quantity is small: but
reliable makers OF linseei oil can 10
learned on inquiry. and. if your dealer
IS reliable, YOU will get what Won want
Pure white lead and linseed oil are
80 necessary to good paint that the
little trouble necessary to get them
well repays the house owner in dollars
and cents saved.