The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-09-27

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10 seems that considerable GaHEsg
Co property exists u the practices O.
b1rniag CT cd paias before re-paint-
ing TIE question has IoEs eesa .
subject o. debate IN The technical
journals. and nov noase-hoi6srz and
the newspapers have begun 20 discuss
t. Those 81 IL who. with trembling.
have watched the painters blow .
neTy blast from their lamps against
our houses. aud have looked sally ~
the axe Of our painting bin because
Of the tine wasted on this prelEnin-
AIRY work. are interested In the In
vestigstion by the Greenfield tAasal
Gazette and Courier. which g!yes
considerable space TO the reasons for
the practice. questions its necessity
and suggests ways 10 prevent tho risk
OF burning down ones house IN order
10 get the old paint OF. X says:
There Is q good deal OF discussion
among house-holders as TO the dssir-
ability in painting houses. OF burning
OF the old paint. . practice that has
grown very common Of late IN
Greenfield and elsewhere. Insurance
men are strongly opposed 10 this
method Il makes void insurance
policies for fires caused in this man
ner. Several houses In Greenfield
have gotten afire as the result OF this
method. and in some places houses
have burned as a result.
1t In undoubtedly true that when
. house has been painted over and
over again there comes TO be an &C
emulation Of paint in punches. IL
new paint Is put on top OF these ae-
cumulations IL Ia almost sure to bis
ter. To burn It OF Is the quickest
and cheapest and perhaps the surest
method OF getting rid OF this old
paint"
The Gazette and Courier quotes
certain old patrons TO the effect that
accumulations of paint are unneces-
sary. These old-timers lay the blame
partly on the painter who fails to
brush his paint in well. partly on the
custom Of painting in damp weather
or not allowing sufficient time for
drying between coats. and partly to
the use Of adulterated paints instead
Of old-fashioned linseed Oil and pure
white lead. The paper c2yc:
Many of the older house-holders
say that IL care is taken at all these
points, it is absolutely unnecessary
to have paint burned OF. They ad-
wise that people who have houses
painted should buy their own materi-
ais, and to have them put on by the
day. SO as to be sure TO get good lead
and oil. OF course the burning of
OF paint gr atty increases the cost
Of the job"
The trouble house-holders every
where have with paint is pretty well
summed up by our contemporary, and
the causes are about the same every
WHARF. BY far the most frequent
cause OF the necessity for the danger
Gus practice OF burning old paint is
the use of poor material. The oil
should be ire linseed and the white
lead should e real white lead. The
latter Is moe often tempered with
than the oil. Ea"thy substances, and
pulverized rock and quartz, are fire.
quently used as cheapeners, to the
81 cut ucIEttNSut VI the paint.
Painters rarely adulterate white
lead themselves and they very seldom
use ready prepared paints--the most
frequent causes of paint trouble. But
they do often buy adulterated white
lead because the property owner in
sists on low price and the painter
has to economic somewhere. The
suggestion Is therefore a good one
that the property owner investigate
the subject a little, find out the name
Of some reliable brand of white lead,
and see that the keg is marked with
that brand.
The linseed oil is more difficult to
be sure OF, as 1t is usually sold in
bulk when the quantity is small; but
reliable makers of linseed oil can be
learned on inquiry and, if your dealer
is reliable. you will get what you
want
Pure white lead and linseed oil are
so necessary to good paint that the
little trouble necessary to get them
we'll repays the house owner in dol
lars and cents saved.
We carry our neighbOr q failines in