The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-06


become well settled-is painting time.
There is no dust flying, no insects are
~ the air at that time ready to commit
iulcde Ivy sufocation IN the coat of
fresh Talnt The atmospheric condi-
lions are also favorable at that season
,or proper drying and increased life OF
the paint.
1t should be n habit with every prop.
.rty owner every spring to look over
his buildings. etc. and see II they need
'epainting. not merely to see IL they
will 60 another year. but whether the
time l.ns not come for putting Ia the
nroverblai ''siitcl IN time" which shall
eventually "suve nine" For one coat
VI paint applied Just little before II is
actually needed will often save most OF
ne paint OH the building by preventing
i from letting 20 and causing endless
.roublc aud expense.
Faint lets 20 hecarse llnseed oil.
which Is ihe cement that holds all
good paint together. gradually decays
or oxidizes. Just ns iron exposed TO air
aud damrness will slowly decay or oxl-
lize. The water and oxygen IN the air
! nre the cause Of the trouble In both
Eases anG the only reason. outside Of
1 It's heautifying effect. that we apnly
| paint to wood or iron Is because we
want 10 keep water aud MI away from
them. Live paint. that Is. paint IN
which the lnseed oil is still oily. does
/ tlIis very effectually. hut dead paint
! HAT Is. paint IN which the oil Is no
| longer oily, is 10 more impervious TO
/ air and water than n single thickness
! If cheesecloth would he. II then we
Apply n fresh coat Of oily paint before
/ The old paint Is dead. the oil from the
new coat will penetrate the old coat
| nnd the Whole coating will once more
! become alive, and this method OF reno.
| walton may go on indefinitely.
This explains why IL is better econo
| my to repaint little before 1t becomes
/ absolutely nee c,ssary thnn little after.
! When the pFint is ance dead the fresh
/ Goa. will null the whoe coating OF.
In the days when repalnting meant n
/ general turning of ,hings upside down,
4 two-weekS' "c.uttering up of the
| place with kegs. cans and pals. lot
! Of in6ammable and ill-smelliug mater.
/ .als standing around. etc. the dread of
painting time was natural. So was the
dread Of soap-making time of shirt
making time, OF candlemouiding time
aud the like. But we live in an age
( when soap comes from tue store bet.
ter ana cheaper than we can make il,
when shirts are sold ready made for
! less than we can buy the materials.
when we can burn coal oil or gas
cheaper than we can make tallOw-can'
dies and when all we have 10 do when
we want to repaint Is 10 pick out our
colors from the card ut the store aud
pay the painter for putting on the
| paint.
When Il comes TO picking out the
paint ii is not necessary that one
should be paint chemist any more
than one should be an oil chemist when
buying Kerosene. or Il department store
buyer when selecting shirts, or soap
chemist when buying soap. All that
is necessary to insure a fair show is
some knowledge of the character of
our paint dealer and the reputation
aud standing of the maker of the paint
offered. Nor must cue expect to buy
a pure linseed oil paint for the price
of llnseed oil alone. 1t can be taken
for granted when any one offers to
sell dollar bills AZ discount lie is bait
ing a hook for suckers SO t. can
he aiken for granted when any one
whether mail order house, paint man
ufacturer or dealer-offers palnt too
cheap. he is bidding for tile trade OF
suckers" no matter what his prom
ises
But paints sold In responsible stores
under the brands of reputable manu-
facturers are all good products. differ
ing from one another in the less i'm
portant matter of the solid pigments con-
tained. but practically alike in having
their liquid portions composed essen
TALLY of pure linseed OIL. The com
petition of the better class of paints
has driven inferior goods practically
out of the market, and no manufac-
turer OF standing now puts out Il poor
paint under his own name at Least.
AS to guarantees on paint. they can
he taken for what they are worth,
Any reputable manufacturer will make
good any defect actually traceabe to
the paint itself ana not 20 improper
use or treatment OF it. The really im-
portant guarantee which the paint
buyer should exact from his dealer Is
that the paint is made by II lnanu'
! facturer that knows his business and
thai the paint itself has record. IL
he secures this guarantee lie can af-
ford to chance the rest Of 1.-THE paint
will undoubtedly give good service IL
properly applied according to dlrec-
tious.