Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-06-07

become we'll settled-is painting time.
There is no dust flying, no insects are
in the air at that time ready to commit
suicide by suffocatlOn in the coat or
fresh raint. The atmospheric condl-
tions are also favorable at that season
for proper drying and increased life OF
the paint.
1t should be a habit with every prop.
erty owner every spring to look over
his buildings, etc, and see II they need
repalntlng, not merely to see II they
will 90 another year." but whether the
time las not come for putting In the
Droverbial "stitch in time" which shall
eventually "saye nine" For one coat
of paint applied just 4 little before 1t Is
actually needed will often save most OF
the paint on the building by preventing
1t from letting 90 and causing endless
trouble and expense.
Paint let's 20 because linseed oil,
which Is the Cement" that holds all
good paint together. gradually decays
or oxidlZes, just as iron exposed 10 alr
and dampnesS will slowly decay or oXl-
die. The water and oxygen In the ar
are the cause Of the trouble in both
cases. and the only reason. outside OF
Its identifying effect, that we apply
paint to wood or iron is because we
want 10 keep water and nj; away from
them. Live paint. that Is. paint III
which the linseed oil is still oily, does
this very effectualy, but dead paint,
that is, paint in which the oil Is no
longer oily, is no more lmpervious to
air and water than single thickness
of cheesecloth would be. If 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,
and the Whole coating will once more
become alive, and this method OF reno.
walton may go OH indefinitely.
This explains why it is better econo-
my to repaint little before 1t becomes
absolutely nee ,ssary than little after.
When the ppint Is once dead the fresh
coat will pull the Whole coating Off.
ln the days when repaintipg meant
general turning Of things upside down,
n two-weeks' "cluttering up OF the
place with kegs, cans and pals. lot
of inflammable and ill-smclling mater.
ials standing around. etc. the dread or
painting time was natural. SO was the
dread Of soap-making time. Of shirt.
kIuS llIIe, VI ,'''"'
and the like. But we live in an age
when soap comes from the store bet
ter and cheaper than we can make II.
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-ran'
dies, and when all we have to do when
we want to repaint is to pick out our
colors from the card at the store and
nay the painter for putting on the
paint.
Wien il comes to picking out the
palnt ii is not necessary that one
should be q paint chemist any more
than one should be an oil chemist when
buying kerosene, or department store
buyer when selecting shirts, or n soap
chemist when buying soap. All thar
Is necessary to insure Il fair show IS
some knowledge of the character or
our paint dealer and the reputation
and standing of the maker OF the paint
offered. Nor must one 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 10
sell dollar bills at discount. he Is bait
ing n hook for "SuckerS." So /. can
be ;aken for granted when any ono
whether mail order house, paint man
ufacturer or deaicr-otterS paint 100
cheap, he is bidding for the trade OF
suckers" no matter what his prom
isPs
But paints sold in responsible stores
under the brands of reputable manu-
facturers are all good products, dilter'
ing from one another in the less I'M
portant mattcrof the solid pigments con-
tained. but practically alike in having
their liquid portions composed essen
tally OF pure linsecd 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 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
GOOD any defect actually traceable to
the paint itself and not 10 improper
use or treatment OF it. The really I'M
portant guarantee which the pant
buyer should exact from his dealer IL
that the paint is made by Il manu-
facturer that knows his business ana
thai the paint itself has record. Ii
lie secures this guarantee he can AT
ford to chance the rest OF 1.-THE pai'lt
will undoubtedly give good service II
properly applied according to dlrec'
tons.