The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-04-25
Tho Choice Of Paint.

FIFTY years ago Well-o4fnted house
was a rare sight; to-day an implanted
house is rarer. II people knew the real
value of paint house in need of paint
wo1ld be "scarcer than hens teeth"
There was some excuse for our fore
fathers. Many Of them lived In houses
hardly worth preserving; they knew
nothing about paint, except that It was
pretty; and to get house painted was
a serious and costly Job. The differ
ence between their case and ours is
that when they wanted paint 1t had to
be made for them; whereas when we
need paint we can go to the nearest
good store and buy 1t, in any color or
quality ready for use. We know, or
ought to know by this time, that to
let house stand unpainted is most
costly, while good coat of paint, ap-
piled In season, is the best OF invest
ments. IL we put Off the brief visit OF
the painter we shall In due time have
the carpenter coming to pay us a long
visit at our expense. Lumber Is con-
stantly getting scarcer, dearer and
poorer. while prepared paints are get
ting plentier, better and less expensive.
1t Is short-sighted plan to let the val
liable lumber of our houses 90 to pieces
for the want of paint.
For the man that needs paint there
are two forms from which to choose;
one Is the old form, still favored by GER
tain unprOgressive painters who have
not yet caught up with the times-lead
and oil; the other is the ready-for-use
paint found In every up-tO-date store.
The first must be mixed with oil,
driers. turpentine and cOlOrs before IL
10 ieauy III use, 'nt o'hel neeu ny
po ouileu up III 'ne can anu ~
,a leauy " ~ on; ~ puy isau anu oli,
soiUIs, etc., anu LUZ .neln in.o pains
W nanu Is, III TINS .Menueth century
a",, apJu. 'he salne as refusing 10 riue in
noey cal because 9he sranuia.ner s
nSu F" wan VI ,iue on noleepacA
wnen ne Wah.eu ~ ~ any "nere'
-. iepareu pain,s La.e pech Vn .ne mar
Aes iess thah nlty years, Dut they naso
poreu on 'ne "noie 80 in1Apeusi'e, eo
eonsenlen. anu 80 soou .nat tne con-
pTn s,,,,n .ouay 30 sone.s ~, Hel 81 s
'ion Ii.' sai,ous yssi any stni stoM
ny; oeas tuey nau peen III INC na nlan
eau1ac'1is, ..,s II s.anus y" loa1on so .neo
" , nu,o pee" IL" 'u'A o'o"uN
,. VI ~ i .nelr USE .,
-, ~ "e, ,'"5'
.nan paint vi lne nanu- -ihineu ia h,mu, pe S.
eause y .hey are niaue Al ,a'se way ~
nncn'nely ,nnsa ,I, from lna,elhIs t pousn. an IN
re- uuansi.,es a W tne h..nn i .hno oirt:
",o ne.es'uiny 49,. a, .nan p -
lhiAeu NY hahu' because they ale nv,o
nnely ground ana more thoroughIJ
mixed anu because there IS les cnance
or the raw materials In (them Delns
adulterated. NO painter, however care
ful ne may be, can ever De sure tnat
the materials he buys are not adulter-
ated, but the large paint MANUFACTURED
does know In every case, pecaHse
everything ne buys goes through tne
CHEMISTS hands before he accepts 1t.
Of course there are poor paints on
the market (Which are generally cheap
paints. SO there Is poor Hour. poor
cloth, poor soap; but because or that
DO we go back to the hand-mill the
hand-loom and the soap-kettle or the
backwoodsT No, we use our common
sense In choosing goods. We ind oue
the reputation of the different brands
or hour, cloth and soap; we take ac-
count or the standing OF the dealer thae