The Rich Hill tribune., 1906-06-07
BUYING PAINT.

become wen hotIeQ-lA painting
time. There Is no dust nylng. no in
socts are 10 the air at that time ready
/ TO commit suicide by suifocation 10
the coat OF fresh paint. The atmOs.
pheric conditions are also favorable
at that season for proper drying aud
increased life OF the paint.
Il should be a habit with every
property owner every spring to look
over his buildings, etc. and see II
they need repainting; not merely to
see II they "will go another year"
/ but whether the time has not come
| for putting In the proverbial stitch
/ in time" which shall eventually save
nine" For one coat OF paint applied
/ just a little before It Is actually need.
ed will often save most OF the paint
on the building by preventing it from
/ letting go and causing endless trou-
| bic ahd expense.
Paint lets go because llnseed oil.
! which Is the cement" that holds all
good paint together. gradually decays
or oXidizes, just as iron exposed to
air and dampness will slowly decay
or oxidize. The water and oxygen in
/ the air are the cause OF the trouble
| In both cases, and the only reason,
/ outside Of its beautifying eject, that
| we apply paint 10 wood or iron is be-
/ cause we want TO keep water and
air away from them. Live paint,
that is paint In which the llnseed oil
Is still oily. does this very efectual-
| ly; but dead paint. that is paint in
which the oil Is no longer oily, Is no
more impervious TO air and water
than a single thickness OF cheese
cloth would be. n then we apply a
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 viii once more
become alive; and this method OF rem
ovation may go on indefinitely.
This explains why II is better econ
omy to repaint a little before il be-
comes absolutely necessary than a
little after. When the paint is once
dead the fresh coat Will pull the
whole coating on.
In the days when repainting meant
a general turning Of Things upside
down. two-weeks' "clutterlng up"
OF the place with kegs. cans and
pals. a lot OF iuhammable and IN.
smelling materials standing around.
etc. the dread OF painting time was
natural SO was the dread OF soap
making time OF shlrtmaKng time. OF
candle moulding time and the like.
But we live In an age when soap
comes from the store better aud
cheaper than We can make "a. wacn
shirts are sold ready made for less
than We can buy the materials when
we eau burn coal oil or gas cheaper
than We can make tallow candles.
, and when all We have 20 DO when we
want 20 rcpaint Is Co pick out our
co.ors from the card 90 the store and
pay the painter Tor putting on the
paint
when = comes 20 picking out tho
paint 10 IS not necessary that ono
should be a paint chemist. any more
F., than one should be an oil chemis,
when buying kerosene. or a depart
! ment store buyer when selecting
shirts. or q soap chemist when buy
e ing soap. An that Is necessary "a
3 insure a fair show Is some knowi
: edge OF the character Of our paint
{ dealer and the reputation and stand
, ing OF the maker 81 the paint offered
! Nor must one expect 90 buy a pur,
e llnsecd oil paint for the price OF lin
n seed oil alone. u can be taken fni
l. granted when anyone Offers 60 sci
T. dollar bills at a discount. be is bait
. ing q hook for suckers" So it cai
o be taken for granted when anyone
8 whether mail order house. pain
manufacturer or doaler-oners pain
r too cheap. he Is bidding for the trad
l' of suckers no matter what hl
/ promises.
But paints sold IN rcsponBipr
stores under the brands of rcputaul
manufacturers are an good products
. differing from ono another IN the les
a important matter OF the solid pli
4, mcnts contained but practically alik
h In having their liquid portions con
/. posed essentially Of pure linscod OF
Il The competition OF the better elias
a OF paints has driven inferior good
IA practically out OF the market. an
d no manufacturer Of standing no
"a puts out a poor paint. under his ow
lr name az least
IA AS 90 guarantees on paint. the
r.. can be taken for what they are wort
e. Any reputable manufacturer wi
"a make good any defect actually trhc
,e able 20 the paint itself and not % IL
Id proper use or treatment OF a. n
q. really important guarantee which q
ct paint buyer should exact from IA
ls dealer is that the paint is made by
manufacturer that knows his bu
ness and that the paint itself has
record. II he secures this guarant
"a he can afford 90 chance the rest
,e 1.-THE paint will undoubtedly 81
u. good service II properly applied 1
cording 20 directions.
Kicker bv Habit