The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-23

the coal figured 1t down TO dead
certainty that 1t would take ten tons
of coal to run 1t through the season.
That would be placins ourselves in the
grip of the coal barons. and we will
class that as Exhibit ~"
at would take two months TO install
the furnace. and during that time the
workmen would have possession of the
house. Exhibit D. my dear.
"Then I consulted all medical and
scientific authorities available, and
discovered some interesting facts. Hot
air from furnace will cause numer-
Gus ailments and is particularly pro-
ductive of pneumonia. It also causes
all the furniture to shrink and warp;
warranted to draw three legs Off a
sofa inside of a month. That is 'Ex-
hibit E.
"fn one year the hot air furnaces of
America caused the destruction of 49,
600 homes. Coal stoves caused only Il
loss of about go. We class that as
Exhibit +,
"If we had furnace and It con-
sumed ten tons of coal during the sea-
son. there would he the ten tons to
feed In and the ashes from the ten
tons to take out and dump into the
alley. Owing to my lame back could
not do the work, and consequently It
would fall on you. Would II be right
for husband to put such burden on
his second wife? 1t certainly would
,ltt hnt .I> MI I 4.
c."
81 knew you would answer me with
just such nonsenser' exclaimed Mrs.
Perkins after Standing it as long as
she could.
For five years, my dear, people
poked fun at Diogenes and said that
he talked nonsense. Today II IS uni
versally conceded that he was the
greatest philosopher the world ever
saw. DR.. Bombs, who is the greatest
medical authority In Europe, says of
hot air furnaces, 'They are responsible
for rats, mice, cockroaches, bugs and
all sorts of germs and Microbes In
face of that, my dear, what was | TO
do? That is Exhibit H.
As to "Exhibit l."
"Once more. Gases are liable to ac-
cumulate in hot air furnaces. You sit
here sewing, and l am downtown try
ing to raise the money to buy ton of
coal. All is peaceful and serene You
are totally unsuspicious of danger. All
Of sudden, without the slightest
warning and like bolt from the blue,
those accumulated gases explode with
roar that is heard for half mile
around. We mark that as Exhibit L.
"a great cloud of smoke is seen in
the air, with debris flying in every di-
rection. The fire engines arrive. The
ambulance is rung for. A great crowd
gathers. Fragments of your arms and
legs are gathered from the surround
ing roofs. Exhibit j.
II have failed to raise the plunks
for the ton of coal and am on my way
home when l see the cloud of smoke,
hear the confusion and have feeling
that disaster has overtakcn you. |
start on n run. Exhibit X
II arrive on the scene. learn what
has happened. look upon the black
ened fragments. ! know that you are
no more on earth and that the chances
; of my getting third wife are nil. The
crowd sympathiZcs with me and ad-
vises me to brace up. Exhibit L.
But ! cannot do so. | feel that all
Is lost, and l fling myself into the
blazing ruins and am roasted alive and
join you in that other land, and the
Perkins family is wiped off the face
Of the earth. That is Exhibit NJ
Gives Her Chance to Say Something.
"Mrs. Perkins, l have called your
attention to thirteen different exhibits,
beginning with a and ending with NJ.
Have you anything further to say"
"Yes, sir, l have" she replied. "Of