The weekly true Democrat., 1908-01-10
CUTTING DOWN
TIE GAS EEL
H'w ES1ssiss = sSSS Juasaaas

What sort Of people are the Browns
on the top hoori" asked the gas man a.
he met the ianitOr IN the han. Their
gas bin is always the smallest in The
house."
VERY nice people, think, Z" said the
janitOE. He is q professor Of chem
istry and he seems 20 be a good house
keeper. "
THAT accounts for It. ! don't be
lieve they waste much gas"
The hrst month they were here, "
said the ianitOs, "he came down tO the
cellar several time8 and looked &C hig
meter. He said there was too much
pressure and that he had set the meter
right"
''I guess he did, too. It's a pity
more people don't know how % Ak their
meters. There would be lees grumbling
about gas bills II they did, and the
company. would be just as well on in
the end"
Another tenant who had come IN
while the gas man talking asked e the
process Of fixing the meter was =
secret.
"Not at all, said he. "The com
pany will help you % do L II you ask
them; but you can do Il better yourself,
as the presgue in the evening Is not the
same as i is during the day, when our
men are here.
Turn on full and light all the gas
jets In the apartment and the kitchen
range, II It's supply comes through the
same meter. III there are some lets
which are never lighted at the same
time as the Others, you can leave them
nsaN The flna q e., uaar..fnfa Nha NarHne
30 that It will supply you all you need
and no more.
LET somebody 60 down cellar 70 the
meter while somebody else watches the
lights upstairs. A. key h supplied with
every meter by which you can turn
cock In the pipe at the side Of the meter
and 30 regulate the amount Of gas
passing into Il,
''The gas may be turned of very
gradually and the man who b doing
this must inquire from time 20 time
how the lights are burning. The first
effect, II there was = high pressure 10
begin with, will be 20 stop the un-
necessary fare.
"As soon as the lights begin 30 grow
&C all dim the meter must b turned on
q little and then left. The pressure ie
now sufficient 70 give the fullest pos
able light without any waste.
"Ln my own hat, continued The gae
man, there are Beven EO0T1s. There
are SIX Of % IN the family and We hufp
An the gas We want; but our bi1 y
never morethah 60 or % cents month
I'VE haven't 8 Rae range, or tie
bills would be higher, but even that
needn't cost much II the heat isn't
wasted. | guess Mrs. Brown attends
b that as well as her husband looks
after the meter. You'd better ask her
The other tenant did ask Mrs. Brown
and found her quite ready 20 tell how
lhe managed 70 keep her gas bills
down.
"our first bin frightened us, {" she
explained; 80 we Investigated the
matter and discovered several ways OF
making the next one smaller
After my husband had regulated the
meters, we tried the Illuminating pow.
ers Of several kinds Of burners and
noting the number Of cubic
feet of gas consumed hourly. We
adopted for general use the form
which we found most profitable.
"As you see, the shades are arranged
10 throw the light down on our desks
and tables. We find that one Of these
Is a. effective as three Of the old
fashioned jets obscured by semi-Opaque
ground glass globes.
1--WE don't try 20 save gas by leav-
Ing most Of our rooms In total dari-
meas; Il isn't cheerful and Il isn't con
venlent, 30 we light a good many jets
every evening.
I'VE are careful, however, 20 turn
down at once any light that Is not
needed, even for few minutes. Be
sides being saving, this keeps the Air
purer.
"I keep a close watch on the gas
range, for il is quite easy for a thrift
less servant 20 waste $40 worth Of gas
In a month. II Is very important that
= burner should not be kept going q
moment longer than is necessary.
After a pot has been brought %
boil the gas may be turned down very
low without reducing the temperature
below the boiling point. Another great
saving 10 effected by the use Of the
iOuble boiler and the quadruple boiler
Dr. ateamer.
with the latter one burner may be
made % cook a chicken for sal or
lricaasoe, two or more vegetable and
/ pudding. Several very different
.hings may be cooked IN the same com
)artment without any mixture Of nav
Jrs II each is placed In q little, tightly
severed tin can or a screw-tOp jar.
and dried fruits cooked IN
his way are delicious.