The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-09
GETTING READY i"
 FOR WINTER
Now Is the Time to Do Many Things that Most People Neglect
 Untl Too Late

DO not wait until freezing weather is upon you to get your house ana grounds ready for winter" Is the time L counsel given in the Woman.s ting Ready for Winter by Jane Bar ton Mann Now is the. time to look after the many little things which will add tos your comfort in bitter days waterways are free from dead leaves and other summer refuse. Delay do- ing this and freezing weather win make. work for the tinman and big bills for you
 If the. roof is in bad condition have It repaired Immediately. A good time to examine it is in the midst of a hard. driving. fall storm You can tell in this way where the leaks are
 On that same stormy day make 1t your business to look at every win dow in the house. See that they fit tightly especially in the direction of the prevailing storms or high winds will often. drive the water in. Any broken panes should be repaired Get the storm doors and windows out of storage Repair broken glass. wher- ever putty is lose replace it, and fresh en up the sash with a coat of new paint
 Unless your house is very much ex- posed it is a mistake to use double windows in this era of all the air one can get At least do not screw them in The late storm windows are hing ed and easily moved. Perhaps your old ones can also be arranged in this way. Any good hardware dealer will tell you of the latest ideas in inside hinges. catches and fastenings.
 Where a front door opens directly into a hall it is a wise plan to have a small outside vestibule built for the winter months. This can be made of cheap lumber, and painted the color of the house trimmings. Small windows or oval glass openings should be put high upon the sides to give fight
 This vestibule is protection not must otherwise be exposed to bitter winds and cold until the door bell is answered A kitchen door or one that is not es- pecially prominent can be protected and much cold air kept out by utiliz- Ing the summer screen door. Tack on both sides of the wire heavy sheets of waterproof paper. If there is a crack between the floor and the bot tom. add a weather stripping.
 Many persons prefer weather strip pings to double window. They keep out the cold at half the cost Nor is there the difficulty of keeping two sets of glass clean There are many kinds of stripping that can be bought ready to put up- This is much cheaper than to have it made to order. See that 1t Is in place early.
 The cellar must not be overlooked fin the winter preparation If you were wise. in the slack times of summer you had the furnace overhauled, the pipes and chimney cleaned, and every thing in readiness for the first cold snap. If not attend to it at once. Perhaps you had difficulty in heating your house last winter. Now is the time to prevent it for another season. See that the furnace stands absolutely flat on fits base. If off the level even slightly the pipes will not draw Per haps it may be necessary to move the will be more capitalized As a rule it is better to set 1t as near the north as possible so that pipe will be the shortest The trouble may be con- qusred by changing the direction of the heat pipes They require plenty of elevation. that is, the point where they leave the furnace should. be the lowest point extending up from there to wherever attached An elbow with a pitch of eightly degrees fnsures good heat. Be sure that you have enough piping for cold air. This should be only a fourth less than the. heating surface It should be connected with the cellar windows and tt is a good idea to have a damper in 1t for use on dusty days If the. furnace does not far within the chimney two inches be- yond the brick is enough
 Wrapping the pipes with asbestos paper has often made a house .com- fortable with a. furnace that formerly did badly It Is also a good plan to line the casing of the furnace with pasted asbestos then with a fiuting of tin an inch and half in depth