The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-11-10

which will add to your comfort in
bitter days.
See that all the cutters, pipes and
waterways are free from dead leaves
and other summer refuse. Delay
doing this and freezing weather will
make work for the tinman and big
bills for you. ~
If the roof Is. In bad condition have
II repaired Immediately. A good time
to examine 1t Is in the midst OF a
hard, driving fall storm. You can
toll in this way where all thp leaks
are. 4Nks .FA IVA 3ss%F
On that same stormy day make II
your business TO look ct every window
in the house. See hat.'s-tisey lit
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,
wherever putty. is loose replace II
and freshen up the sash with coat
of new paint.
Unless your house is very much
exposed 1t 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 VIM
dows are hinged and easily moved.
Perhaps your old ones can also be
arranged in this manner. Any good
hardware dealer will tell you of the
latest ideas in inside hinges, catches
and fastenings
When a front door opens directly
into hall 1t is a wise plan to have
small outside vestibule built for the
winter months. This can be made OF
cheap lumber, and painted the color
of the house trimmings. Small win
dows or oval glass openings should
be put high up on the sides to give
light.
This vestibule is a protection not
only to the house but to callers who
must otherwise be exposed to bitter
winds and cold until the door bell Is
answered.
A kitchen door or one that is not
especially prominent can be protect
ed and much cold air kept out by
utilizing the. summer screen door.
Tack on both sides OF the wire heavy
sheets of waterproof paper. If there
rs crack between the floor and the
bottom add a weather strip.
Many persons perfer weather strip
pings to double windows. 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 II made 10
order. See that 1t is In place early,
The cellar must not overlooked
in the winter preparation. If you-are
Wise, in the slack times Of summer
you had the furnace overhauled. the
pipes and chimneys yscleaned, dnd
everything in readiness, FOR the flrst
cold snap, 1fgnot sattepdesto it at
once NJ ~ "A ~ ~ " N
Perhaps you had difficulty In heat
ing your house last winter, Now Is
the time to prevent for another sea-
son. See that the furnace stands nb.
solutely fiat on its base. If off 1.-The
level even slightly the pipes will shot
draw Perhaps 1t may be necessary
to move the furnace to some spot
where the heat viii be more equal.
lied. As a rule 1t is better to set IL
as near the north as possible so that
pipe will be the shortest The trouble
may be conquered by changing the
direction of the heat pipes. They
require plenty of elevation; that is
the point where they leave the fur
mace should be the lowest point, ex-
tending up from there to wherever
attached An elbow with a pitch
OF eighty degrees insures good heat.
BE sure that you have enough pin.
ing for cold air. This should be only
a fourth less than the heating sur
face 1t should be connected with
the cellar windows and IL is q good
idea to have a damper in II for use
on dusty days. If the furnace does
not draw, perhaps the smoke pipe is
too far within the chimney; two
inches beyond the brick is enough.
Wrapping the pipes with asbestos
paper has often made a house COM
Portable with a furnace that formerly
did badly. 1t is also good plan TO
line the Gaping of the furnace with
pasted asbestos then with a fiuting OF
tin an inch and n half In danth