Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-10-25
Just a Few Helpful
Uses for Asbestos
About the House

In your list Of household conveniences have you
included sheet or two of asbestos? 81
"Yopd be really surprised to know how ''aluable
this Is about the house. There are thousands OF
to which 1t may be put to save work and worry.
You see, asbestos is such splendid n-conductor
Of heat that it equalizes and lessons considerable
heat thus preventing things from burning when 1t Is
intercepted In addition to this 1t Is non-compus-
tble which still further adds to its desirability as
household accessory.
In the kitchen. the laundry. the dining room. the
bathroom-practically in every room in the house
it may be used sg =
The housekeeper as cook lay sheet Of
bestos the gas burner and plate kettle of jam
upon 1t. The heat will be modified as to lessen
the opportunity for the scorchng of the food. It
the bread in the is in danger of burning black
the bottom the cook can slip sheet OF ashes
tos beneath the pam If the heat is too intense above
the loaf the protector, is laid It, The modern
hreless cooker. designed to hold heat within box.
may be lined with sheet asbestos the escape
Of the heat from the Enclosed buckets Of hot food
Baking day does not monopelize the asbestos, for
Tuesday sees an asbestos iron rest to protect the
cover Of the ironing board from scorchng. An in
genious housekeeper covered large pan with
bestos attached handle to what had been the bot
tom and inverted 1t the irons being heated upon
the gas stove The result that less gas
qured. for all OF its heat conserved for the
irons and not wasted in heating the kitchen. The
style Of fiat irons with removable handles depends
for its special efficiency upon asbestos Innings for the
deecha BILE outer shell. Et
The housekeeper may place around asbestos mats
the dining table under the hot serving dishes
to protect the polished table ton beneath from be-
ing marred by heat Better still. she buy
make large sheet Of asbestos to lay beneath the
table cloth These he purchased made to order
to fit the table exactly. Their cost is several dollars
varying with the size and with the quality Of the
binding and covering. Sheet asbestos be had
cheapy, at the hardware stores. and clever and
economical housekeeper contrve non-conduct-
ing silence cloth for herself.
AS matter Of fire protection asbestos is invau-
able. Tackled to the ceiling above the furnace It
guards the floor above from overheating or gnitins
should the furnace become defective. Where coal
heating stoves and ranges used and must be set
near wall it is best to have asbestos covered
board set behind them. When a stoveppe passes
through ceiling to bedroom above "a
thing in old fashioned houses) sheeting
Of asbestos should encircle it wherever it would
touch combustble surfaces. r..
If you have a hot air furnace the plumber will
probably paste thin layer OF asbestos around the
pipes to conserve their heat. A thick layer two
separate layers will prevent heat wasting
efficiently
One thrifty householder, who is chary Of al! UNI
necessary expense. pasted asbestos thicky all
the outside of his furnace proper. He had never
seen this done BEFORE yet tried the experiment, and
reports enthusiastically that the saving in his coal
bills Of year made it worth while. Formerly he
had been wasting heat upon the cellar air. A man
who followed his example had the asbestos bound
to the furnace cylinder with wire hoops instead Of
asta.