Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-15
Just a Few Helpful
Uses for Asbestos
About the House

In your list Of household conveniences have you
included sheet or two Of asbestos?
Yop'd be really surprised to know how valuable
this is about the house. There are thousands OF
to which it may be put to save work and worry
You see asbestos Is such splendid non-conductor
of heat that it equalizes and lessons considerable
heat thus preventing things from burning when it Is
intercepted. In addition to this it is non-combus-
tibe. which still further adds to its desirability as
In the kitchen. the laundry, the dining room, the
bathroom-practcaly in every room in the house
it may be used.
The housekeeper as cook can lay sheet Of
besos the gas burner and plate kettle Of jam
upon it. The heat will be modified as to lessen
the opportunity for the scorching Of the food. If
the bread in the is in danger of burning black
upon the bottom the cook slip sheet Of asbes-
tos beneath the pan If the heat is too intense above
the loaf the protector is laid over it. The modern
freless cooker designed to hold heat within box,
be lined with sheet asbestos to resist the
of the heat from the nclosed buckets Of hot food
Baking day does not monopolize the asbestos, for
Tuesday asbestos iron rest to protect the
cover of the ironing board from scorching. An in
genious housekeeper covered a large pan with
bestos attached handle to what had been the bot
tom and inverted it the irons being heated
the stove. The result that less gas
quired. 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 it's special efficiency asbestos Innings for the
detachable outer SHE'LL .,...s..-.
The housekeeper may place around asbestos mats
upon the dining table under the hot serving dishes
to protect the polished table top beneath from be-
ing marred by heat. Better still, she buy
make large sheet of asbestos to lay beneath the
table cloth. These fcan be 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
cheaply at the hardware stores. and clever and
economical housekeeper contrive non-conduct-
ing silence cloth for herself.
AS matter Of fire protection ASBESTOS is invalu-
able. Tackled to the ceiling above the furnace, ii
guards the floor above from overheatng ignitng
should the furnace become detective Where coal
heating stoves and ranges used and must be set
wall it Is best to have asbestos covered
board set behind them. When stovepipe passes
through ceiling to a bedroom above Ca
common thing in od-fashoned houses) sheetng
of asbestos should encrcle it wherever it would
touch combustble surfaces
If you have a hot air furnace the plumber will
probably thin layer of asbestos around the
pipes conserve their heat. thick layer two
separate layers will prevent heat wasting even more
efficiently.
One thrifty householder, who is chary Of all
necessary expense, pasted asbestos thickly all
the outside Of his furnace proper. He had never
this done before yet tried the experiment. and
reports enthusiastically that the saving in his coal
bills year made it wortl. while. Formerly
had been wasting heat upon the cellar air. A
who followed his example had the asbestos bound
to the furnace - der with wire hoops instead of
paste. laE