The chronicle=news., 1913-12-13

IloN you 49,
IL "a right way and wrong way.
Most hOu sekeeoers turn on the Kas
full force and then apply the match.
The result Is as light explosion which
starts the meter checking np u few
extra turns. Il means only few
cents each month: but sou can save
then by holding the match to the
burner before turnins On the gar and
then turning Il on very slowly.
10 you know how 10 starr fire In
the furnace or range and then main
tain it economically. Most house
keepers do not. NAYS III. Pictorial
Review To start fire. u quantity
Of ii;ht material ~ chips. etc. must
be burned until the chimney IL hss,-
ed. If IN. drafts are right and smoke
come, into, the room. n brief wood
fire mu,t b~ kept mp until u better
draft IL secured. \ sooi draft -
necessary to save fuel,
when III. Wood j. bufhine brist-
iy adj the coal. u iiII,. at a lime,
Keep IL level and below IN. top of
th" ni-box ~ the range, When =
blu. flame a,p~ars ssn.- IN. di,--'
draft. ar dsmper. Close the lower
drafi. aud open the lip AT IN. from;
of the stove aio,e the fire hox. This
fire 10 now checked Oft for the dsy
y, the least possible expense for fuel,
When needed for baking. -sr.. siosa
the lin and op-n the lower draft. !.
necessary. Open the direct draft. az
iamPor. for f"s mom~ai. until IN"
desired heat I. sb,sin-.i. Then clos.
Il again.
Fuel is often wasted t,-cans% house.
keeper. ao not r-aiisr that when
wafer IL oae~ hniiins /, san L~som-
no hotter aa matter ha. ss-s, ,h~
heat. ii"~ often "a. /. Iasn-i ~,
ar coal h.sp~i up To make adj. I heat
~h-a tho water 10 air~ady al Laiiins
paint. This is waste of fa-i. ks~.'
tho fire at an -rsn heat 50 that tho
water merely k-s.rs ,.aiiinx: q, is nni
a~~~ssnry Ia have il wildly i-arins
in tho kettle.
When mas- coal Ia a-eai. pas "n
saiy a is,il- at . time. small sis,'
.hr.sraJ /. the nao.s rsanomissi coal
Tor the taax-. Never atla. the ,S.,
.t the range tn Sc, .s.. hot So, can
h-iih-r .oak nor bak- as well and
most Of the fuel !. saiaz 'n .~ni'n :
h-A, IN the ftu-. Nsr- than ,has .
s-d h.s sins~ m-as. = srssinsr ras,,
stove.
Did ysa knns 'hs, yaa .aa hasn
sstss. either sitved Of uasifl~d. aaa
harm them sssis asd axAia uatii ut
. particle af ssshpa s~msisss Tn
dn ihi. srmosr all s,isk~rs from the
asher and snsinki- ui,h wai~r until
,hosuashiy n.otsisssd. Afl-r a snnd
coal fir has b~ss started these asss.
mar b. spread nt.r IN. hot bod ~
Goals. They ~sii hoid The fire long
tins. sislas os,, a snssIri~asiy s'saas.
white heat.
In mild weather i, is not n-,e.sary
Ia shake daua~ ihs furnace tir-s
You can rsnaom,se on fue, sai .,i.i
have . nsr s-sdy In .safs full hiast
shouid the sosth ~i1d b-sia In b,o~
With the furnace poker rake da~ n
osiy part at tho s.s~s. forming a
SOFT of crater by sekiax out the a.i,-
60 thoroughly from tho t"S'cm ssa
tho top. tasn this crater ns the
ftrsh coal This l. srsiy .oss of =
furnace within = larger onr aud
holds iisc Aithoat asins coal :. hea.
the whole furnace.
Whra cold .aap .om-> shake the
Grai~ thoroughly. sh",-i "a fresh
coal and "i.-a the drafts. The turn.
a.- will h-a, to iis utmost capacity
in very short stnc. Tho smell firv.
ruan,rs as a tifc shoild ., full blast.
will held Tor days durtaG a warm
spill and ~iii svdnrs tho e"si hill
about onc-fourths
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