Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-16

In most places possible to buy lamps calcu-
different voltages and this is point worth
considering. Thus. if current supplied to you is
lis volts you usually buy of your dealer lamps
rated at i3 volts volts and III volts If you use
lamp little lower voltage than you actually
get through your wires you will get brighter light
but lamp will burn out and break sooner If the
voltage and the actual voltage are the same you
a lamp which combines brightness and long lie.
If you buy lamp rated little higher than the actual
voltage longer, but the light will not be
quite as good Considering the small cost of the lamp
probably best to use the form whose voltage IS
identical with that of your city current.
In considering your electric lighting problem, the
shade reflector should come in for due attention
select reflector suitable for the particular
purpose in hand. If you are reading or working al
table ii is probable that you not need the whole
room lighted brightly and shade which concentrates
moderate amount of light your table will give you
all light you where you need it. Such shade
always produce soft light, free from glare.
should the incandescent flament in the lamp
the bright glow will not dazzle your eyes
if you chance to look There is certain small loss
of actual efficiency the such shade to absorb
and dfuse light but this is greatly overbaianced
by desirable quality of the light it gives and by
the saving your eyes. No arrangement which let's
the light directly should be regarded
satisfactory, however cheap and efficient it be-
If you gas electricity in a city, probably
have meter advisable to learn read
these meters for yourself This is not so much in
order keep check the company readings as for
the insight it gives you into the cost of various
a
leakage When all lights and heating appliances
Of the meters should be motonless; and If
there any movement, the sowest, there is
sort of leak which should investigated If you
a particular appliance, such electric iron
electric toaster calculate much it costs
you by turning off other socket and burning the
appliance question for a given length of time. By
reading the meter before and after you will how
much current used time, you
calculate the the basis of the local The
who reads the meter easily show you how.
MOst of
they use stamped upon them, and this easy
calculate the the basis of local
appliances often overbalances
any of operation they may have the
old ironing toasting. but is always advis
able to know just what suchS convenience costs in
dollars and cents
1t ofhen happens that consumer considers his
gas light bills unnecessarily large, and in such
case he is inclined the company's
reading many states it is possible to have the
by request and it be done almost
anywhere on the payment of a fee. majority Of
such cases. however, to be right, and
has failed to reckon the increased
of light in winter large lamps that
may have bought to replace small and the
that his lamps may be getting old. In such
old lamp gives less light and it is
of them get the illumination;
the amount of current consumed by each lamp
remains the
n the selection all lighting devices. the
thing to bear mind the ultimate unit of
service The automobilist figures his tire in miles
per dollar. would pay $40 a tire that
will give 5000 miles than $25 for tire that only gives
10000 miles. In the same way, when buying cleo
trio bulb gas fixture you should bear in mind the
of will length of its
life rather than original price you pay It
To hear some people talk, one would imagine
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