Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-05

zASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-The United States
w bureau of mines has contributed its share to
w the solution the cost-of-living problem by
making elaborate of fuels and their proper use
They have shown beyond doubt that if you know how
select coal and how to burn it, can cut down the
cost of keeping by substantial percentage
fact, coal experts say that the you fire
your furnace really has influence the cost OF
heating your house than other factor. For this
strongly urged that take care of your
furnace. No one is so apt to develop love Of
scientific economical firing as the man that pays
the coal bill.
Before discussing fuels their however it is
we'll to consider what temperature you purpose to
produce. point the public health service has
word say. Most Americans swelter all winter Many
will be found to have temperature or 50
degrees or even more for of the winter. Now
this only waste of fuel but it is injurious to
the health reducing vitality, making you nervous
liable to take cold.
temperature of 70 degrees should be high enough
for all except invslids and of them would benefit
by If you used to higher temperature, this
may seem you but you soon accustom your
self to it, You should keep a thermometer in your
house and see temperature does not go much
above 20, and that it remains uniform possible
remember that moist air is healthier to breathe
and feels warmer temperature than dry air.
For this reason keep of water to evaporate in
each room. This especially desirable if your house
by hot air. but should be done in any case
In renting or building a house, several
taken into account with regard to the heat
ing of it, the first place, well-built house with
Notwithstanding and good windows and doors will
require less than poorly built Brick
houses easier to heat than frame. other things
being equal lone house in exposed situation.
where hits iE will require more fuel than one
a of houses
With regard to the kinds of heating plants the
bureau of mines indicates preference for steam or
hot hot air Hot air tends to dry and crack
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an temperature this method; and, although the
initial the life of the apparatus is much
shorter air system will generally require
fuelto produce the same temperature These are
conclusions of the experts who studied the matter
for the bureau of mines.
The size of the arebox should carefully consid-
cred Every furnace best when it has fire that
just fills box. Hence your furnace should be
adapted to the that you will-need most of
the winter, should at the time be large
enough hold in especially cold snap. If it
is much small much too large, you will never
get the of your fuel Depth is also i'm
porant consideration The frebox should be least
a foot deep. and eighteen inches is better
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What fuel you will burn will depend upon what
you Anthracite is the best of but
it has become expensive many persons now
using bitumnous soft coal in their furnaces. IF
you obtain anthracite in the smaller sizes, such
as pea COAL by mixing this with the larger size you
make satisfactory fuel at lower cost than
straight egg coal.
The coming fuel for heating residences, in the opin
ion of of mines is 1t light clean
and burns without Furthermore. many by
products of coke being used in making dyes,
explosives and medicines, that larger and larger guam
titles it being put the market. At present.
vicinties, coke would probably cost than
soft COAL than anthracite. Should it's
for heating residences become general however,
it is forecast what the price would become.
To burn coke in heating furnace, you should have
good deep firebox at least eighteen inches pref