Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-11
YOUR COAL BIN.
How to Save Your Black Dia-
mondS lust Now.
VARIOUS KINDS OF SIFTERS,

! An Expert ell5 Us row 10 Necp ONe
Eye Peeled on the Furnace While the
! Other Scans the High Cost Of Living
! II Pays to Have Implements.
/ While many women are under the
tyranny of the janltor, stlll Others Clio
| ry In our shame of being households,
and have 10 do more than theoretically
tackle the coal bin. Even If we have a
man to feed the furnace and remOvs
the ashes. il might save us some pen.
MES to become better acquainted With
some of the coal SAVERS on the market.
First among these may be cited a
heat controller" This may be called
the watchdog of the coal bin, as by reg.
ulating the heat 1t prevents unneceS-
sary burning of coal or new buildins
OF the fire because through careless
uess it was allowed 10 die out. 1t has
a clock attachment. which can he set
ut desired time. For instance. II can
be set an hour earlier than the rising
time, with the temperature set for 90.
When you awake instead of finding Il
chilly. frisid house the house is warm
and comfortable. due to the magic of
the heat controller.
With coal at its present price ton 1t
Is wise to have the best kind of sitter.
Various rotary" STYLES are On the mar
ket. which sift the chaff from the
m IN
slightly burned Goals to be saved. when
they can be used again to bank the FIRE
These sifters come in various sizes and
consist of hopper fitted to can. The
stopper Is equipped with wire mesh.
and turning the handle Sits the ashes.
but retains the larger partly burned
Jumps for second use
One of the conyeniences for the
householder who has to buy guam
tity of coal is the right kind of coal
window or chute. One OF the most
practical on the market is n combined
window and chute. The parts are made
of strong metal. the window protected
by wire mesh. The parts Of the Win
dow are so made that opening the Win
dow opens the chute within. which il
attached to the window and part of It.
This relieves the need of extra chutcS.
The window locks automatically when
1t is closed thus being burglar proof.
II saves coal being scattered at the en-
trance of the window and il so mnde
that 1t seems an integral part of the
house and cellar when installed.
No matter what kind Of a heating
system is used in your home. the boiler
must be "jacketed" with some kind Of
asbestos material. These Jackets can
be bought for a regular boiler. such as
Is frequently attached to kitchen
range. The jacket laces up and can be
most easily attached Special sized
boilers can have the jackets made to
order or the boiler covered with ashes
tos composition material used BIZ
stenmfltters. Keeping the heat in is as
much of coal saver as anything else.
The best plant will waste heat If not
sufficiently insulated.
The best coal ranges are fitted with
dumping CRATES connected with q
chute to a bin in the cellar. This is a
great convenience, removing the neces
sity for dragging buckets Of coal and
ashes to and from the cellar and about
the rooms. Such chute could be it-
ted with n sitter and the better grades
Of ashes saved for use again. 1t pays
those who have the management of n
heating system to investigate thorough
ly improvements and systems which will
help reduce the high cost Of heating.