Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-17
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING.
by Henrietta Graue!
THE lNGLESIDE.

The warmest corner in the house
for several months to come, will be the
center Of attraction for all the home
folks 1t was always so, and though
modern methods of heating lessen the
need for drawing up close To the fire.
the desire TO be near II Is bred IN us
that ii is irresistible \ kissing steam
pipe keeps YOU warmer perhaps. but
where Is the companionship and com
fort YOU have a right 10 expect along
with your heat?
The chimney corner, the mantcl piece
around and above it, and the wide,
warm hearth takes Y u TO IT'S heart.
The open fire is the friend of the family.
1t may not heat the house, but 1t is
an important factor in the family cul-
ture Ii teaches the children TO be un-
selfish il draws the family together.
cemcnts their interests and warns hearts
as we'll aS bodies. Its pleasant cheer
ing influence repeated every day and
evening. winter after winter. makes
a considerable impression in anyone's
life that is never forgotten.
The work of looking after an open
fire Is really much exaggerated Even
if YOU arc fortunate enough to have
brass andlrons or dogs. and similar
elaborate fireplace furnishings. they are
quick to repay the work of keeping then
bright Wood is not dusty. nor is camel
coal or sea-coal, and If used for cheer
and not for heat alone. hall a cord of
hard wood will last about SIX weeks
if you use ii carefully. On mild days
fireplace saves fuel. If YOU have a
closed-up CRATE Cprrt BY ali means and
use II. If you only knew how folks that
have none, envy YOU, you would have
ii blazing hearty all the while
\ furnace heats the house uniformly
throughout but the heat IS dry; doesi
not ventllatc a room a an open FIRE
does. and though it Is a modern ne
ccssity we nave no deep. abiding love
for IT, It's fues must be kept clean. and
this Is 2 decidedly muSsy Job 1t means
the IRE must be dumped the ash mt
must be cleaned and after YOU have
turned chInncy-swcep and brushed out
the HueS and scrapcd of the dirt on tn.
pipe> and made the furnace ready TO
D,irn like new how murderous you
feel The open fire never PLAYS such
havoc with = disposition
N hen YOU make fire IN the furnace
you must use paper and wood and little
bits of coal, and must mix i and wait
about in fhc dismal basement until ii de-
tII-s tp 0GiD. iticIt. ii lHe neat Il DN-
steam. N0u must turn engineer and
scan tie register trbc and open the
crank 81 the water can run into the
boiler just forget once ard sec what
happens Rv nov YOU must pour III Al
iea>1 two more scuttleS Of black tIia-
monds. ana when these are red hot,
three more will be needed Ny now
many bones can ache Al once in a fel-
lows back
Therc are the draughts. TOO: they
have 10 be watched The ashe, must
be sifted and clnkerS raked out Pay
naf as much att ention 10 an open FIRE,
and how i viii glow and smile and Jolly
,ou along
Last winter We kept rather cool and
our doctor bulls were much reduced;
for manx Of our colds come from over
heated close rooms and sudden cnanges
Of temperature DR.. Garfield saws we
mus; take the same treatment again.
but ho recomends applying il by the
cherries method the grate fire