The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-28
Fuel Saving
Hy Nina v. Short.

This year the war requires at least
eighty millions more tons of coal than
were taken from the earth last year.
THE solution of the worlds war
problem must depend upon the solu-
| ton of Americas fuel problem. Fuel.
the driving force of the war, must be
available in quantities sufficient to in
sure victory. Without fuel the vast
and intricate machinery of war and
| industry must stop. Railroad and
steamship traffic will be clogged and
the steady progress of our armies will
be halted. All Of the great machinery
depends on fuel"
Again the home maker has an OPP
portunity to assist in the world strug-
gle, for the conservation of fuel is just
as important in the home as is the
conservation of food, especially the
conservation Of coal and oil. She
should make a study as never before
of how to operate her heating, cooking
and lighting systems most ,econonn-
! ically.
The fuel administrations first charge
| to the householder is cleanliness. To
get the most heat from least amount
of coal his heater must be clean.
| One one-hundredth inch of SCOT has
,, the same power to resist heat as ten
! inches of iron. 1t also asks that the
head Of the household care for the
| heater himself or herself as the case
may be, and learn to run the heater
intelligently: learn how to get from
every ton OF coal every unit of heat
| 1t can supply.
| Give the heater It's first cleaning
of the season in the late summer and
| have it put in thorough repair Brok-
en- parts mean loss of heat; the fire
| box should be tight. Trivial cracks
may be cemented The fuel admins
tration further advises that if the
landlord refuses to make adequate re-
pairs the householder should report
| the matter promptly to his local or
state fuel administrator.
For the kitchen range the following
suggestions are given: Avoid too
much shaking. Live Goals in the ash
pit mean wasted fuel Clean ash-pit
daily to prevent damage to CRATES.
Clean the entire stove well inside, on
| top of the oven and below the oven,
| frequently and thoroughly; stoke fire.
| quently and in small amounts; never
I shake a low fire until little fresh
coal has been added and given time to
! ignite; keep a pan or kettle of water
always on the kitchen stove. Moist
air makes for comfort, health, beauty
and economy.
The greater use of wood is advo.
Gated for fuel. Throughout the state
of Indiana, wherever there is wood
lot, there is a large amount of timber
going to waste which may be utilized
| for stove wood, wood for the furna ce
| and CRATES. Again, many old boards
and boxes could be sawed into stove
| wood lengths, split into kindling and
these stored in a dry place
If one is so fortunate as to possess
a fireplace or crate, the heat from
this will be sufficient for the first
cool days of autumn. Newspapers,
twisted, soaked in water wrung out
and dried make good light fuel. This
is known as California Fuel
Perhaps one of the greatest ways in
| which the home maker can assist in
the saving of fuel is in the menu
! planning and preparation of her
| meals, by the use of a fireless cook
| er, casserole, steam heater, etc. "All
in one dish meals" may be prepared
or entire meals cooked in fireless
cooker, oven or steamer" advises the
division of Home Economics of the