Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-11
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING.
by Henrietta Gsanel.
SAVING DJtsKY DIAMONDS.

Before the war we had our coal bins
filled every summer after the basement
was cleaned aired and whitewashed,
and when the price Of coal was low Later
we had 10 buy a single ton Mt o time and
pay high price Now the dark and
dreary days are in sight and some Of us
have hardly enough coal IN the TIN 10
| keep Jack Frost away from Baby's crib.
We must study the fire, examine the
quality Of the coal and some Of us may
decide to invest "A comfortable, old-style
baseburncr and ignore tho furnace, this
winter
A fire started in the right way can be
kept up the whole winter, and thnt is
true fuel economy, for il takes more coal
To start fresh fire, than to keep the old
one burning II is economy to have the
ashes sifted, also, and these cndcrs laid
over the Goals NJ night make good, last
| ing covering. In the morning, rake it
/ thoroughly, add coal o little at a time
j until it reaches almost To the fire brick,
| never above IT, When the fire has burned
until the flames disappear, close the dam
| pers, shut the lower draft, and clearly
| close the damper IN the pipe. 4 good
!, understanding Of the hampers and draught
! III stove or furnace is absolutely ncces-
| sary to get proper results from fuel
The kitchen range must do duty this
! winter as a heater, as well as for cooking,
and II will if you manage 4 rightly Us
lally leaving he lower damper or draught
:. shut, and the oven darnpcr slightly open,
| will allow a slittle coal To heat the stove
! quickly Coal must not be burned need
| lcssly nor wasted for II Is one Of the i'm
portant articles we arc sharing with our
! soldiers, nurses and friends over there
Keep the fires free from ashes sift the
aShes we'll, use the cIndcrs. never have the
coal above the fire bricl Itsc the dampcrs
! and drafta undcTstaEdi glv and rcmen-
her that fresh ar heats more quickly
than stale. dead. warncdoycr AR, and 4
makes ynu healthy Keep a good cir
culation Of fresh 3ir III the house even
: when the weather IS cold ii will save YOU
from taka cold
And lct gel our children Interested
~ saving coal. GO The little people
can do much to trlp and should be sent
! ont to gather up pine cones, sticks, twigs
IN short, anything which will burn, and
. consequently will save coal \ handful
of pune cones and few sticks of wood
thrown IN the open fireplace and lighted
will take the chill Of the house and will
ohvIatc the necessity nf turning nff the
furnace draft Children viii find If lrm
70 forage for these scraps of fnei. # the
clever mother viii suggest their doing 50
III tho nature III n contest for instance
= prllc might he offered The child wbo
gathered tho largest heap Of sucks twlgs,
etc
IN France and italy every particle
oi vegetation is used for iucl hat can be
made 10 burn Eycn slender twg. arc
gathered and tied IN bumches and arc
tboughf vel worth saving and selling
! lhe pruntngs Of vines, thistle stalks, and
weeds, arc gathered by children and usod
carefully kind of coarse sawd,l-t IS
made from old tree roots and pressed INTO
! Aat cakes that weigh half pound and are
sold three for cent peasants nee these
smokes to keep a smoulderng FIRE that
wll start dry twlgs INTO fame and save
, klndling They even sell their pine cones
for fuel Let ~ BE- as thrifty