The Washington times., 1920-01-31
By Cynthia
StOckley
SaUingM0ney
in the Home

NUITE a bit OF money can be
saved each month by the
careful use OF light.
Make the best use OF daylight.
Windows should be adequate In size
and number and placed 80 that they
will catch all the sunlight possible,
especially In winter.
To Judge the strength OF light.
look at the article TO be seen. not at
the light.
For close work use a bright,
shaded light that comes from above
and behind or from the left to avoid
shadows on the work.
Light colors and smooth surfaces
on walls and ceilings save Hight be-
cause they reflect the light Instead
OF absorbing IL.
Blue and green are the most rest
full colors to the eye. They are the
colors chiefly used in nature-the
sky. the neids and the woods.
Whether using electricity. gas,
kerosene or candles, arrange your
lighting system so that you will get
the most benefit from the light and
turn off all lights that are not be-
ing used. even for a short time.
If You Use ..
Electricity.
Electric light has the advantage
OF being convenient, giving No dirt
and little heat and may be placed
wherever needed. Part of It's cost
is offset by the less frequent need
OF cleaning and redecorating the
house. Tungsten lamps give at
least twice as much light for the
same power as the carbon lamps
and for continued service cost less
in the long run.
Electric lamps are marked 10
show the power taken (watts) when
used at a certain pressure (volfs);
for example, a lamped 11O v. 40 W.
will work best at 110 volts and will
use 40 watts at that voltage.
Lamps at 10, Is, 25, 40. 80, rs and
1OO,watts capacity are now common.
For a single lamp 40 watts probably
serves the greatest number of con-
ditions. Two or more of % watts
may give better light and cost no
more because all need to be used
at one time. Lamps become dull
with use. More electricity Is then
used to produce less light. Dirty
lamps use the same power and give
less light than clean ones. A stand
ard tungsten lamp should burn ef-
ficiently for a thousand hours.
For Those Who .a
Use Gas.
There are two types of gas burn
ers, the. open-flame and the incan-
descent mantle. Open-flame burn
ers use from three to seven cubic
feet Of gas an hour, according to the
tip. For a guide light, such rs in
halls and bathrooms, use q very
small tip. The incandescent mantle
uses about one-third as much gas
as the open-flame. gives three times
as much light and less heat The
whole mantle, when lighted. should
be glowing white with no black
spots, SCOT deposits or flame show
ing. The efficiency of a mantle de-
pends on the proper air and gas sup-
ply. These may need frequent ad-
justments to get the best results.
Look out for leaks. Escaping IL
Eliminating gas Of any kind is dsn.
gerous to health and Injuries fur%
nishings. Report leaks to the gas
works at once. Stop them tempe-s
rarily with soap, adhesive piastefs
or tire tape. Tighten cocks that,
turn on too easily. Learn where
the gas supply pipe enters the house
so that you can shut of the supply
in casesof an emergency.
Acetylene, compressed coil gas
and Easoline gas often make Dos.
sible a convenient central lighting
syatem and their operating cost 5S
usually low. For installation ard,
management the rules Of tho NJ :,
stional board of fire underwriterss
should be followed
The Oid-Fashioned sIs
Kerosene Lamp. ts i
Lamps with round or douA1c
wicks. shaded and cared for prop
erly give a steady, agreeable HEht,
but much heat. Keep the wick and
its channel free from char. Ruiz
or cut the wick even with tho top
OF the channel because uneven ed1es.
cause irregular flame and shaoke.
Keep the whole burner clean 50 that
the air may draw through properly.
to supply the flame. Clean the,
burners occasionally by boiling
with washing soda. 5j
A chimney should ft loosely
enough SO that 1t will have rol u -
expand when heated. Keep ~
clean. 1t will last longer il. when
IL is new, 1t is put into cold wateG
slowly heated, boiled for few usln-
utes, slowly cooled ana thoroaglly
dried. Fill the oil chamber one
half inch from tho top, no higher.
Never iii lighted lamp. Do nc.
turn the wick to full height r-s4I
the flame Is well started. phsa
putting out lamp never biar
down the chimney, as you may blt,s
the flame down into the oil srka9
ber and cause an explosion. Bftr
across the top OF the chimney. aft~
you have turned the wies tslsv ~
top of the wick channel
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