Evening star., 1937-12-25
BY DOROTHY DUCAS and ELIZA
BETH GORDON.


TOR efficiency. the modern home
~ very often has occasion to bor-
row from the appurtenances Of
- modern business. It is only a
question of time until the tested. and
at first, expensive devices which 60
into factories and stores are made
available to housekeepers for their own
workrooms. and this is especially true
Of two rooms Of the house-kitchen
and bathroom.
As soon as women began to regard
their kitchens as their workshops
there was an improvement in the de-
sign, the equipment and the lighting.
This week we bring you news Of a light
which was designed for stockroom bins
and shelves, tool crib bins. f1lerooms
and libraries. and suggest you try 1t in
your kitchen-if you seek good light
without great expense.
The LIGHT We have in mind is not
very large, only 11ss inches by 7ss
inches, made in varying heights. ac-
cording to the size Of the lamps used.
It is designed to give distributed
light in all directions SO that you can
peer into your kitchen shelves. even II
they are right under the ceiling, with
out any eyestrain.
The lamp has V-shaped reflector
bar suspended below a reflector. which
directs the light upward above the re-
flector cutoff. to provide ample illum-
ination all the way to the ceiling. while
apertures in the ends of the reflector
itself assist in building up illumination
at either side of the lighting fixture
itself
If you have trouble seeing whether
the little yellow box on the high shelf
is cinnamon or mustard tand what a
world Of difference the mistake could
makeD you should consider something
as businesslike as this reflector. You
won't sacrifice appearance to efficiency.
for it is compact, stream-lined in de-
sign. and quite inconspicuous in its
white porcelain enamel exterior finish.
The light comes in four styles. with
pendant hood for vertical conduit sus-
pension from the ceiling: angle hood
for right angle entrance Of horizontal
conduit: outlet box hood, which at
taches directly to standard 4-inch out
let boxes. and something called a
feed-through" hood, for suspension
Of the reflector in horizontal conduit
run, without the necessity for an outlet
box But the manufacturer to whom
We confided our belief that these busi-
nesslike lights would be appropriate in
the kitchen said that the pendant, or
ceiling type. hoods were the best look
ing, for the home.
They aren't expensive, either. around
81 for the fixture, without wires or in
candescent lamps, and without in
stallation charges, Of course The
makers recommend using a frosted
lamp for best results. With one of
these, and q, light over your table or
work space. you are equipped for any
work you might want to do in the
kitchen.
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in heating. you know how impor-
tant air valves for radiators have
become, No self-respecting radiator
would show its face today without the
sort Of valves that control the distribu-
ton of heat to the various rooms of
the house, so that the hard-to-heat
last room on the line won't be robbed
Of its share of warmth by rooms nearer
the furnace
We have found a particularly good
line Of valves which, when installed
on radiators. regulate the amount Of
heat entering given radiator accord
ing to the needs Of the particular time
1t Is in use. The cost to equip an
average six-room house is from $50 to
$50, depending upon the type of valves
you need, but all are adjustable, so
that you can set them to insure heat
distribution and control, thereby MAX
ing possible saving in fuel which
old-fashioned valves did not allow.
1t Is claimed that the use Of these
valves can reduce fuel bills as much
as rs per cent or more, simply by
creating a vacuum which keeps radi.
ators hot long after the pressure at the
boiler Is checked. Almost all of them
also are guaranteed to close against
water and steam, should an emergency
arise. Complete individual control Of