<a) Rclft lively low prip«, (A)
availability (in Aome regiotu»)t
(c) resprmd^ cfwckly to opeDlQii
of dratta.
{a) tn ^n«?rat, the aamo aa for
wood.
(a> CI<«anlin<w9, (it>) resiipond*!
qiiipklvto opening of drafts, {i)
fairly high heat vuluo.
(a) HiKh heat value, (ft) imrm-'
dirtt** ifirrwi-'W' nf ht^iW, (r) rlenii-
jinrtiwii, {d) smull BtoraKC apace
necessary.
(a) EaMe of control, (b) clcanli-
rieiWj (c) eonveni»>n(*e. id) im-
mediate inoreaw of h«at«
(n) Even,' advanta^f!
BtandtanUigeiK
id) LoM- fuel value, {h} \Atjst stor*
Jiijt) japaee □eceasary. (r) labor in
preparation, (r/) dcarrity, (e) do«t
not bold fipc bnjs, [/) unsteady
heat. ^m
in) Iliisb prjfc, (ft) difficulty of ob- fl
taining, (c^ Blower response to ^|
» bitnge of drafts. ^
(<j) Dirty, (M inuike produnsd, (ej
more atteotion to fire and furttace
nvoosaaiy than with anthradie.
(rt) Slakes and deteriorat«s on ex-
posure to air, ih} iukea fire spoil*
lancously in piles, (r) heat value
generally trjw. (d) heat in fuel dif*
ficult to realise, («) firoa do cot
keep well, \f\ gaaea genera t«d
over lire pot itomctime» bum in
smiiik<; pipe. rauMUg cxcoMive
he^tms.
(a) Low beat value, (6) bulkiiieia.
(«) Bulkineaa. (6) Uabllitv of fire
gniogout if not prupt-rly handled,
k) hre rcMmire* nit her frequent; |
attention unleaa fire pot is deep.
(o) High price, {h) difficulty of safe
Atonige.
{(i) High priee in many place-a.
{tt) High price.
• L. P. BreckcnridRe and S. B. Fliigg. U. 8. Bur, Mines, Tech. Paper 97,
1, FiJl lamps daily if they are in use. Do not fill them too full. 2. Keep
the wicks low when lamps are nf>t lii^htod, 3. Do tit^t turn the wicks low
when the lamps are lighted, befaii.s*:' t(X> little air h allowed for burninja:, and
ill-smelling ^uses are given off. 4. Blow ont a lamp by a erosa-wise motion
at the top. I>> not blow into the chimney. A paper may l>e held at the
t'op i>n ».ine side and a enrrent of air direetixl aguin-st it. 5. Oecasionally boil
the burners in tt solution of washing-soda or in strong soapsuds.
Aceiylene, air gm^ and Blau gas.
Lighting by acetylene, air gas, or Blau gas is fairly common
in village ant:J country homers* It is, however, in general more
expensive than the gas or electric light available in larger towns.
Acetylene gives a t>rilliant wliitt* light. Itn greatest ilisadvan-
t^e is the danger of explosion from careless handling* The
products of combustion are not given off in great amounts.
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Gas.
Manilas should always he used on gas burners, since they
give much more and a steadier Jight for a given amount of gas
than does an open flame (Fipc* 46). The saving in gas will more
than pay for the lamp and iimntle8. The tubes of drop lights
and stoves should he handled carefully in order to prevent their
cracking and allowing gas to escape.
Ekdricity*
Of electric lamps three kinds are common in household
Inverted manflt
Open fjame Uprigf?! mantle
-^* 20 CANDLEPOWfeR
Fio. 46.* — Compariflon of amount of liRht given by different gas lamps. Each
lamp is suppD5(Hl to bum 5 cubic io^t an hour, coatins H '^^^^ *^ Bi^ ^
fLOO a 1000 cubic feet. Note that the mantle lamp gives four or five timea
aa mueb light as the open flame. The inverted mantle gives more bght
downward! and Icn upward than the upright tnaaUe.
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<a) Rclft lively low prip«, (A)
availability (in Aome regiotu»)t
(c) resprmd^ cfwckly to opeDlQii
of dratta.
{a) tn ^n«?rat, the aamo aa for
wood.
(a> CI<«anlin<w9, (it>) resiipond*!
qiiipklvto opening of drafts, {i)
fairly high heat vuluo.
(a) HiKh heat value, (ft) imrm-'
dirtt** ifirrwi-'W' nf ht^iW, (r) rlenii-
jinrtiwii, {d) smull BtoraKC apace
necessary.
(a) EaMe of control, (b) clcanli-
rieiWj (c) eonveni»>n(*e. id) im-
mediate inoreaw of h«at«
(n) Even,' advanta^f!
BtandtanUigeiK
id) LoM- fuel value, {h} \Atjst stor*
Jiijt) japaee □eceasary. (r) labor in
preparation, (r/) dcarrity, (e) do«t
not bold fipc bnjs, [/) unsteady
heat. ^m
in) Iliisb prjfc, (ft) difficulty of ob- fl
taining, (c^ Blower response to ^|
» bitnge of drafts. ^
(<j) Dirty, (M inuike produnsd, (ej
more atteotion to fire and furttace
nvoosaaiy than with anthradie.
(rt) Slakes and deteriorat«s on ex-
posure to air, ih} iukea fire spoil*
lancously in piles, (r) heat value
generally trjw. (d) heat in fuel dif*
ficult to realise, («) firoa do cot
keep well, \f\ gaaea genera t«d
over lire pot itomctime» bum in
smiiik<; pipe. rauMUg cxcoMive
he^tms.
(a) Low beat value, (6) bulkiiieia.
(«) Bulkineaa. (6) Uabllitv of fire
gniogout if not prupt-rly handled,
k) hre rcMmire* nit her frequent; |
attention unleaa fire pot is deep.
(o) High price, {h) difficulty of safe
Atonige.
{(i) High priee in many place-a.
{tt) High price.
• L. P. BreckcnridRe and S. B. Fliigg. U. 8. Bur, Mines, Tech. Paper 97,
1, FiJl lamps daily if they are in use. Do not fill them too full. 2. Keep
the wicks low when lamps are nf>t lii^htod, 3. Do tit^t turn the wicks low
when the lamps are lighted, befaii.s*:' t(X> little air h allowed for burninja:, and
ill-smelling ^uses are given off. 4. Blow ont a lamp by a erosa-wise motion
at the top. I>> not blow into the chimney. A paper may l>e held at the
t'op i>n ».ine side and a enrrent of air direetixl aguin-st it. 5. Oecasionally boil
the burners in tt solution of washing-soda or in strong soapsuds.
Aceiylene, air gm^ and Blau gas.
Lighting by acetylene, air gas, or Blau gas is fairly common
in village ant:J country homers* It is, however, in general more
expensive than the gas or electric light available in larger towns.
Acetylene gives a t>rilliant wliitt* light. Itn greatest ilisadvan-
t^e is the danger of explosion from careless handling* The
products of combustion are not given off in great amounts.
1
202
.4 MANUAL OF HOME-MAKING
Gas.
Manilas should always he used on gas burners, since they
give much more and a steadier Jight for a given amount of gas
than does an open flame (Fipc* 46). The saving in gas will more
than pay for the lamp and iimntle8. The tubes of drop lights
and stoves should he handled carefully in order to prevent their
cracking and allowing gas to escape.
Ekdricity*
Of electric lamps three kinds are common in household
Inverted manflt
Open fjame Uprigf?! mantle
-^* 20 CANDLEPOWfeR
Fio. 46.* — Compariflon of amount of liRht given by different gas lamps. Each
lamp is suppD5(Hl to bum 5 cubic io^t an hour, coatins H '^^^^ *^ Bi^ ^
fLOO a 1000 cubic feet. Note that the mantle lamp gives four or five timea
aa mueb light as the open flame. The inverted mantle gives more bght
downward! and Icn upward than the upright tnaaUe.