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Show I HOW TO START A FIRE IN THE STOVE. In a campaign intended to reduce the smoke nuisance, Salt Lake City has employed an expert and the news-papers news-papers are beginning to co operate in the effort to lift the smudge which hangs over the city One of the first moves has been the Issuing of instructions as to starting fires In the stoves of tne homes. 1 The old way of starting a fire was H to place paper, then kindling, then . a coal. The 8alt Lake smoke nuisance J committee has informed the house , owners that this is wrong. Here are J the instructions: J Clean grates thoroughly and ad- S just dampers for full draft, j Cover grates wtih coal to a 3 depth of two inches, using small Si sizes., such as nut, egg, or lumps 1 that have been broken up. 1 Place small amount of paper on coal, cover with kindling and jj light paper. In recharging the fire .1 Shake out ashes. .J Fire fresh coal on low side of ;a fuel bed. At time of next charging, repeat process, firing coal on opposite ;JB side of fire pot. Never cover all live coals with ;jft fresh coal. ifm The theory back of the foregoing la i'M that heat applied to the coal causes '"H the liberation of gases. If the fuel Is' ' placed on top of the paper and kin dling, the gases In great part escape without being attacked by the flames With the coal beneath the paper and wood, the volatile gases instantly are brought in contact with tho fire nnd are consumed. The firing on one side and Ihen the other is for the same purpose the exposed ex-posed live COBll having dlren notion on the released carbon. If every home in Ogden will observe ob-serve this simple principle of fire mak ing. much of the smoke seen In this city in early morning will be eliminated. |