Show 6 v FIRST FIRS 1 AID a v AIL N HO SE ii by Roge P ill ssU Cooling a House Bouse In Summer QUESTION Our attic floor Is In In- QUESTION Q Z There Is four feet from the floor to the peak of the roof root We are told that a ventilator would let out heat built up by the sun on the roof root This sounds logical but bul bulI butI I should think that a ventilator at each end would be better What do you think U Answer Air confined in an m attic Is over heated by the sun beating on the roof r of On a degree 90 day I have known attic temperature to be as high as degrees Heat from tram air confined In an attic under a peaked roof fOot goes gocs through the ceilings and heats the rooms below It will take many hours after sundown for the attic air to cool off oft and during that time rooms rooms below will still stUl be heat heat- ed The surest way to keep a house cool In summertime is to have plen plen- plenty plenty plenty ty of at attic ventilation so that air can escape as fast tast as it becomes heated One Ono excellent arrangement Is a trap-door trap high In the roof root with another trap door through the attic floor door below Air In the attic and andin andIn andin in the house will then pass out as I fast as it is heated and be replaced by air coming In through open win win- windows windows dows downstairs The scuttle over the roof root trap can be worked by cords going downstairs through the attic floor trap If the attic has a stair Its door should be left leU open forthe for the movement of at air With this arrangement a house will cool off at sundown almost as rapidly as the air outdoors If It a aroot roof root trap cannot be provided there should be attic windows large enough to give cross ventilation A large speed fan made for the job placed to blow outward through an opening through the roof or attic wan wall Is a great advantage In speed speed- speeding speedIng ing tag up circulation With house bouse air permitted to escape as fast as it becomes heated the temperature In hi the house will be belittle belittle little If It any highe than the tem temperature teme of the air outdoors Clogged Cesspools Question What can I do to have my cesspool cleaned from water I have two cesspools one leading Into the other Can I use yeast to any advantage Should I have them cleaned out This would cost money Answer Yeast will be of at no use usein useIn usein in a cesspool A badly clogged cesspool is best left alone and a new one built alongside of it If It you wish to save yourself money and further troubles by all aU means in install In In- stall a grease grease trap These traps are made of ot clay and are not very ev- ev pensive Silver Plate Question When silver plate is put away is it better to clean it occasionally whether it is used or not If It the silver plate were al allowed al- al allowed allowed i lowed to get as black blade as it will would the heavy tarnish injure th th plate Answer An occasional cleaning is advisable Do not permit the silver to get very black it will wilI be difficult to clean when the silver It Ii needed and it may become pitted Old Silver is best cleaned by a sil sU Stained Cistern Water Question We have just put on a cedar shingle roof and find that it discolors the cistern water Can anything be put in the cistern to overcome this condition Answer The staining comes from the oils and coloring matter in the shingles and nothing that can be added to the water will overcome it ft Staining will continue until rains have washed the shingles clean The length of at time that this will take will of course depend on the damp dampness dampness ness of the season House of Logs Question Would like your advice on which is a warmer house one made of solid logs seven Inches thick or a house with ship-lap ship out out- outside outside side and finished walls inside Which is cheaper to keep In repair Answer The seven Inch thick wall of at logs lobs lo s will be warmer The upkeep cost on the log cabin may be a trifle lower than the frame house White While Paint Taint Question Is there a pure white flat Bat paint that will not turn yellow when used on a bathroom radiator Answer All white paints when subjected to heat for long periods of time will turn yellow Some heat hea resisting enamels will last longer longcr than the flat paints but they also will change color eventually Cloudy Piano Finish Question What can be done to remove a cloudy appearance which has come upon the finish of at our piano Answer Wipe the surface with a soft cloth dampened in a mixture o of one tablespoonful of cider vinegar to the quart of tepid water Then wipe dry d I |