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Show FIRST-AID AILING HOUSE by Roger B. Whitman t-- ' J Cooling nouse In Summer. QUESTION: Our attic floor is Insulated. In-sulated. There is four feet from the floor to the peak of the roof. We are told that a ventilator would let out heat built up by the sun on the root This sounds logical, but I should think that a ventilator at each end would be better. What do you think? Answer: Air confined In an attic is over heated by the sun beating on the roof. On a 80-degree day I have known attic temperature to be as high as 150 degrees. Heat from air confined in an attic under a peaked roof goes through the ceilings and heats the rooms below. It will take many hours after sundown for the attic air to cool off, and during that time rooms below will still be heated. heat-ed. The surest way to keep a house cool in summertime is to have plenty plen-ty of attic ventilation so that air can escape as fast as it becomes heated. One excellent arrangement is a trap-door high In the roof with another trap door through the attic floor below. Air in the attic and in the house will then pass out as fast as it to heated, and be replaced by air coming in through open windows win-dows downstairs. The scuttle over the roof trap can be worked by cords going downstairs through the attic floor trap. If the attic has a stair. Its door should be left open for the movement of air. With this arrangement a house will cool off at sundown almost as rapidly as the air outdoors. If a roof trap cannot be provided there should be attic windows large enough to give cross ventilation. A large slo-speed fan made for the job, placed to blow outward through an opening through the roof or attic wall, is a great advantage in speeding speed-ing up circulation. With house air permitted to escape as fast as it becomes heated, the temperature in the house will be little if any higher than the temperature tem-perature 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 I any advantage? Should I have them cleaned out? This would cost money. Answer: Yeast will be of no use in a cesspool. A badly clogged cesspool is best left alone and a new one built alongside of it If you i wish to save yourself money and I further troubles, by all means install in-stall a grease-trap. These traps are made of clay and are not very expensive. ex-pensive. Silver Plate. Question: When silver plate is put away, is it better to clean it occasionally, whether it is used or not? If the silver pfete were allowed al-lowed to get as black as it will, would the heavy tarnish injure th plate? Answer: An occasional cleaning is advisable. Do not permit the silver to get very black; it will be difficult to clean when the silver is needed, and it may become pitted. Old Silver is best cleaned by a sil- versmith. Stained Cistern Water. Question: We have just put on a 1 cedar shingle roof, and find that it , discolors the cistern water. Can I anything be put in the cistern to overcome this condition? I Answer: The staining comes from i the oils and coloring matter in the ; shingles, and nothing that can be added to the water will overcome it. j Staining will continue until rains i have washed the shingles clean. The i length of time that this will take will, of course, depend on the damp 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 outside out-side and finished walls inside? Which is cheaper to keep in repair? Answer: The seven-inch thick wall of logs will be warmer. The upkeep cost on the log cabin may be a trifle lower than the frame house. White Paint. Question: Is there a pure white fiat 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 resisting enamels will last longer than the fiat paints, but thpy 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 our piano? Answer: Wipe the surface with a soft cloth dampened in a mixture of one tablespoonful of cider vinegar to the quart of tepid water. Then wipe dry. |