Show HOW TO ECONOMIZE IN THE USE OSE OF COAL Valuable Dents for the Stokers of Furnaces and Kitchen Ranges Br The ne Telegrams Telegram's So Special 1 News S NEW YORK Dec 0 An An editor commuter commuter commuter com com- muter who tends his own furnace purely for exercise says he was considerably considerably considerably con con- con con- benefited by reading a pamphlet pamphlet pamphlet pam pam- sent ent out by the anthracite bureau of ot information and entitled Hints to the Domestic Consumer on How to I Save on His Fuel Bill That being the case perhaps some other amateur stok stokers rs would like to know how to be beat t I Mr Hy Price by making one ono chunk do dothe dothe dothe the work of ot two If the consumer is not getting his moneys money's worth worth and and probably h he is not s says ys the anthracite bureau the bureau the fault may be with tale stove or furnace the kind of ot fuel used or the method of regulation Here are some of the don'ts picked from the pamphlet Dont Don't put In too much coal or too little Dont Don't crowd it above the top of ot the fire brick linin lining In hi range cylinder cylinder der stove or hot air furnace Fill Fm the fuel space twice a day lay in winter weather er heaving the coal slightly In the center I Shake Grate Only Twice a Day Dont Don't add small quantities of coal several times a day with attendant shakings that means loss in economy and comfort Shake the great only twice a a. day before fresh coal is put in and ant stop when a bright light shows under under- neath Dont Don't leave the feed door open it cools the heating surfaces All AU checking checking checking check check- ing of ot draught should be 00 accomplished by shutting the door and openIng opening opening open- open Ing the check dam damper pel In the stove stove- pipe Dont Don't neglect the furnace In mild weather See that the coal Is properly consumed and not shaken through th the grate to pass out with the ashes Keep KeelY the empty Dont Don't let the ashes bank up under the grate It not only shuts out air needed for combustion but tends to warp the grate bars Remove Remove Remove Re Re- move the ashes regularly once a day aay even if only a small amount has fallen Best Sizes of Coal to Use Dont Don't use the wrong size of ot coal I Ordinary ary domestic ranges require chestnut larger larg-er sizes can use stove I coal but chestnut will give tion Fairly l large rge steam and hot water boilers are best operated with egg size anthracite larger sizes izes use stove alone or mixed with chestnut chestnut chestnut chest nut Hot air furnaces of all sizes generally in use should be fed with egg OS If If- the right size size and quality of or coal is used FO no ash sifter is required The coal should burn to a fine ash and its first trip through the stove or furnace should be its last Clinkers are usually a sign of improper use of the poker or Improper regulation of draughts Too hot a fire prod produces uces clinkers I Dry air is a poor conductor of heat and is also bad for the health Keep the air in the house reasonably moist This can be done by placing an open vessel of water on or near each radia radia- I tor All hot air furnaces anc ani c base burner stoves have rec I this purpose They should every time the fire Is |