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Show "5 t 5 'i2t hrB"rrr cTwl? ' WESTION: wer paint on mr? 1 The cement work f, 0 it seems to be J',' It washes oflC1 small stones. ANSWER: (art painting the flo J ht be able to 'g coat on the presYnT5 probably i, J. It might be bett? ;.niritasaba QUESTION: Our old house is full of chemneys, some of which we would like to use occasionally. They lon't smoke, but they are open with so damper, so that they really consume con-sume warm air and fuel. Can a iamper be purchased that will not require taking out half the chimney to install ANSWER: That cannot be cone in a chimney that is already built f you wish to close off tbe fireplace penlng much of the time, have iheet metal panel made to fit the opening that can be taken out when the fireplace is to be used. This panel will prevent the escape of n arm air up the chimney. QUESTION: I have a large window, win-dow, the pane of which when broken is expensive to replace. I am wondering won-dering if it would be practical to put in a vertical strip to divide the sash, thus using two panes half the present size. Could I do it myself? ANSWER: It would be best to take the sash to a miUwork shop to have the mutin bar inserted there. The sash will have to be grooved to hold the bar in place. If there is no mill handy, a competent carpenter carpen-ter should be able to do this for you. QUESTION: How do you remove re-move black marks on a Tarnished floor caused by bed rollers? ANSWER: Rub lightly with ft handful of very fine steel wool moistened with turpentine, then touch up the spots with a little paste wax. |