Show A DANGEROUS PRACTICE turning burning off paint M make a kes insurance In vold void it seems that considerable danger to property exists in III the practice of burning off old paint before le ie paint ing ng the question has long been a of debate ira in the technical journals lour nals and now hou householders beholders and the newspapers pers have begun to discuss it those of ua its who ulio with trembling hae watched the pointers painters blow a fiery blast aiom their lamps against our houses goubes and have looked sadly at the size vf of our painting bill because of the time wasted on this pi ellmin ary work are interested in the in vesti gation by the Giec gi con field mass gazette and coulter Cou iler which gives con eld sid erable space to the reasons for or the pr actie questions its ita necessity and suggests ways to prevent the risk 0 ot burning down ones house in older to get the old paint off it say sas a there la Is a good doll deti of discussion among as to tho the d desirability sir in painting houses bouse of buining on off the old paint a practice that has grown very common of late in green field and elsewhere elseA liere insurance men are strongly stion gly opposed to this method it makes void insurance policies for fires caused in this manner several houses in greenfield have gotten affre as the result of this method and in some places houses have burned as a result it Is undoubtedly true that when a house has been painted over and over again there comes to be an ac of paint in bunches if new paint to Is put on top of these ac it la Is almost sure bure to blis ter to burn it oft off Is the quickest and cheapest and perhaps peril apa the surest method of getting lid ild of this old paint the gazette and courier quotes certain old paticia to the effect that ac of paint are unnecessary chese old timers lay the blame partly on the pointer painter who falls to brush his bis paint in well partly on the custom of painting in damp weather meather or not allow ang sufficient time for doing between coats and I 1 aitla to the use of aled points paints li isteAd of old fashioned linseed oil and pure kubite lead the paper bays many of the old householders say that it if caie cat e la Is taken at all these points it Is absolutely unnecessary to have paint bained off ubey 1 I hey advise that people m who ho have houses housea painted should buy their own and to have them put on by the day so as to be sure to get good lead and oil of course the buining bui ning oft off of paint greatly In increases creasea the cost of the jub job the householders have with paint la is pretty m well ell summed up by our contemporary and tho the causes are about tile tho adine e eeik et 5 where dy by far the most frequent cause of the necessity foi the dangerous dane ious practice of burning old paint la Is the use of poor material the oil should be pure lin and the lie white lead should bo be real white lead the latter Is mote moio often tampered ed etith ith than the oil earth substances and pulverized rock and quartz are frequently used as cheap eneis to the gleat detriment of the paint painters lately adulterate white alte lead themselves and they very seldom use ivady cicil paints the most frequent aggs cads of paint trouble hut but they to do often buy adulterated white lea lucaj beaube tile the pio lerty owner in fists on a low dilce pi ice and the painter has to economize somewhere tho the suggestion is etoie a good one that tho the property prop eity ty aviner investigate the subject a little find out the namo of soine reliable brand of white bite lead and see that the keg Is marked with that brand the linseed oil Is moie moi difficult to be sure of as it Is usually sold in bulk vi hen alien the quantity Is small but liel lable makers of linseed oil can bo be learned on inquiry and it if your dealer is reliable ion ou will A III get what you m want ant pure white lead ind linseed oil are so necessary essaiy to good p aint that tile the little trouble necessary to get them well repays the house owner in dollars and cents saved |