Eureka Reporter | 1906-08-24 | Page 4 | Good Colors for Houses

good colors for houses it is not generally known not even among pa aters why certa n t ants and colors wear much better than others on houses and tl e kno of just what t ants ire best to use is therefore rather asey one wr ter on pa ants in a recent book sa s that exper ments eem to sho v that those colors wh ch res st or turn back the heat rays of the sun w 11 protect a house better thai those vh ch allow these rays to pass through the film thus red is a good color because it turns back or reflects the red rays and the red rays are tle hot ras in general therefore tl e warm tonea are good and the cold tones are poor so far as ear s concerned in choosing the color of pa nt for our house select reds bro ans grays and ol 01 ves which cons deang tl e var ous tones these tints w 11 produce i 11 g ve a w de range from wl ch to choose avo d the harsh t ants such as cold yellows 1 ke lemo i cold g beens 1 le grass green etc and the blues it must be i understood that no v etue is cla med for t ants n themselves irre of the mater als used in the pa nt any color w 11 fade and the paint will scale off f adulterated wh te lead or canned pa nt s used but if one i careful to use the best wh te lead bome ell kno brand of a rel able and ne 1 eseed 1 the arm t ants ment boned abo e v 11 outa ear the same mater al t anted w th the cold colors