Show keep out the cold air it is much belter better to have tile ventilation ti of our dwellings under control than to have a contaut in pouring of air no matter how c cold ad it may be the windows especially in houses built as cheaply as possible let in nil all around und and particularly where the two sashes meet an astonishing amount ol 01 air cu bu much in severe weather it is almost impossible n to mako make the room comfortably y warm by checking this inflow of cold air from without the samo same amount of fuel that before failed to make the room warm enough will bo be so much moro more effective eliat considerably less coal or wood will be burned strips of various kinds kind have shave been invented in to be used around windows and rud doors for the purpose to which we have referred the tile c essential sent ial part of these is ft a narrow strip of rather stiff WIT india rubber fabric attached to a strip of wood or metal which may be fastened to the wini dow in such a it manner that the rub rube ber will cover the cracks between the and the frames and el elsewhere L those strip arc are very useful but are not to be had in ili all places laces be besides siles while not very costly Y they involve an all outlay which many would gladly avoid before the rubber strips were introduced woolen ones were in common use the material known as list or listing the marginal strips being woven on broadcloth and other goods is convenient and coath little or nothing this material is not obtainable everywhere nor is it alic thc i best substitute fur the tho window strip by pasting strips of paper around round the sashes the current of air can bs be kept n as completely aa as ty gy any other r method brown paper will libs answer vcr as weli well as any and if the job be neatly dune it will ba be u unsightly n I Y when no longer needed til the e paper paler may may bo be pulled off after it has been wetted with warm water one sash in each room should bo be left for necessary bentila ven tila tion tiou and somo some movable strip such as lath covered with cloth provided to clase its cracks if necessary A strip of board or plank bovere with bome somo fabric to ba be used to cloe tho the ceacle at the bottom of each door will ile 16 found very very useful american Agriculturist or her |