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Show worked into the ruhblng surfaces. Raising tho door slightly will assist In this work aud may be easily cone with a lever placed under It and pressed down wkb the foot In thl3 age of steel, we must all become be-come more or less engineers to properly prop-erly care for and operate the machines ma-chines which are coming more and . ! dust which is cioT-Ing the raecw,anl'm, as well as to lubrication of the hearings. hear-ings. The Use of Graphite. While these oils pnd greases ?r? t-c11 adapted to metal surfaces, they fchoulJ nover be applied to wocd. Ma::y things about the house arc, however, constructed of this latter material, acd Its constantly changing size with changes in the weather cond.llms makes Us lubrication an importan: matter. Soap Is probably tho beJt for this purpose, and should bo rubbed LUBRICATION NEEDED IN EVERY, HOUSEHOLD Too Many Women Neglect to Use the Oil Can For Ice Cream Freezer, Doors and Bureau Drawers By MARION HARRIS NEIL Things That Need Oil. One wise housekeeper has constantly at hand a large can. Fig. 1, filled with heavy machine oil. It Is made of heavy sheet steel similar to those used in i-hops and factories, and Is much more durable and satisfactory than tho , light tin ones usually seen. After once i realizing the necessity for it. she has I had the pumps for well and cistern, as well as the clotlK3 wringer and cream freezer, thoroughly oiled once each month.- Only a drop or two Is required for each bearing, but care ha3 to be taken that none of them ia overlooked. Any oil remaining on the outside of the hearing is removed with a cloth kept for the purpose, otherwise it will collect dust and stain clothes comlnir in contact with it. For a long time the jce cream freezer was the only thing that would And lt3 way Into the cream. Finally she consented, after being thown that this was guarded guard-ed agalnrt by the peculiar construction of the freezer, and that the labor of turning It could In that way bo materially mate-rially reduced. Eliminate Squeaks. Door hinges and knobi, window fasteners and other similar contrivances, contriv-ances, she oils carefully when cleaning house and then wipes thoroughly afterward. af-terward. Window fasteners, which It was almost impossible to operate, and doors which woke persons in neighboring neigh-boring room if opened or closed at nlglt. arc now noiseless and well behaved. be-haved. A door lock in which the key turned with great difficulty was removed re-moved from tho door and oiled, after first removing tho side plate. When replaced it worked perfectly. A peculiar pecu-liar discovery was also made regarding regard-ing the latch moved by the hand knob This worked vrith such difficulty diffi-culty that when the door w;is pushed shut without turning the knob, the door usually rebounded, swinging open again. A heavy slam was required to force thij projection In and so allow the door to latch securely. After oiling, oil-ing, however, the slightest push was sufficient to close and latch tho door with almost no Dols-e. While machine oil is the bet for ..... . . -&4;'P&4 oil can bo properly applied. It separates separ-ates the two bearing surfaces so that they do not actually come In contact, and really acts much like many little rollers In easing the motion. In time however, this oil or "soothing eyrup" "wears out," so that it must be renewed re-newed from time to time. . H Bureau Drawers Need Easing from Time to Time. mr.re to be R necessity In our dally lives Lubrication Is Just as naeessarv for a bed caster which Is to perform Its work satisfactorily as for the engines en-gines of the ocean liner. The Lead from a Pencil Will Stop the Hinge from Squeaking. A LITTLE knowledge of lubrication lubrica-tion will amply repay the time and attention it rcqnires. Doors should movo without apparent effort and certainly without any noise, Bnieau drawers oueht never to Ktlck or bind. While other things may prove annoying, the machinery of our homes should be so oiled that Its operation Is perfect. Here is the matter in a nutshell. "When two dry surfaces are rubbed together under pressure frletfon results re-sults ,and thi3 shows Itself in several ways, such as the hard work required to cause the motion, and alen as heat or noise and wearing or grinding away of the surfaces. However smooth the surfaces in contact con-tact may appear, they are In reality rough, much like sandpaper if seen nnder the microscope. It Is, therefore, the Interlocking of these projections which causes the friction. While no material wears to a perfectly smooth surface, still it may become much Improved Im-proved by pome wear. This explains tho easier working of a sewing machine ma-chine or egg-beater after some use. The only cure for all these evils la lubrication of some sort, which In practice prac-tice does away with thera. Xolse especially espe-cially such as a squeaky door hlnpo can "always be stopped if the remedy general use, almost anything can be used In an emerpency. Kven water will stop the squeak of an our lock or pump handle, but It requires frequent fre-quent application. O'ive oil or b'ltter, tallow or lard would be mueh better, as they are good lubricants. They have the disadvantages, however, of being expensive and emitting a bad odor if they become rancid. Vaseline is, pelia, the be-t of nnvthlnj? usually usu-ally found in the house, nnl may, if desired, he use regnlarlv for general work. For n sewing pnehlne or clock it Ik, of course, too .solid, but for ice- cream frre7e-K an r,thor places where an oil Is denial v.hlch will not ran, it is very well adamed. In the abs&neo 0f light mnchino o'l kerogeno works well on sewing machines ma-chines or typewriters. If 'ined freely on rbenn time keepers, such as alarm clocks which have passed their prime, it will resfore thc-m to usefulness. This is due to Its effect In washing away the thoroughly on the Pldc3 and espec'ally on the edges of drawers, Fig. 3. It proves equally effective on doors and windows. Graphite, while a solid, has markel lubricatlug properties. Mixed with oil it is frequently used on heavy machinery. machin-ery. Its value Is due to the fact that the small flakes become packed tightly into any depressions In the bearing surfaces, makinar them verv smooth. A lead pencil is In fact a good substl- ii? ?r an 011 can ,n man" cases. It will almost certainly stop the squeak or a door hingo If tho gTaphlte can be -- 1 I Tho (CO Cream Freezer Should Get a Drop of Oil Every Tvo Weeks, |