Show FIRST AID AILI AILING NIto to the HOUSE N N a by roger B whitman I 1 roger B whitman features you yon may not be ab able 1 t to 0 replace worn or b broken oke household be held e equipment qui ament this Is war Govern government me nt p priorities r i come first so take care of wh what a t you a have as well as a home you possibly ssibyl p 0 can an this column el n by the homeowners 0 w ners friend tells you how bow CISTERNS ephe HE time is approaching when a l 1 cistern can be filled with water so pure that it will not develop smell or taste the first step should be the thorough cleaning of the cistern next the flow pipe from the roof should have a switch to permit the first part of a rainfall to be diverted so that at waste matter on the rooi roof will be carried off switches for this purpose can be had from hardware dealers the top of the cistern should be tight to prevent the entrance of surface water and to keep out small animals and insects A ventilator in the top can be a pipe two or three feet long with layers of cheesecloth cheese cloth tied over the top to permit the passage of air rains in the late fall and early spring should be allowed to enter the cistern for these as well as the melting snow in winter are free from vegetation and other waste matter I 1 know of cisterns built in this way and filled by this method to supply pure drinking water far into the summer well in cellar question will a well in the cellar cause dampness or make the floors cold there is no furnace in in the cellar if so would it still be damp if I 1 filled in the well I 1 can get town water the cellar only is under the kitchen answer A large body of water such as the well in your cellar naturally would give off dam dampness aness A good dr dry Y jellar jc ellar with a concrete floor would keep your house drier and warmer than one having an earth floor with a well in it my choice would be to fill up the well and get the town water it if you do not wish to put down a concrete floor at this time you should protect the underside of the upstairs flooring with a blanket type insulating material nailed between the floor joists foists get the kind that is one or two inches thick the thicker the better and covered all over with waterproof paper mahogany cabinet question we have a mahogany stained cabinet which we should like to refinish with light gray enamel Is there a sealer that we could use without having to remove the present finish or should wa take off all the present finish answer if the old finish is in fair condition you can finish the piece in the following way dull the gloss by rubbing lightly with very fine sandpaper then clean the surface by wiping with turpentine and apply a coat of shellac when this is dry dull the gloss again wipe off the dust and then put on a gray flat paint and finish with enamel tar paper root roof question what is the best way to preserve a roof finished with roofing tar paper answer when the roof surface begins to show signs of drying or slight brittleness mop on a coat of a good brandhof brand bran dof of liquid tar roof coating it if the roofing is asphalt use liquid asphalt root roof coating never put tar over asphalt or the other way around mending aluminum question 1 I bought bought an aluminum double boiler some time ago and I 1 prized it highly to my anguish the top section has four tiny pin holes in it I 1 Is s there any possible way of repairing it answer if you can get aluminum solder from a sheet metal and rooting supply shop you can use it to repair the boiler it if you cannot get this you may be able to locate a welder who can do welding job on aluminum |