House sanitation: manual for housekeepers by Talbot Marion 1858-1948

Author:Talbot, Marion, 1858-1948
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sanitation, Household
Publisher: Boston : Whitcomb & Barrows
Published: 1912-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

people. In that case, ample moisture will be given off from their bodies. She should remember also that there is quite a difference in temperature between the air near the floor and that higher up—sometimes as much as 15° —and this must be taken account of when babies are put on the floor. Many an attack of "snuffles" will yield to care on this point.

The system whereby a large central heating plant is established and steam heat is furnished to different houses is increasing in popularity. The plan has been tried in several cities of moderate size and is becoming more successful as the manufacturers grow more expert in installing the apparatus. At first the difficulty was to find means whereby the pipes carrying the steam could be sufficiently protected from loss of heat. The present method is to apply a preparation of tarred wood pulp to the pipes and then wrap them in asbestos. This system minimizes the waste of fuel, does away with the dirt and trouble of separate furnaces, and if it can be installed without too v great tearing up of pavements is not extremely costly. In a short time there should be such improvements as will enable heat to be furnished cooperatively at much les^ expense to householders. The method has not thus far proved to be appreciably cheaper except in economy of labor and trouble—two very important considerations in many cases. It is therefore necessary to consider devices for separate heating which will for a considerable time be the main reliance of the housekeeper.

The old-fashioned fireplaces which our grandfathers used were very large and required an immense amount of fuel. When the fire was lighted it caused a tremen-

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