Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 April 1914 — Coal Economies. [ARTICLE]

Coal Economies.

To make coal last longer, dissolve a small handful of washing soda in a pail of warm water. Sprinkle this over the coal, using a watering can. - Coal dust mixed with clay makes excellent fireballs. Chalk mixed with coal gives out an intense heat. Lay some pieces at the back of your stove. They soon glow red and keep hot for a long time. For a few pennies at a builder’s enough chalk could be purchased to last two or three months.