Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 175, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1916 — TO GET SERVICE FROM LAMP [ARTICLE]

TO GET SERVICE FROM LAMP

Certain Rules for Its Care Must Be Observed—Always Fill in Daytime. A housewife who has to use lamps a great deal, desires to know what will keep the wicks from smoking. If the wick is soaked in vinegar before it is put in the lamp, and thoroughly dried, it will not smoke. The bowl of the lamp should be kept full of oil; but when the lamp is not in use, the wick should be turned down low, to keep the oil from oozing out upon the burner. -The commbn kerosene lamp which is used in almost every household will give a bright, clear light, and it will be a source of comfort to the family if properly kept. Never use inferior burners. They are cheaper at first, but they soon get out of fix, so’ the wicks cannot be turned up or down; and do not give a good light A clean lamp gives no disagreeable odor when burning. Lamp chimneys are not liable to break upon exposure to changes of temperature if they are put in a pan of cold water and allowed to heat gradually until the water is boiling hot. When you wish to clean the flues, wash them in suds made by dissolving cleansing powder in hot water, rinse in clean, warm water, and wipe dry with old newspaper. See that the flues all fit closely. Lamps should always be filled by daylight; and always put in a new wick before the old one is burned out.