Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 284, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 November 1919 — Scarcity of Goal and to Save Expense Should Be Kept in Mind This Winter [ARTICLE]

Scarcity of Goal and to Save Expense Should Be Kept in Mind This Winter

From all reports, coal will be as hard to get this winter as it was last. For this reason, as well as for the reason of cutting down expenses,-it should be known in every household how coal may be saved. Following the old adage that “it’s never too early to begin,” this information may be acquired right mow as a sort of stitch in time. In the first place, keep your stove, flues, pots arid pans free from soot. Anything soot covered requires a long time to beat; If the fireplace in your kitchen is very large, fill it in with firebricks, clay balls or lumps of chalk. Mix coal dust with clay and-saw-dust, form into balls, let dry a few days and use for banking up the kitchen fire. Burn coke and coal mixed. Heat the oven qpce or twice a week only, not daily. Once it Is heated it is just as easy to make three or four cakes or pies as one.