Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1918 — Ways to Save Coal. [ARTICLE]

Ways to Save Coal.

Coal may be saved, says the superintendent of a college heating plant at Manhattan, by keeping an even lire so the rooms will not become overheated. At times when the rooms are not occupied the heat should he shut off from them, in case you use a furnace. Fires should be carefully banked at night, so that they will not allow the house to become chilled. Coal should be put in often and in not too large quantities at a time. Keep a full bed of live coals constantly, but be careful not to overload the fire with much coni. If the furnace has an open, coarse* grate, use coarse coal. If It has a fine grate, use fine coal. It Is wasteful to throw large, heavy chunks of coal Into the furnace. The lumps should not be larger than three or four inches In diameter. All large pieces should be broken. Frequent stirring of the fire is wasteful, as pieces only partially burned fall through the grate. T 1