Care Of Stoves And Pipe During Summer

To prevent amused stoves anti p'pe f rom rusting tlirough the suminer is an item of domestia economy -wortn consideration. Stoves and pipe lelt standing tlvrough the sunnmer, even in rooons in wlüch tliere is little peroeptable danipaiess, vrill rust before one's eyes uniese liglit fires are oceaskxnaily bullt to rid tlie alr oí moisture wMeK purely exlsts and wlll lOave tellias mark=, especlally if there is runuing water or a drippin.í; íaucet oa tlie same loor. IluSiLa pipes put away tor tlie. summer should íirst ba careíuliy wrapped in newspapers ; if taere areseveral stovesto be careil for, eadL -outfit Bhould be labeled. Ii lengtlis of pipe are borrowed íor summer stoves, it is weül to jot that down also, as it may save oonfusiou and -unsanctilied lunguage later on. Stoves likewise sliould be encased ia paper, undiurther wrapped in oM carpetinig to prevent jaans and bruises. Blackiiig ehould always be done in cloiirty weatner, as suashine is not conulucive to ixigli poliüh. If rust is iound on cast íron, kerosene may be applied, but never on sJieet iroii. AppJy tlie blackimg with a brusli, rub qtuickly witt a -wool&n rag, and iolIsli wit h brush or broora. To keep tlie elabórate nixikel -vork of our moaern stoves untarnlshed, I kaow of nothing letter tlian an abundance of "clbow grease" applied daily wltb a Avoolein cloth. AVhen sueh stoiX'S are Btored for tJie suramer, all removable iiickel- sucli as base, urn, ienders, and knots, shoujd be Beparately papered and kept in a perfectly dry closet. An excellent prepar.ition lor renovating oilelotta. mats is a lurnlturo dressing composed oí cnual paris of sweet oil, turpcntine