The Charcoal Burners 



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carry in one load two hundred and fifty bushels 

 of charcoal. That seems a large load for two 

 horses to draw, but the charcoal is far lighter 

 than the wood from which it was made. It 

 weighs only a quarter as much as it did before 

 and takes up less than half the space. 



The charcoal is easier to light than wood; it 

 burns almost without smoke, and gives a better 



A LOAD OF CHARCOAL 



heat. Much of it is used for heating and cook- 

 ing, and in days gone by, before coal was used 

 as it is to-day, "charcoal iron" was made in 

 nearly every furnace in the country. 



