HEATING OUR HOMES 



because these things have long been commonplace. Heat 

 has become a servant of man, and fire is harnessed in 

 many ways that would be strange to our forefathers. As 

 good home makers, we should learn about the devices used 

 for heating and cooking in the home. 



The coal stove. The ordinary coal stove used for 

 heating or cooking is really a metal box arranged so as 

 to admit air for combustion, and to carry the products of 



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The coal range. Point out the place for the check draft. 



combustion up the chimney. The coal rests on the grate 

 and is burned in the fire box. Below the grate is a com- 

 partment to hold ashes, called the ash pit. Each compart- 

 ment has a door with openings and slides in it. The 

 openings in the lower door form the draft, and those in the 

 upper door the check draft. In the stove pipe, which leads 

 to the chimney, there is another device for controlling the 

 air currents called the damper. 



Regulation of fire. In starting the fire, the lower draft 

 and the damper should be open, but the check draft should 

 be closed. This allows the poisonous carbon monoxide 



