Winter Uses for the Electric Fan 



HAVE you ever thought of the vari- 

 ous uses to which the electric fan 

 in your home can be placed other 

 than lowering the temperature and mak- 

 ing it comfort- 

 able in the room 

 w h e n the ther- 

 mometer is high 

 outside ? Ho w 

 really indispens- 

 able it is in innu- 

 merable w a y s, 

 and how much it 

 does in preserv- 

 ing health in the 

 Drying Paint j^^^^^^ ^^^ keeping 



the rooms cool and fresh ? 



If you have just finished painting a 

 door, wall or window sides, let your elec- 

 tric fan run in the room for two or three 

 hours, and the paint will not only dry 

 faster, but it will be free from the dust 

 that often sticks to wet paint. If you 

 have varnished your floor, place your 

 electric fan so that the air it stirs up 

 w^ill have free access to the wet varnish. 

 Your floor will look brighter than if per- 

 mitted to dry in the usual way. 



I f you h a \' e 

 used enamel paint 

 to give your bath- 

 tub a new and 

 bright appear- 

 ance, use your 

 fan to dry the 

 enamel ; the sur- 

 ^' .-l^ face will be much 



--* -""""'^v — U — I 1 smoother and of 



greater firmness. 

 It is a wise plan 

 from the sanitary viewpoint to allow 

 your electric fan to run for at least a 

 quarter of an hour in the bed chamber 

 before you retire. It cools and freshens 

 the air, making the chamber both more 

 comforta])le and healthful for the night. 

 Before you work in your office, library 

 or den, let your fan run a half hour. 

 You will not be liable to the slight head- 

 ache, so often felt after a brief time at 

 work in a place where the air is close. 



Dust cannot accumulate where there is 

 a free circulation of air, especially fresh 

 air, and it is very noticeable that a room 



Keeping Milk Cool 



Drying the Wash 



in which an electric fan is allowed to 

 run seldom has dust. Since dust breeds 

 germs, the prevention of dust likewise 

 prevents germs. 



The electric fan keeps the temperature 

 of drinkables down. Open a cupboard 

 in which there are milk, wine, or bever- 

 ages of any kind and allow your electric 

 fan to run immediately in front of it, 

 so that its cooling blast will strike the 

 bottles. The temperature drops rapidly. 



The electric fan has other offices in 

 the home. The wise housekeeper will 

 place her laundry 

 after its return 

 from the wash 

 for an hour or 

 two where the 

 electric fan can 

 "bio w " on it. 

 A n y dampness 

 remaining after 

 drying and iron- 

 ing at the laun- 

 dry is removed, 

 any odor of soap is destroyed, and a 

 fresh sweetness imparted to the linen. 

 Fine linens and laces preserve their 

 whiteness better if dried by the fresh 

 air; artificial hot drying injures expen- 

 sive materials, and in damp weather 

 they cannot be dried properly merely by 

 being suspended in a room where there 

 is little circulation, of air. 



If there is an odor in the room, due 

 to fresh paint, varnish or recent paper- 

 ing, turn on your 

 electric fan and 

 note h o w soon 

 this odor will dis- 

 appear. This is 

 also true of 

 smells from fur- 

 naces, ovens, or 

 stoves. 



In the sick 

 room fresh air is 

 of i)aramount im- 

 portance. A free access of pure air is 

 often the safeguard against those min- 

 istering to the wants of the sick. 



There is indeed no season of the year 

 in which its usefulness cannot be prov- 

 en, and winter is no exception. 



Airing the Sick Room 



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