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WINTER WINDOWS j» 

 s^ FREE FROM FROST 



Winkr's perennial problem for the storcman, to prevent steam and frost 

 from forming on the shotr windoir, can he solved in several ways — Jack 

 Frost should he no har to the liigh-class displaiis of other seasons. Here 

 are a numh<r of }nt Ihods itujdoyfd io la ( p the f/hiss clear; if you know a 

 biUt r, l< II IIS of if. 



rrJl the eoiiiiiig of winti-r, 

 iiHjiiirics as to tlie best 

 moans of preventing the 

 formation of steam and 

 fiost on .show windows 

 hofj^ln to reach tlie oHiee 

 of The K(!\ lew. Dissatis 

 tied with tlio, inetliods generally em 

 ployed to tliis end, all of which 

 iiave one disadvantajic or anotlici, 

 Tlie Keview h;is soiiyht for one 

 which wonhl enable its i(>adi'rs to dis 

 ])Oso of this {irobleni moie easily. .Many 

 lia\e liad sujrf^estions to ott'ei-. .None 

 'if tlu>m. how€\er, is entiiely free from 

 'd)jection on one score or anotlier. 

 I'erhaps tliere is no perfect method. 

 -Ml are practical, nevertheless, .iiid The 

 Ueview gives them to its reatjers, for 

 use as befits their \arving condition-i. 



Just the Wrong Time. 



.Steam forms on the window wlicn the 

 water vapor in tin; warm atmo^jdicrc ot 

 tiie store comes in contact with the cold 

 ^lass. As the flower store has :in iin 

 usnally moist atmosplKMc, its windows 

 :ire the more liable to be i-o.-ited witli 

 I'rost, particularly in the coMest weatli 

 '■r. Layer after layer of moisture 

 I'reczes to the pane, so that the lower 

 jiart sometimes becomes coxcicd with 

 ice on the days when the mercury i- 

 registering its minimum I'or tlie ye;ir. 



These are just the 

 lajs when the flo- 

 rist is most desirous 

 'if making an attrac- 

 tive display, to sug- 

 .;est to those wlio 

 in;i\' see it tliat 

 t li e y brighten up 

 t h ei r homes with 

 tlower-^ and ]dant's. 

 lie can afToid the 

 ie;ist of all storemen 

 'II ha\e his ■win- 

 dnws obscured at 

 this time of the 

 vear. 80 his liunt 

 lor a prevent i\e is 

 ■ in earnest one. 



Heat in the front 

 'if the store does 

 little or no good. 

 In the old days, the 

 burning of gas-jets 

 in the w i n d o w 

 cleared only a cinle 

 within a few inches 

 "f the flame. There 

 ^eem to be, widciv 

 speaking, but two 

 general means of 



clearing the ylass after fiost has once 

 formed, and two of prexeiiting the 

 moisture's collecting on the' pane, one 

 method serving for both. 



Double Window Expensive. 



In these is not included the construc- 

 ^tioM of a double window. This is 

 formed ol' two panes of ylass, with an 

 air (diandiei' of about one half incdi in 

 thicd'Cness betwei-n — similar in design 

 to the doors of Jlorists ' icf ligerators. 

 These are said to be absoluttdy frost 

 |ii(iof. but they arc jiretty exiiensi\(' 

 if the florist has largt' wiuilow space. 

 They aic. also, bound to become dirty 

 in time, even if they are as .airtight 

 as can be made. 



It seems that the (dosed-in window, 

 that is, the one with the disjilay space 

 shut olf by a |):iitition from the lest 

 of the stoic, is the one that is most 

 easily frosted. T'he reason for this is 

 ob\ ioiis. Watering ol' plants, the jires- 

 eiice of \;ises filled with water, etc., 

 make the .atmosjdiere in the wiuijow 

 more iiiuist than that in ;n\\- othei- jiart 

 III' the store. It' this moi^tuic laden air 

 is shut olf t'riim the rest of the store, 

 steam and frost will -^mely form on 

 the ^lass wlieiiever it is iiimh colder 

 than the ;iir. 



if. hiiwexer-. there i» im |i;n t it inn 

 lietween the wiihjiiw ;iliii the store. 



Don't Let the Frost Obscure a Good Display Such as This 



the circulation of the air will di'-sijiate 

 the water vapor from the window 

 through the lest of the store. Florists 

 who liavc a good circulation of ;iir in 

 their stores and windows o{»en to the 

 rest of the room, ha\e, therefore, little 

 or Jio trouble from frost or steam on 

 their windows. 



Attempts to create ;iir (irculation 

 often lead to drafts, which wdrk harm 

 to the stocli in the window and some- 

 times the rest of the store. This is 

 the drawba(d< to the suggestion id' 

 lioring sm.all hcdes in the s.ash at tin- 

 top and bottom of the window, .aiid to 

 aaotlier, similar in character, of plain- 

 ing veidil.'itors in these places. 



Electric Fan Effective. 



The simplest, and probably as com 

 inon as any, means of removing steam 

 and frost from the window, a< wtdl 

 as of preventing their formation, is 

 .•I small electric fan. A Ki imh elec 

 trie fan placed in a corner of the win 

 dow, and nearly facing it, will cie.-ite 

 ;i current of air that will can\ a\va\- 

 the moisture. This air movement Imtli 

 renio\es frost and ste.am fiom tlie -las> 

 ;iiid jirevents their I'cjrming. Some Ho 

 rists deidare their use of an electric 

 f.in in tliis way does not ;illeit the 

 llowcrs and filants on displ.ay. 



('idd watei- is excellent I'm reinnvin^ 

 frost from the :^lass 

 if it can be iise,| in 

 such a w.ay .-is not 

 to injure the win- 

 dow disjd.ay. The 

 tlorist may ta!u' his 

 bulb sjiray and spr.av 

 c<»ld water on the 

 ;ilass, beginnin;T j,^ 

 one corner of the 

 to|( ami ;:iiing K.-ick 

 and forth until the 

 bottom is reached. 

 If the construction 

 of the window per- 

 mits, he in;iy ihm- 

 cold water down tlie 

 gla<s. This h.as to 

 be done once or twice 

 a day. 



For preventing the 

 formation of steam 

 and frost, the ,i]ipli 

 cation of a sniution 

 ()f glycerine and .al- 

 cohol, say twice a 

 week, is effect i''e. 

 but the wimiow is 

 not clear when thus 

 coated. Tliis nieth- 



