B&e  RURAL.  NEW-YORKER 
1497 
Farm  Mechanics 
A  Smoky  Chimney  ing  it  crooked.  I  have  never  seen  tills 
1  have  had  difficulty  with  the  draft  of  uspd  in  connection  with  a  stove,  but  if 
chimneys  in  an  old-fashioned  house  into  some  cheap,  temporary  device  of  this  kind 
-which  I  have  recently  moved.  One  cliim-  could  be  installed  it  might  be  worth  try- 
„oy  is  82  inches  square,  outside  measure-  j  Tho  motal  hoods  spoken  of  are  a 
ment,  and  is  divided  into  four  flues;  and  1  .  x  ^  “ 
another  is  slightly  smaller  with  two  squeaking,  noisy  arrangement  at  best,  and 
lines.  Both  are  brick  chimneys,  and  in  detract  from  the  appearance  of  the  house, 
both  the  partitions  between  the  flues  are  R  rr  s 
carried  up  to  the  top.  The  chimneys  are  _ 
covered  by  flat  sheets  of  heavy  metal, 
raised  the  height  of  two  bricks  from  the  Preventing  Cistern  Water  from  Being  Hard 
top,  and  supported  by  bricks  at  the  cor-  . 
ners  and  middle.  These  caps  were  put  ye  are  building  a  Cistern  of  cement, 
on  some  years  ago,  I  am  told,  because  the  a'">  have  been  told  there  was  something 
big  openings  gave,  such  a  large  space  for  "(J  could  coat  the  walls  vith  that  would 
rain,  snow  and  leaves  to  fall  in.  I  can-  PrevMit  it  from  hardening  the  water, 
not  get  any  accurate  information  as  to  ^  substance  is  used  for  tins, 
whether  the  chimneys  worked  well  before  ’  tau  -v<  B'  c* 
the  caps  were  put  on,  but  I  believe  that  I  know  of  no  preparation  that  will  por¬ 
tin'  draft  was  better  without  tliem.  manently  prevent  the  lime  of  the  surface 
In  strong  winds  there  is  a  tendency  for  ,  .  ..  ,  , 
the  air  to  be  forced  down  the  chimney,  lfiyer  of  the  concrete  from  being  dissolved 
and  puffs  of  smoke  will  come  out  from  all  out  and  making  the  water  hard,  though 
Hyatt  Roller  Bearings  have  proved 
their  dependability  and  their  care¬ 
free  service  in  the  automobile  and 
farm  tractor.  These  very  quali¬ 
ties  have  helped  to  make  both 
machines  practicable  for  use  on 
the  farm. 
The  manufacturers  of  the  leading 
device  for  electric  lighting  on  the 
farm  assure  the  same  depend¬ 
ability  of  bearing  service  by  build¬ 
ing  Hyatt  Roller  Bearings  into 
their  product. 
And  so  in  these — as  in  many  other 
ways — Hyatt  Bearings  are  de¬ 
monstrating  their 
usefulness,  are 
helping  every  day 
W&vz&P+m  to  lighten  the 
tefomaum  9 1  tasks  on  the  farm. 
Truncated  Flue  Caps  on  Chimney 
Handy  Staple  Puller 
Reading  the  article  on  page  716  which 
told  of  a  staple  puller  that  could  be 
bought  for  $1,  T  thought  I  would  send 
a  description  and  drawing  of  one  that 
can  be  made  by  anyone  handy  with  black¬ 
smith  tools,  or  you  can  get  the  black¬ 
smith  to  make  it.  The  one  from  which 
the  drawing  is  made  has  been  in  use 
four  or  five  years,  and  it  only  cost  20 
_  IS  inches 
openings  of  the  wood  stoves  intrt  the 
room.  There  is  no  obstruction  in  the 
flues,  as  I  can  look  all  the  way  up  the 
inside  by  removing  the  cover  that  now 
shuts  up  the  fireplace  in  each  of  the  flues 
that  give  trouble.  I  am  told  by  local 
stove  dealers  that  there  is  apt  to  be  some 
difficulty  in  starting  fires  with  these  large 
old-fashioned  chimneys  as  there  is  such 
an  enormous  column  of  air  to  be  heated 
and  set.  in  motion.  That  sounds  reason¬ 
able,  but  I  cannot,  see  that  it  accounts 
for  a  draft  In  the  wrong  direction  during 
strong  gusts  of  wind  from  certain  direc¬ 
tions.  Perhaps  part  of  the  trouble  is  due 
to  tall  maple  trees  which  Stand  close  to 
the  house.  I  am  inclined  to  think  that 
the  metal  caps  are  at  fault  and  T  want  to 
find  out  if  they  usually  work  well  on 
Chimneys.  Some  one  has  suggested  to 
take  off  the  caps  aud  build  up  the  flues 
separately  tapering  in  so  as  to  leave 
smaller  openings  lit  the  top.  It  seems  to 
me  that  I  have  seen  chimneys  arranged 
this  way  with  the  flues  brought  up  sep¬ 
arately  in  pieces  of  tile  in  the  shape  of 
hollow  truncate  rectangular  pyramids.  If 
such  things  cannot  be  bought  in  the  right 
size.  I  presume  that  the  same  shape 
could  be  built  of  brick.  If  there  should 
still  be  difficulty  with  the  draft,  it  seems 
to  me  that  it  would  then  be  possible  to 
prevent  at  least,  any  draft  blowing  down 
the  chimney  by  the  use  of  a  small  metal 
revolving  cap,  to  tail  with  the  wind,  in  the 
case  of  n  flue  of  special  importance  in  the 
life  of  the  household.  Of  course  a  large  re¬ 
volving  cap  could  be  placed  on  top  of  the 
whole  chimney  ns  it  is.  but  for  this  size 
of  chimney  I  understand  that  the  cost 
would  be  excessive.  J.  F.  T. 
Southbury,  Conn. 
I  am  inclined  to  think  that  your  trouble 
is  due  to  the  tall  maple  trees  which  you 
mention,  or  possibly  some  portion  of  the 
roof  of  your  dwelling  that  is  above  or  too 
near  the  level  of  your  chimney  opening. 
It  is  quite  frequently  the  case  that  tall 
trees — especially  evergreens  —  standing 
near  a  building,  cause  chimney  trouble  by 
producing  eddy  currents  in  the  air.  that 
blow  down  the  open  flue  of  the  chimney. 
Deciduous  trees  are  not  as  bad  in  this  re¬ 
spect  for  during  the  period  when  the 
chimney  is  most  in  use  they  are  usually 
free  from  leaves.  If  your  stove  opens 
into  the  same  flue  to  which  the  fireplace 
spoken  of  is  connected,  it  would  be  likely 
to  have  a  defective  draft,  but  this  would 
not  account  for  the  down  draft  spoken  of. 
The  truncated  flue  caps  mentioned  can 
be  made  from  concrete  in  a  mold,  chim¬ 
ney  caps  being  often  made  of  this  mate¬ 
rial.  I  do  not  know  that  they  would  help 
you,  but  they  might  possibly,  by  making 
the  chimney  higher  and  lessening  the  size 
of  the  opening  exposed  to  the  wind.  The 
increased  height  I  would  expect  to  be  of 
the  most  advantage  as  I  am  inclined  to 
think,  as  previously  stated,  that  it  is  the  termed  a 
trees  or  some  portion  of  your  building  the  same 
projecting  above  or  too  near  the  level  of  same  as 
your  chimney  that  is  milking  the  trouble.  Anita  :  *' 
A  device  used  in  fireplace  construction  said  so,  ; 
to  prevent  smoke  and  gases  puffing  out  the  tmivr 
into  the  room  is  to  build  a  shelf  or  baffle  My  fathe 
out  into  the  chimney  just  above  the  fire-  knows  n 
place,  constructing  tho  opening  and  male-  father..”— 
T'op  V/ew 
Construction  of  Staple  Puller 
cents  to  get  it  made  at  the  blacksmith's. 
It  is  made  from  a  piece  of  iron  14  inches 
long;  the  end  is  bent  at  right  angles  to 
form  a  hook  which  is  pounded  out  to  a 
medium  sharp  four-sided  point,  and  flat¬ 
tened  out  wider  on  the  top,  where  it  is 
bent  over.  To  use  it  place  the  point  in 
end  of  staple  and  pry  out  by  raising 
the  handle.  If  the  staple  is  sunk  in  the 
post  use  a  hammer  to  drive  the  point 
of  the  staple-puller  down  into  the  staple. 
This  is  the  easiest  and  best  staple-puller 
we  have  ever  used.  One  can  be  made 
from  an  old  hoe,  but  will  not  last  so 
long,  as  the  iron  is  not  so  heavy. 
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