B4—Lancaster Saturday.Ortober 8; 1983 Gent on (Continued from Page 82) of a customer who carried wet wood in from the outside - and stacked it on top of the stove to dry out. Neither wood, nor any other combustibles, should ever be stored close to the fireplace or stove, but rather at a spot at least several feet away. Clearances are also necessary between stoves and walls to prevent building material from catching on fire. The first records of chimney sweeps date back to .1611, with the profession beginning in England, where multiple chimneys per house are a familiar sight on the skyline. Sweeps then performed a menial, dirty, dangerous job, filled generally by poverty-level youngsters. Since their clothing became so LARGE SELECTION OF NEW AND USED FURNITURE; NEW SPRING AIR BEDDING INCLUDING THE FAMOUS BACK SUPPORTER. SOME MISMATCHED SETS AT BARGAIN PRICES. CATNAPPER RECLINERS, LANE CEDAR CHEST, VARIETY OF QUALITY BEDROOM. DINING ROOM, LIVING ROOM SUITES. NEW SOFA BEDS. SOME SLIGHTLY IRREGULAR AT DISCOUNT PRICES. DESKS, ROCKERS, GUN CABINETS. GOOD USED BEOS. BOX SPRINGS AND MATTRESSES, COAL. OIL. GAS. AND WOOD HEATERS, GOOb USED METAL & WOOD OFFICE DESKS, CHAIRS, FILE CABINETS. SOME ANTIQUES, ETC. WINTER IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER MODEL 71 SOB COAL AND WOOD HEATER s s7s°° While Stock Lasts F7B-80 Central Wood Furnace (Underwriters Laboratory listed) C-60D Wood Heater 4 New Ashley models not shown in pixs. including: NfiH Free Standing Stove & Fireplace Insert w/Glass Doors Also Wood & Coal Furnace that takes up to 36” logs. FISHER'S FURNITURE Route 896 - 6 Mi. South of Strasburg in Village of Georgetown Box 57, Bart, PA NEW HOURS: Mon. thru Sat. 8-5, Fri. 8 to 8 the Roof grimy with chimney dirt, sweeps took to wearing womout castoffs from undertakers, including the jaunty high-topped hat and long tailed coat. Many were apprenticed at age 8 or 10, and often let down through the chimney on ropes to sweep the soot from the insides. By their teen years, they were full-fledged business operators. But by age 20, often they were dead, victims of related diseases including lung and testicular cancers. Daily bathing, of course, was almost unknown. Today’s sweeps are still prone to some job-related illnesses, such as lung, kidney and liver cancers. Klein regularly wears a respirator to reduce soot inhalation, and his clothing and gloves help cut down skin exposure. Regular checkups are part of his annual health routine. WOOD& COAL HEATERS MODEL AF 136 FIREPLACE INSERT w/Blower and trim kit, completely installed ALL MODELS IN STOCK • WARM MORNING COAL HEATERS Immediate Delivery Available Installation Service Available WE TAKE TRADE INS STOVEPIPE & ACCESSORIES AT LAST YEAR'S PRICES 50.00 25-HFR Wood Heater Ashley Columbian 7150-C Coal & Wood Heater (Underwrite-s Laboratory Listed) Numerous do-it-yourself methods of cleaning chimneys have proliferated over the years, some of them with a humorous twist. One reported method was to tie a rope to the legs of a goose, then let the goose down through the chimney. As the goose frantically flapped its wings, theoretically it dusted away the soot deposits. Another method was to rattle and clank heavy chains up and down the inside of the chimney, knocking away the deposits. A side effect, however, could be the knocking out of parts of the chimney’s interior. Then there were practitioners of the pine tree system. A pine tree, tied to a rope, was let down through the chimney to sweep out the soot with the jagged branches. Those with a gambler’s spirit sometimes lit the tree to bum out the creosote. Still another myth, commonly heard today, is that a chimney fire will burn out the deposits and clean MASON-DiXON 0 Chimney-Sweep mf ONLY YOU AND YOUR ijf CHIMNEY SWEEP CAN PREVENT CHIMNEY FIRES /T FUUI INSURED FREE ESTUMIES u FREE INSPECTION W (CERTIFIED) Solid FoelSalety Technician W 9 717-428-3424 KENNETH KLEIN X kssMuls Punno Dealer ™ A PROFITABLE BUSINESS SOLUTION FOR FEEDLOTS Chimney sweeps really “get into” their work. This is no pro fession for daustrophobics - or anyone with a bad back. out the chimney, preventing any need for sweeping. “Wrong" says Klein. “Chimney fires can make the problem worse.” A printed handout that he gives to customers adds additional warning: “If the first (chimney fire) doesn’t bum down your house, try again. The second one might.” Chimney fires may cause the flue to crack and weaken the THE PURINA PRECONDITIONING/ RECEIVING CHOW FEEDING PROGRAM Calves arrive at your feedlot in a tramatic stress state. And, right away they undergo additional handling and stress. After all that, there’s one feeding program that will help eliminate the stress and get calves gaining. And gaining fast—The Purina P/R Chow feeding program. Here’s how: • Calves like P/R Chow’s form and taste, they go right to the bunk. And, get on Full Feed faster. • P/R Chow’s exact energy/roughage ratio plus AS 700' dramtically reduces the high cost of sickness and death. • Calves gain 50 to 80 lbs. true gain in just three weeks. • The P/R Chow start produces a faster finish. This Fall, get on Purina’s P/R Chow Feeding Program. Your calves will get a better start and finish faster. That makes you money and that’s good business. We’ll tell you more about the P/R Chow Feeding Program and show you how it can increase your profits. CATTLE BUSINESS MEANS BUSINESS Kuntzelman's Penn Dutch Ice Cream Premium Ice Cream made in Lancaster County ELIZABETHTOWN CREAMERY CO.. INC. Rear 519 S. Market Street 717-367-1389 JOHN J. HESS lIJNC. 717*768*3301 Evenings 768*8378 chimney to a point where it becomes dangerous. Chimneys in many old homes are unlined, according to the sweep, and often in violation of city and county housing codes. In fact, Klein predicts that, in time, insurance companies may require a chimney inspection before issuing fire policies to homeowners. (Turn to Page B 5)
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