B4—Lancaster Saturday.Ortober 8; 1983
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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
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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
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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
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CREAMERY CO.. INC.
Rear 519 S. Market Street
717-367-1389
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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.
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