Domestic engineering; Home economics; Home economics -- Equipment and supplies; Household appliances
94. Construction of mantles. 95. Care of mantles. 96. Fixtures
for burning gas. 97. Adjustment. 98. Care of lamps. 99. Lighting
a gas light. 100. Cold-process gasoline gas. 101. Acetylene
lamps. 102. Care of burners of acetylene lamps.
CHAPTER XIV. KEROSENE LAMPS 93
103. Construction of kerosene lamps. 104. Management of kerosene
lamps. 105. Lighting a kerosene lamp. 106. To extinguish
a lamp. 107. Care of lamps. 108. Kerosene mantle lamps.
CHAPTER XV. ALCOHOL AND GASOLINE LAMPS 96
109. Classification of lamps. 110. Gravity lamps. 111. Lighting
the gravity lamp. 112. Pressure lamps. 113. Gasoline lamps
with wicks. 114. Alcohol lamps with wicks. 115. Lighting alcohol
or gasoline lamps.
PART IV. COOLING DEVICES
CHAPTER XVI. REFRIGERATORS 100
116. Principles of refrigeration. 117. The construction of
refrigerators. 118. Lining refrigerators. 119. Insulation
of refrigerators. 120. Circulation in refrigerators.
121. Drip from melting ice. 122. Arrangement of food in the
ice box. 123. Filling and care of the ice box.
CHAPTER XVII. ICELESS REFRIGERATORS; WATER COOLERS 105
124. Comparative efficiency of iceless refrigerators. 125. Iceless
refrigerator. 126. Small cooler. 127. Covered pail. 128. Unglazed
earthenware. 129. Cooling with running water. 130. Refrigerating
plants. 131. Water coolers. 132. Care of water coolers.
CHAPTER XVIII. FANS AND VENTILATORS 110
133. Selecting a fan. 134. The construction of the fan in common
use. 135. Ventilator.
PART V. WATER SUPPLY AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL
CHAPTER XIX. PUMPS AND WATER FILTERS 112
136. Suction pumps. 137. Care of pumps. 138. Force pumps.
139. Compressed-air pumps. 140. Water filters.
CHAPTER XX. PRESSURE TANKS; PLUMBING FIXTURES 117
141. Pressure tanks. 142. Construction of the pressure tank.
143. Care of pressure tanks. 144. Hot-water kitchen tank.
145. Instantaneous water heaters. 146. Heaters for tanks. 147.
The elevated water tank. 148. Faucets. 149. Valves.
150. Overflows. 151. Traps for bath tubs and basins.
CHAPTER XXI. CESSPOOLS, SEPTIC TANKS AND CITY SEWER SYSTEMS 124
152. Releative value of cesspool and septic tank.
153. Construction of the septic tank. 154. The size of tank.
155. Disposal of waste in cities.
CHAPTER XXII. WATER CLOSETS 128
156. Construction of water closets. 157. Siphoning the trap.
158. The flushing tank. 159. Repairing the flushing tank.
PART VI. LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT
CHAPTER XXIII. WASHING MACHINES 132
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