YOUR MONEY'S WORTH
Sheridan, Mary
Your Moneys Worth By MARY SHERIDAN HERE IN THE MIDDLE WEST, we've been blessed with a few wonderful weeks of Indian Summer. Sunny, mellow, glorious days, so warm that a coat has been unnecessary...
...And you're likely to feel better as a result, as well as virtuous for being patriotic and cutting the fuel bill...
...stopping your grate shaking as soon as red coal drops into the ashpit...
...But at the end of these gorgeous Autumn days, the night air has a chill in it, and a fire is welcome...
...Sunny, mellow, glorious days, so warm that a coat has been unnecessary at mid-day...
...The colder nights and the shedding trees are a sharp reminder that cold November and a colder Winter are on the way...
...Keep heavy draperies away from radiators...
...Close the fireplace damper when not in use...
...or, better yet, three or four times a year...
...This drew a protest from Davis Factor, who wrote that "not only has our product never been held mis-branded, but furthermore it has never even been claimed to be misbranded, either because of deceptive containers or otherwise...
...Granted individual differences, most of us can get used to lower temperatures than were common in prewar days...
...a draft regulator will help control that situation...
...or, depending on your community, you may still be able to hire professional workmen...
...Check heating equipment...
...Keep the temperature as low as you can without discomfort...
...They should make a complete combustion check-up, adjust the draft regulator with a gage, and seal all air leaks...
...All those things will help bring the most heat out of the fuel burned in the months ahead...
...We've been quite thoroughly "propagandized" on the waste and unhealthiness of over-heated houses and offices...
...not leaving the firing door open to bank the fire at "night...
...To Keep Warm This Winter There's no time to be lost, if you can find the service men to do it, in having heating equipment checked and put in good shape before the Winter months...
...Investigation disclosed that in 1939, under the FDC Act, 708 boxes of Max Factor's face powder had been held misbranded because the container was so constructed to give the illusion of containing more powder than it did...
...Close bedroom doors at night, so the cold air won't penetrate the rest of the house...
...Then there's the controversial item of how much heat is warmth enough to live in comfortably...
...If you saved it, this is a good time to dig out the good pamphlet prepared and distributed by the Office of Price Administration last year on "How to Keep Warm and Save Fuel in Wartime...
...In listing some of the products which under the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act have been held "misbranded" because of deceptive containers, I included Max Factor face powder...
...Draw curtains or shades at night...
...Rusted dampers and burned-out grates should be replaced —if possible...
...Keep radiators clean and light-colored...
...Without going into boring and complicated technical details, this leaflet explains the important things any householder can do to keep the family from shivering less during the months ahead by getting as much heat as possible from a limited amount of fuel...
...So it is unfair to Max Factor to accuse the firm of misbranding, when in this case Premier Laboratories was responsible, and I am glad to make a retraction of the original mention of Max Factor...
...Too much draft sends a lot of heat up the chimney...
...With a coal furnace, the OPA reminds furnace tenders that these things help get the most out of coal: keeping plenty of coal on the grates...
...Those, says the OPA, are the important things...
...Use fuel efficiently...
...Insulation, weather stripping, and storm windows are all important in keeping the warm air in and the cold air out...
...Apology To Max Factor Back in the Aug...
...Wholly independent of Max Factor...
...Service men can seal air leaks in the smokepipe and other parts with furnace cement...
...In having a gas or oil furnace checked, advises the OP A, service men should clean the flue passage at least once a year...
...The thermostat and stoker should be checked and adjusted...
...If there's a handy man in the household, it's well worth investigating what kind of insulation and weather stripping materials can be installed...
...Many authorities recommend, where automatic oil burners or gas furnaces are used, one steady temperature—as low as possible...
...If yours is a coal furnace, the chimney, fire pot, flue passages, and interior should be cleaned with a flue brush...
...Make your house "heat tight" with insulation and storm windows...
...2 issue of The Progressive, Your Money's Worth delved into federal legislation on cosmetics and federal action on cosmetic advertising...
...More Heat Saving Tips Efficient use of fuel helps cut fuel bills as well as providing even warmth...
...Snug storm windows are really vital for a "heat tight" house, and if it isn't possible to have them on all windows, the OPA strongly recommends using them on the windows where they will do the most good...
...But these 708 boxes were also labeled: "Max Factor's Face Powder Repacked by Premier Laboratories, Inc...
...Dress warmly...
...A faulty chimney may be eating up half the coal or oil you burn...
...There are other steps which help too: Close off rooms you don't need—sun porches, 'spare bedrooms...
Vol. 7 • October 1943 • No. 43
