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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 38, 13 July 1885, Page 3

. : A correspondent ■''of. -the Scotsman writing from Al^.wick^ says: —It niajr ihtei est you and ypnr^ j-eaUerH tolcnow y hat I 'do with tiiy , ol i\ newspapers. Don't frown when I tell you that I have £ ScotsniandMfy »* a.con.sidorable profit. The plan:., : is : :-jyirhpje:.,-';l'have given it a fair irial, and nican to go on with it' It is this; Lumps Of coal, to last for a day, sire rolled up. in sepa - rate pieces of the paper and packed into the .coal.'jox every; morning. The fire. <Sau then be : made up exactly 5 , as one wishes , by lifting each parcel "oi coal with the hand and placing it. Besides being clean : -arid noiseless, the system preventH they great tear and wear of the coal-box and firc-ironsj .and I find that the coal lasts longer and more heat is generated) I believe the two Insh advantages are' to be a.ccounted for m this way. The pieces of paper on the top of the fire do nOt bui'h away quickly, but become saturated with the. volatile oils and adhere to j;he surface of tho coal, and, thereby hinder the rapid escape up the chimney of the combustiblegases, wHicb bjecome liquifiedand glue the uppeV edge« of the coal together, -and thus lessen the up draughts, ; and ; secure slow but com— pleie combustion. One newpanerls ample to cover a large' scuttlefal of coal.