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I, with oven damper open. ash pan. F, firebox. O, oven. check draft. FD, front draft. damper. RD, reservoir damper. Arrows show direction of the currents of hot air.

II, with oven damper closed. A, ash pan. F, firebox. O, oven. R, reservoir. P, stove-pipe. C, OD, oven damper. CD, chimney Daily Care. 1. See that ash pan is emptied once a day. 2. Every morning as soon as fire is lighted, rub stove with blacking and polish with brush or soft cloth. 3. See that space around oven is kept free from soot and ashes. 4. See that reservoir is kept filled with water.

Building Coal Fire. 1. Clear firebox of ashes and empty ash pan. 2. Put layer of loosely twisted paper in bottom of firebox 3. On this lay small pieces of soft wood crosswise. 4. Put a layer of small coal on top of wood, then a layer of larger coal. 5. Have fuel loosely arranged so as to admit free passage of air through it. 6. Cover top of range, close check draft and open front, oven and chimney dampers. 7. Apply lighted match through the grate to the paper in the bottom of the firebox. 8. When the wood is all ablaze, more coal may be added. Do not keep firebox more than three-fourths full of coal. 9. When the fire is burning nicely, the front damper may be closed and chimney damper partly closed. 10. To heat the oven-close check draft and oven damper; partially close chimney damper and partially open front damper. 11. To check fire-open check draft, close all dampers, and if fire is still too hot, raise lids on top of stove. 12. To heat reservoir-close reservoir damper. 13. Ranges differ as to arrangement of oven and chimney dampers. Study carefully the one you are to use before building fire.