The Progressive Farmer And Southern Farm Gazette

HAVE A GOOD LIGHT TO READ BY.

($2.50 Prize Letter.)

Just a suggestion for your Winter Preparation Special under the head of "Winter Reading."

I have recently bought an incandescent oil lamp from the Mantel Lamp Company of America, who advertise in your columns, and find it to be the greatest comfort I could have added to my household furnishings.

The lamp burns common "coal oil" or kerosene and gives about 50 candlepower light. It burns much less oil than the No. 2 flat-wick lamp, is simple, clean and requires no more attention than the common oil lamp should have.

There are also incandescent burners on the market advertised to fit any ordinary No. 2 or No. 3 lamp, but I would advise against these since I have tried two and find that the wick will choke in the burner and I won't raise or lower.

The lamp I have is a "central draft" type, and cost only $4.50 complete and has more than paid for itself in the comfort of having a brilliant steady light.

The progressive farmer must read and study to be progressive and with a 50-candlepower lamp on his table he can put in mighty good time after the children are asleep and things quiet these long winter nights.

Above all, though, is to be considered the eyes and pleasure of the good wife with her sewing and reading. Too often do the wives sit by the fire and nod the evening away because the light is too poor to use to an advantage.

There is nothing too good for her, so if you can't give her electric lights you can at least buy her an incandescent oil lamp.

W. M. FURLOW.

Clarksville, Ga.