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"You are free to consult with us at any time without expense or obligation on your part about any matters in connection with gas service."
"Why do you need modern gas light in your home? Incandescent gas light has peculiar properties of its own that make it an ideal light for homes, as it enables those living therein to work, read, sew, or study without eyestrain. "Nothing needs more careful planning in a home than its illumination, if the eyesight of those living therein is to be conserved it the fullest extent. It is also a well-known fact that incandescent gaslight is restful and pleasing to the eyes. Therefore, provision should be made for its general use, particularly for reading purposes. "Aside from its value as an illuminant, gas lighting aids the ventilation of a home materially. Some people have the erroneous idea that gas lighting vitiates the air, but all impartial investigations by competent authorities have shown that this opinion in groundless and, on the contrary, the burning of gas in small quantities such as is required for gas lighting, is always accompanied by an improvement in the quality of the air."
As for heating, they were selling Solar Grand Fireplace Heaters (gas logs to you). Listen up. This is marvelously romantic stuff! "The glow of the hearth and the red-coal effect give a charm to the Solar Grand Fireplace Heater, which recalls the many pleasant times spent in the days gone by, when all the family gathered around the open hearth evenings.
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So there we are. It's 1917 and gaslighting is on the wane. It may have been because the gaslights were eating the oxygen in the houses and turning every room into a dormitory. It may have been that you had to keep the windows open during the winter to keep from suffocating, but never mind that. Consider the lovely glow!
So there! Put a dozen or so open gas flames in your home and watch, as the air quality gets better, not worse. And buy some of that Prince Albert tobacco and some rolling papers while you're at it because smoking soothes your throat. Hey, five out five competent medical authorities agree!| Dan Holohan - [Intro] | [Email] | [Website] |
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