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watt, all frosted.
Side wall fixtures for good general illumination--25 or 40 watt, all frosted.
Hall
Small hall 1--10 watt
Large hall 1--25 watt
Porch
Ceiling light 1--10 watt
Side bracket 1--25 watt
If used for reading light 1--60 watt
Bedroom
Ceiling light 1--40 watt
Side bracket 1--40 watt or 2--25 watt
Sitting-room
Same as parlor. A well shaded reading lamp with a 40 or 60 watt all-frosted bulb.
Dining-room
Dome 1--60 watt bowl frosted
2 or 3 light shower 25 watt bowl frosted
Semi-indirect 1--60 or 100 watt clear
Bathroom
Ceiling or side brackets 25 watt
Kitchen
Ceiling light 1--40 or 60 watt bowl frosted
Side bracket over sink 1--25 watt bowl frosted
Attic
25 watt
Cellar
In installing lamps for the cellar the time they are lighted should be borne in mind. As this is short, the expense of running larger lamps--25 watt and 40 watt--is insignificant. The following locations should be provided for:
Bottom of cellar stairs 25 watt
Work bench 40 watt
Laundry 40 watt
Vegetable and fruit cellar 25 watt
Lamp in front of furnace 60 watt
This latter lamp is usually close enough to also illuminate the coal bin.
Care of Lamps and Fixtures
Lamps and fixtures should he cleaned once a month to insure the maximum efficiency. Reliable tests have shown that dirty glassware reduces effective illumination from 10 to 50 per cent.
FIXTURE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE HOUSE
Parlor
Ceiling fixtures Indirect or semi-indirect
Side fixtures Semi-indirect
Baseboard receptacles for table or floor lamps.
Hall
One ceiling fixture equipped with two lamps wired so that one or both lamps may be operated as desired. This arrangement provides for a night light.
Sitting-room and Library
Same as parlor.
Bedroom
One ceiling semi-indirect fixture.
Side brackets near dressing table, or,
Rigid pendant for use over center of dressing table.
Baseboard outlet near bed for heating pad or reading lamp.
Dining-room
Indirect or semi-indirect fixture.
Baseboard or floor outlet for toaster and percolator.
Floor call button attached to kitchen buzzer.
Bathroom
One side bracket on each side of mirror.
One side wall receptacle for curling iron, shaving mug and luminous radiator.
Kitchen
One center ceiling light, one side bracket over sink and one side wall outlet for iron and washing machine.
Cellar
Five outlets should be provided for proper illumination, one at foot of stairs, one at work bench, one in fruit and vegetable cellar and one in front of furnace located so as also to illuminate the coal bin.
A control switch and telltale lamp should be provided in the kitchen.
Attic
Two outlets are usually sufficient. A control switch and telltale lamp should be provided in the hall.
Clothes Press
A rigid pendant with a chain-pull socket should be provided for each dark clothes press.
It is most convenient and practical to have these lights operated by an automatic switch which is opened and closed by the closing and opening of the closet door. This provides a light immediately the door is opened, while when the door is shut one may be sure that the light has not been left burning.
GENERAL
Baseboard outlets should be installed in all rooms for the use of vacuum cleaner, fans, or other portable appliances.
Bell-ringing transformers which provide current for door bells and buzzers should be installed for each apartment.
Emergency gas lights should be provided for the halls, kitchen, dining-room and bathroom.
If any special requirements are not provided for in the above recommendations your Lighting Company will be glad to give you expert advice free of charge. They pride themselves on being at your service.
WIRING HINTS
The service entrance should be of sufficient capacity to care for additional load in the form of electric heating, cooking and other domestic appliances. The branch circuits should be heavy and numerous enough to care for additional outlets for lighting and appliances as found desirable. Your Lighting Company will be glad to go over your plans with you.
The electric meters should be located in the cellar near the gas meter, as this will save you the annoyance of meter readers and testers going through the house to the attic.
Be sure and install control switches and telltale lamps on cellar and attic lights.
Provide three-way switches in the halls so that the hall lights may be controlled from either the first or second floor.
All ceiling outlet lighting, and wherever desirable, side bracket lighting, should be controlled by wall switches. These switches should preferably be of the push-button type rather than of the snap-switch type. In general the best location for these switches is on the wall of the room right next to the door which is the entrance most frequently used.
FUSES
Fuses on your electrical wiring act in the same capacity as a safety valve on a steam boiler. Whenever there is an overload on the circuit or a short circuit these fuses blow and relieve the strain on your wiring.
When in doubt or when in need of suggestions, 'phone the Sales Department of your Lighting Company.
HOUSEHOLD HELPS
Look in the Index for the principal word of the article about which you desire information. For instance, "To Open Fruit Jars", look under "Fruit Jars"
IN THE KITCHEN
Use Sand Soap to Sharpen the Food Chopper--If the