WARM HOUSES.

Evening Star, Issue 8578, 27 July 1891, Page 3

WARM HOUSES.

XG THUS EDITOR. Sir,— Dr Maobean, of Montreal, in a paper read at the May meeting of the Vegetarian Society, and published in the ‘ Vegetarian Messenger ’ for June, says : —*' For the last threo months (in England) I have hardly known what it is to be comfortably warm, except when in bed or enjoying a Turkish bath. In Canada we do not send the heat np the chimneys, but utilise it for the comfortable heating of our houses and every room therein, maintaining a temperature at the will of the occupant, suitable to each individual case* I allude to the system of •hot water heating,’ now so common in Canada, whereby with a small boiler in the basement and a supply of coal, often leas than that which is wasted here in a single • grate fire,’ we heat a fair-sized dwelling, affording the most absolute comfort to all concerned, with the minimum amount of labor and anxiety, coal dust and dirt.” Can any of yonr readers give further explanation of the Canadian method, its cost, and its suitability to small houses ? If the first expense is not too heavy I am sure the adoption of the plan would proye a great boon to many to whom the cold is a source of great discomfort.—l am, etc., Hermes. Dunedin, July 24.