Health in home and town . tained. Acetylene Gas. — When a supply of coal gas is notavailable, acetylene gas is sometimes used. The systemnecessary to make and distribute thisgas is a generator, pipes, fixtures, andburners. The Gas-House.— The gas is madefrom a chemical called carbide andwater. The gas generator is usuallysituated some distance from otherbuildings, and is connected by pipesto the buildings to be lighted. Thepipes and fixtures are similar to thoseused for coal gas. Acetylene gas isvery explosive, so that great care must be taken tohave all the fixtures and joints in the pipes pe
Health in home and town . tained. Acetylene Gas. — When a supply of coal gas is notavailable, acetylene gas is sometimes used. The systemnecessary to make and distribute thisgas is a generator, pipes, fixtures, andburners. The Gas-House.— The gas is madefrom a chemical called carbide andwater. The gas generator is usuallysituated some distance from otherbuildings, and is connected by pipesto the buildings to be lighted. Thepipes and fixtures are similar to thoseused for coal gas. Acetylene gas isvery explosive, so that great care must be taken tohave all the fixtures and joints in the pipes perfectlytight. A light should never be allowed in or aroundthe gas-house. Many accidents and explosions havebeen caused by neglecting this precaution. Acetylene Light. — The flame burns with a brilliantwhite light. It is more illuminating than coal gas, andless acetylene gas is needed for the same amount of with small openings are made especially foracetylene. The gas has a peculiar odor which is easily. Burner for Acetylene Gas HOW TO LIGHT THE HOUSE 67 detected. It is less dangerous to breathe than coalgas, uses up less pure air in burning, and gives off fewerpoisonous gases. Acetylene gas gives a very satisfactorylight, but care must be taken in its use to prevent danger. Electric Lights. — Electric lighting is now so gen-erally used in public buildings that little needs to besaid in its favor. Its cost is all that prevents it frombeing used everywhere in our homes. With propercurrent, lamps, and regulation, any desired amount oflight may be obtained in practically any place. Itsgreat advantage over lighting by gas is that it takesnone of the pure air for burning, and it returns no poison-ous substances into the air. Electric lights give outvery little heat. The Lighting System. — An electric lighting systemmay be small enough to light one building only, or itmay light a city. In any case, it consists of threeessential parts: first, the machinery to ge
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