| Wood stoves are like small fireplaces. They are | | | | gas. There is no danger of leaving the gas on and |
| inexpensive and can be built into a home or added | | | | breathing deadly fumes or of starting a fire by |
| later. Wood-burning stoves are great for either | | | | lighting a match and igniting gas in the air. Wood |
| decoration or for home heating. These small | | | | stoves are easy to extinguish when they are not |
| cast-iron stoves have been used around the | | | | in use, and the smoke goes through a pipe |
| world for hundreds of years, providing aesthetic | | | | outside the house so that people inside do not |
| beauty and practical warmth wherever they are | | | | have to breathe it. Wood stoves are sturdy |
| used. There are a number of advantages to | | | | enough so that they will not tip over and set the |
| wood stoves. They look great, are safe, can | | | | house on fire. |
| effectively heat an entire house, and are | | | | A well-placed wood stove can heat an entire |
| ecologically responsible. | | | | home. A wood stove located centrally in a house |
| There are countless designs for wood furnaces. | | | | can provide heat to all of the different rooms, |
| Many of them are small, free standing structures | | | | ensuring that everyone will be warm. |
| with long, iron legs and elaborately designed | | | | Another major advantage of wood stoves is that |
| bodies, featuring engravings and ornamentation. | | | | they are ecologically responsible. They do not run |
| The wood stoves have a pipe that can either go | | | | on gasoline, coal, or other nonrenewable |
| through the ceiling or through a wall to expel any | | | | resources. Wood is inexpensive, easy to find, and |
| unwanted smoke. Wood stoves can be a great | | | | can be replenished, unlike many other fuels. |
| addition to a living room or den. | | | | Wood stoves are a great alternative to more |
| Wood stoves are much safer than many | | | | common heating methods. Wood stoves are |
| fireplaces, cooking stoves, or heaters that use | | | | pretty, efficient, safe, and environmentally sound. |