Our furnace at home does has never warmed the house sufficiently. Our neighbor Newton Case has the same kind (hot water) made by the same man. He had him add more grate-surface or something, at no great expencse, & it rectified the trouble. Case gave me 2 addresses, one of which he knew to be the right man (Chas. R. Ellis, 182 Centre street, New York) & “John Alison, Centre street.” He thought Ellis was the one that fixed his furnace, but it might have been Alison. I wish you would get the one that is the right one & take him to our house & let him show you & convince you what fixing is necessary (go over on the corner & see Mr. Case & his furnace & talk with him,) & make a contract with the man & have our furnace made sufficient. If you don’t go up yourself, the man will say we need a new furnace & a bigger one, whereas maybe we don’t. Will you do that when Annie gets well & strong? Don’t forget.

Talk with Patrick, too.