appreciating my heater at home after watching this

The Wilsons always kept their fire going down here day and night all year round. A fire wasn't easy to start. From a tinder box, they had to take a flint stone and hit it hard with a piece of steel until it sparked. When this happened, they had a piece of flax ready to ignite. With this, they would light a few small sticks of wood. Well, it took a long time to get a spark. So once the fire was lit, the Wilsons kept it going. At night, since they didn't want an unwatched fire to burn while they slept, they covered it very carefully with ashes before going to bed. Beneath the ashes, the fire burned safely. And in the morning, they removed the ashes, put on kindling wood, and fan the air with the bellows until the flames sprung up again.