Starting a fire I'm in the 1800s was allot more difficult

a fire wasn't easy to start from a Tinder Box they had to take a Flintstone 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 Wilson 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 a Bellows until the Flames sprung up again had you lived in the time of the Wilsons you'd know how important a fire was to daily life