The native American., 1838-01-13
GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN DOMESTIC ECON.
OMY, DISPENSING WITH COAL AS FUEL.


produce greater change in the arrangements odomestc
life than any discovery perhaps that has been made for
hundred years pas we aude to the substitution of gas
for Goals in the warming Of houses in cooking operations
&c. &c. The principle which this done, is very
simple in its application, very easy to ensure the
speedy and extensive adoption Of the mprovemenin
ry place where supply Of gas can be obtained. The
principle is as easy TO describe it is TO apply; and is
simply this: the mixture Of gas with FIVE times its
bulk Of atmospheric air and the burning Of the mixture
through wire gauze.
The m6ies Of doing this may be varied according to
the taste and fancy Of the consumer and great
the display of taste is aored but shall describe
Of the simplest modes Of application best suited for
neral purposes Supposng them the fire is wanted
spot, and the jet is fixed pointing upwards so as TO be
about four inches from the floor hearth stone. The
jet is surrounded with sheet iron pipe, or cylinder. Of
cordng TO the quantity Of fire wanted and Of the height
required, say from to three feet and the top of the
cylinder is covered with fine wire ganze, kept in its
place by small iron hoop. circnmscribing the cylinder
in the way the hair cloth is secured the
mon sieve.
We have spoken of the mixture of gas with FIVE or six
times its quantity of atmospheric air, and the question
neither visible angble 1t fortunately happens that
70 care on this point is necessary The bottom Of the
cylinder which crcumscrbes the jet, and in which the
ed on it to raise 1t inch two from the floor or OPEN
ngs cut out of the cylinder ITSELF to admit the
air freely to enter at the bottom These openings can
be easily varied by dampers to admit such quantity Of
air may, trial, be found most advantageous. The
top Of the cylinder may pass through iron plate,
which may be kept on level with wire gauze and
which plate will to hold cooking utensils in the
Kitchen, or maael-piece ornaments in drawing. rooms
dining. and bed rooms. If this top plate, may
be called which may be Of any size shape required
be exactly on level with the wire gauze then it will be
necessary 10 place it small stand so as 10 keep the
bottom of pan kettle three four inches from the
wire gauze perforated piece Of cast iron may be laid
on the top OF the wire gauze for the purpose Of raising
the flame little above, and of thus rendering it more
durable.
We need scarcely add that any number Of these fire.
places can be fitted up in kitchen range so that If room
permit dozen Of pots may be boiling each
another to simmer slowly labor with poker and tongs
IS reqnired all that is necessary small touch or the
cock by which every fire in the range may be made
to burn with different degrees of intensity. H
With respect to price, it is found that one Jet will be
quite sufficient for the cooking and warming purposes OF
an ordinary small family, occupying room kitchen and
who are in the habit of keeping only one fire burning
In the lighting Of fires, chips no peats no putting and
blowing. with mouth bellows, necessary and what
in many cases is highly important no time is lost All
person in kindng fire has only to turn the stop cock
apply luciier Or other match and his fire in is
in readiness for boiling kettle frying beefsteak
either Of which it will do in very few minutes Here
then, Goals wholly dispensed withhere is total es
from the nuisance Of cinders ashes DUST and what
is still more annoyDg-smoke.
The discovery which we have been attempting 10 de-
scribe, we fear rather imperfectly was made by Mr.
James Cook Manager Of the Gas Works here, gentle
Of taste and scientific skill who has done NOR. ner
aps than any other man in Scotland in improving gas H.
lnmination AS he has no intention of taking out pa
tent for his discovery he has permitted us to describe il
as fully as we please, that all who choose may reap the
advantages.
We may state in conclusion, that our Office was yes
erday fitted up in plain way with this new variety of
Promehean benefeence, that those Of our local read
srs VINO may not understand description fully, may
,a and have that description illustrated by ocular de-
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