American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-08-01

! A YANKEE CooRING Srovr IN PERSIA. The
Boston Traveller has been favored with the iol.
lowing extract of letter, Of recent date, from
! an American gentleman IN Persia. 1t contain:
description, Of curious interest, of the first APP
pearance of 4 Yankee cooking stove in Persia,
and Of the ediication il afforded His Majesty,
the King:
! "More than year age, at the suggestion of
our friend, Malek Kasem Meerza, we sent to
America for cooking steve as present for the
! King ofPersa; and we had requested Mr. Reed,
an Englishman residing here, to cuperntend
setting it up, whenever it should reach IFS des-
/ tjnation. Mr.. 4. informed us, to-day that the
/ stove was presented to His Majesty two weeks
ago, 1t was forwarded from Tabreez, by Mr..
Burgess, an English gentleman who acted as
our agent in the case, to Persian Khan, with
the request that the latter would present it to
the Shah, which he did Then said the
king, 1t has come all the way from the new
world, has it-wonderful Observation-Disclosures
derfulH He admired the plates of which it is
composed, as the smoothest and brightest iron
he had ever beheld. There was very large
copper boiler attached to the stove, and this
being mentioned to His Ma esty as intended for
heating water, 90, he exclaimed, this then is
that thing which makes wheels 90 round by
steam, is it;'-having before heard something
Of the steam-engine, The stove was then
explained to him as designed for cooking, on
which, with many expressions of admiration of
the article, ard qualification for it, he requested
that Mr.. Reed should come when he should
send for him, and set 1t up for his inspection.
To-day, Mr.. Reed completed the undertake
ing Of setting Up the cooking stove and exhib-
itng it in that form to the king. Below are
some of His Majesty's comments on the occa-
sion, as reported by Mr. r. When the article
was completely put together, the King ordered
! 1t to be brought before him, and it was taken
up into the room where he was, and placed near
his seat, WithiH his reach. He then desired
Mr.. Reed to come forward and explain the diff
terent parte, which he did, pointing out sepa-
rately to his Majesty the fireplace, the oven
and its baking dishes, the sauce pans, the tea
kettle, the trying-pan, the griddles, the damp
ers, the funnel, &c. The King was very much
pleased with the article and all its apparatus
pronounclng It very complete piece of work
manship, and asking whether it was made in
Philadelphia or New York Mr.. p told him
that it was made in Boston, and pointed out
the makers name on the front of the stove
The Shah then observed that the stove would
be very useful in camp, and Mr.. r. confl med
the remark, suggesting that neither wind nor
rain would have much effect upon it, when
once heated. His Majesty took the tea-kettle
in his hands, and admring the white inside,
and the bright copper exterior, said that it
would make tea for fifty persons. Mr.. r. as
sented; and one of the officers of the Court,
who was in attendance, interposed, May be
your Majesty sacrifice, it would make tea for
whole camp The King said that the sauce
pans would cook e dinner for fifty persons;
when another courtier in attendance echoed, 1t
would cook dinner for u regiment The King
inquired how it was TO be carried. Mr. R. re-
piled IN box, upon a camel; or, if it were
placed in a cart, dinner could be cooked during
the march. This appeared to amuse His Maj
esty, who laughed heartily and said, That is
not bad idea The stove was ordered to be
taken away and placed where His Majesty
could see it in operation"